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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 9:30 P<\/span>M CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran Expands Stock of Near-Weapons Grade Uranium, IAEA Reports No Progress<\/h3>\n

VIENNA, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to weapons grade, continues to grow and there has been no progress in talks with Tehran on sensitive issues such as explaining uranium traces at undeclared sites, two reports by the U.N. nuclear watchdog seen by Reuters said on Monday. According to one of the confidential quarterly reports to member states, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% weapons-grade, continued to increase albeit at a slower pace, despite some of it having been diluted.<\/p>\n

“The (IAEA) Director General (Rafael Grossi) regrets that there has been no progress in resolving the outstanding safeguards issues in this reporting period,” one report said, referring to Iran’s failure to credibly explain the origin of uranium particles found at two undeclared sites. The reports, sent to IAEA member states ahead of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors next week, also said that after\u00a0limited progress<\/a>\u00a0on re-installing IAEA surveillance cameras in the previous quarter, there had since been none, further raising tensions with Western powers.<\/p>\n

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MP Criticizes Raisi’s Foreign Minister as the Weakest in Iranian Regime’s History<\/h3>\n

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In a direct confrontation with Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader, who recently praised the government of Ebrahim Raisi for “their accomplishments”, a member of the parliament described Raisi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as the weakest Foreign Minister in the history of the regime.<\/p>\n

Jalal Mahmoudzadeh stated today, “We have witnessed very weak diplomacy from Raisi’s government, especially from Amir-Abdollahian, who is truly the lowest-ranking Foreign Minister in the history of the Islamic Republic in terms of diplomatic competence.”<\/p>\n

In response to Raisi’s claims about recent international achievements, Mahmoudzadeh said, “Iran’s unfrozen money does not come to us in cash; it is for purchasing food and medicine. This means we have to buy these items at high prices from other countries so that the money is deposited from Qatari bank accounts into the accounts of other countries. Where is the dignity in this process?”<\/p>\n

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Tragic Explosion in Iranian Coal Mine Claims Lives of At Least Six Poor Miners<\/h3>\n

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An explosion in the Tazarah coal mine in the northern part of Shahroud County, northern Semnan province, has caused a minimum of six deaths. Currently, there is no precise information available about the full extent of the casualties or the number of injured individuals.<\/p>\n

The governor of Semnan province has confirmed that the bodies of six trapped miners in the Tazarah coal mine have been recovered. This explosion, caused by a gas accumulation, happened at 7:00 PM local time the previous day, trapping six miners at a depth of 700 meters underground.<\/p>\n

As of now, there is still no comprehensive information about the scale of the incident, the number of casualties, or the extent of injuries. The official news agency IRNA reported<\/a> that the explosion and collapse took place in the Alborz-e Gharbi coal mine in Razmjah Tazarah Damghan (part of the Alborz-e Sharqi mines) at approximately 7:00 PM local time on Sunday, September 3.<\/p>\n

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Over 90% of University Professors Are Critical of the Regime, State-affiliated Expert Admits<\/h3>\n

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Ahmad Bokharaei, a state-affiliated expert, revealed to the Dideban-e-Iran website<\/a> on September 2 that more than 90% of university professors hold critical views about the regime. He emphasized that the expulsion of these professors is a retaliatory response to their support for protests, a strategy that not only incites turmoil within the academic community but also entails long-lasting and irreversible consequences.<\/p>\n

Bokharaei urged other members of the academic community not to stay silent in the face of this trend and encouraged them to find ways to effect change. He also highlighted a misguided belief within the Iranian political system that suppression and avoidance can control the situation, which he believes to be flawed.<\/p>\n

He added, “I can confidently say that over 90% of professors share the same views as the expelled ones. Do you think expelling a few of these professors will lead to a result? The question is, why don’t you see the concept and look at the example? Why isn’t the thought and discourse prevalent in universities taken into account? Unfortunately, here, like in other cases, a wrong approach has been taken. When a climate of mistrust prevails and participation is threatened, just like the approach to professors, the university will also become agitated, with irreparable consequences. Parliamentary elections are just a few months away.”<\/p>\n

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Monday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n

Today, September 4, retired telecommunications employees in the cities of Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Yasuj gathered once again in protest against the officials’ refusal to address their rightful demands, including the full implementation of the personnel and hiring regulations from 2010 and the resolution of healthcare insurance issues.<\/p>\n

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