Zitat:Zarif Resigns from Iranian Administration
March, 03, 2025 - 10:20 Politics news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian vice president for strategic affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, resigned his post after a meeting with the Judiciary chief.

In a post on his X account, the former Iranian foreign minister confirmed reports about his resignation, saying he has decided to quit following mounting pressures, insults, and acts of defamation against him and his family during the past six months.
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Zitat:Tote und hunderte Verletzte bei Hafenexplosion im Iran

Die Ursache der gewaltigen Detonation ist unklar. Der betroffene Hafen in der Provinz Hormusgan, mehr als 1000 Kilometer südlich der Hauptstadt Teheran, betreibt das größte Containerterminal der Islamischen Republik. [...] Bei einer schweren Explosion im südiranischen Hafen Schahid Radschai sind nach Angaben des Staatsfernsehens 25 Menschen getötet und mehr als 800 verletzt worden, etliche von ihnen schwer. Nach ersten Informationen verursachte die Wucht der Detonation auch erhebliche Schäden an der Infrastruktur des Hafens, über den mehr als ein Drittel des iranischen Seehandels abgewickelt wird.

Die Schockwelle der Explosion war laut Medienberichten noch in 50 Kilometern Entfernung zu hören und zu spüren. TV-Bilder zeigten schwarze Rauchsäulen über dem betroffenen Areal. Einsatzkräfte kämpften gegen die Flammen. Die Ursache des Unglücks ist unklar. Für einen angeblichen Sabotageakt, über den in sozialen Medien spekuliert wurde, gibt es bislang keine Belege.

Zitat:Iran Repelled Large Cyber Attack on Sunday
By Reuters
April 28, 2025, at 1:49 a.m.
U.S. News & World Report

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran repelled a large cyber attack on its infrastructure on Sunday, said the head of its Infrastructure Communications Company, a day after a powerful explosion damaged its most important container port and another round of talks with the U.S. over Tehran's disupted nuclear programme.

"One of the most widespread and complex cyber attacks against the country's infrastructure was identified and preventive measures were taken," Behzad Akbari said on Monday, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency, without giving more detail.
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In 2021, a large cyber attack on Iranian petrol stations was said by Tehran to likely be caused by Israel. In 2023, a similar but larger cyber attack disrupted about 70% of petrol stations, with a group called "Predatory Sparrow" claiming the attack as retaliation to "the aggression of the Islamic Republic and its proxies in the region."

Zitat:Seyed Ali Madanizadeh proposed as new economy minister
June 1, 2025 - 15:1
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Madanizadeh, born in 1982 in Iran, is one of the most prominent figures in economics in recent years.

He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, a master's degree in computational mathematics from Stanford University, and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago.

Madanizadeh is the president of Sharif University of Technology. His areas of expertise include macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policies, international trade, and industrial structures, topics that play a central role in both his teaching and research.

His executive background is also extensive and diverse. Among the most important of them are:

- Head of the Modeling Group at the Monetary and Banking Research Institute of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)
- Economic advisor at Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO)
- Member of the Executive Board of the Information Technology Organization of Iran
- Member of the CBI Liquidity Committee
- Member of the Monetary and Credit Council Commission
- Director of the major projects for reforming the budget structure and the CBI law

Zitat:Harry Potter film concert in Tehran extended for two more performances
June 1, 2025 - 22:59

TEHRAN – For the first time in Iran, a special concert of music from the Harry Potter films was held at the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran on Saturday night, with more than 6,000 people in attendance in two performances.

Due to the huge reception by the audience, it was extended for two more performances, which will be held next Saturday, ILNA reported.

The Harry Potter film concert is a unique and immersive experience that combines the magic of film with the enchanting power of live music.

It features the most memorable and key scenes from the eight beloved Harry Potter films projected on a giant screen while a live symphony orchestra performs the unforgettable score composed by the legendary John Williams and later by Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat.

Audiences of all ages can relive the adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in a whole new way, as the live music adds a new dimension to the beloved story.

The orchestra was conducted by Sina Kheirabadi, conductor and lecturer at Tehran University of Art and Music Conservatory, and comprised more than 100 musicians and a choir.

The show, which had previously been performed in 37 countries around the world, made Iran the 38th destination for this musical-cinematic experience.
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Zitat:June 17, 2025 — Asia Society Trustees Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and Hamid Biglari, partner, chief strategy officer, and chairman of Asset Management and Financial Services at RedBird Capital Partners, discuss Iran's future in the Middle East.

Zitat:Nearly 500,000 Afghans return from Iran since June 1: UN migration agency

Nearly half a million Afghans have returned from Iran in just over a month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to Anadolu on Monday, ahead of Tehran’s deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave the country. Between June 1 and July 5, a total of 449,218 Afghan migrants returned from Iran, Zuhal Nabi, the communications associate of IOM from Kabul, said. According to Nabi, of the total number of returning migrants from Iran, "approximately 50% returned spontaneously, while the remaining 50% were pushed back."

The surge in returns followed an order by Iranian authorities demanding all undocumented Afghans—an estimated 4 million—leave the country by July 6 or face forced deportation.

Zitat:Iran confirms French-German teenage cyclist's arrest

An 18-year-old French-German cyclist who had been missing in Iran since mid-June was arrested in the country, Iran's foreign minister confirmed on Thursday. [...] Iran has detained a Franco-German national on a Europe-to-Asia cycling trip who disappeared in the country, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a French newspaper on Thursday. [...]

Iran has already been holding two other French citizens, Jacques Paris and Cécile Kohler, for more than three years in conditions France has said are akin to torture. [...] France has called their detention state-sponsored hostage taking and demanded they be released immediately.

Zitat:500.000 Personen in fünf Wochen, darunter wohl mehr als 200.000 Pushbacks, ist natürlich schon eine Hausnummer. Da würden wohl Trump bzw. ICE und (wenn auch eine Nummer kleiner) Hr. Dobrindt beinahe neidisch werden.
Noch eine etwas unschöne Sache, aber eine, die angesichts der aktuellen Lage und der um sich greifenden Spionitis abzusehen war - die Verhaftung von ausländischen Touristen in Iran.

Zitat:Das ist genau der Grund, weswegen man das Land als Tourist nicht aufsuchen kann. Ich hatte es schon einmal gesagt: Mich selbst würde das Land durchaus interessieren, alleine schon hinsichtlich der archäologischen Aspekte, aber so lange dieses Regime dort herrscht, ist es zu riskant auch nur einen Fuß dorthin zu setzen. Ansonsten kann es eben passieren, dass man eine jahrtausendealte Stele anschaut und dann mal schnell wegen Spionage verhaftet wird, weil das Regime wieder ein Faustpfand braucht...