Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at the debate on whether using force to bring about…
Category: 1. Iran
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Quebec Health Insurance Not Available For Iranian
June 20, 2025
An Iranian woman injured while working in Quebec has found out the hard way that she is not covered by the province’s medical insurance when she was given a bill for 1,200 Canadian dollars (US$840).
When a metal…
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Iran urges UNSC to implement res. 487: FM Araghchi
In a post on his X account on Friday, Araghchi wrote that heavy water reactor in Arak, which is under the strict supervision of the comprehensive IAEA safeguards and also is under construction according to the technical specifications agreed with…
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Corpse of Missing Iranian Is Found
June 20, 2025
The body of a missing woman who fled Iran two years ago has been recovered, police in Windsor, Ontario, have announced.
SHAHBAZIAN
. . . cause not revealedIn a post to social media March 21, the force announced that…
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Foreign Minister: Iran Not Seeking Negotiations Amid Zionist Aggressions
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, emphasized that in the current situation, as the Israeli regime’s aggression against Iran continues, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not seeking negotiations with anyone.
In an interview with the…
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: ‘Give peace a chance’ UN chief urges Israel and Iran
One week since the Israel-Iran conflict erupted, diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up in Geneva as foreign ministers from France, Germany, the UK and the EU prepare to meet their Iranian counterpart. In New York, meanwhile, the UN…
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Haircut Drives Iranian’s Deportation Case In UK
June 20, 2025
An Iranian man facing deportation from the UK was initially allowed to remain due to a judge’s ruling that his deportation would have an “unduly harsh” impact on his young son, as it would prevent him from being…
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Iranian cleric says rare national solidarity surprised analysts amid war threat
Tehran – Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, an Iranian theologian and member of the Association of Combatant Clerics, said that the widespread national solidarity recently witnessed in Iran has exceeded expectations, surprising both domestic and…
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Fuel supply stable in country: NIORD
TEHRAN- National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) announced in a statement the stable and favorable situation of fuel supply in the country and stated: “Fuel is being distributed in sufficient and appropriate quantities…
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German Police Kill Irani After He Shoots at Them
An Iranian man was fatally shot near Germany’s border with the Czech Republic after a German police patrol stopped his car for a check and he fired at the officers, police said.
The shooting occurred on a road between Schirnding…
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