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Iranian Opposition News Outlet Got $800 Million In Debt Relief: Report Via Middle East Eye An $870m debt-relief deal suggests that Iran International, an Iranian opposition outlet, has ties to Saudi Arabian investors, according to a Financial Times report on Thursday. The links stem from documents related to a debt-for-equity swap that Iran International conducted in December to shore up its finances. Iran International has spent hundreds of millions of dollars since its founding in 2017 by British-Saudi investors, the FT reported. According to the report, Iran International’s parent company, Volant Media UK, has...

UAE Will Be Pounded If US Invades, Iranian Officials Warn Via Middle East Eye Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates is playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran and any ground invasion could lead to widespread attacks on Emirati state assets, two senior Iranian sources told Middle East Eye. A month into the conflict, which has battered global markets, Donald Trump is weighing whether to use ground troops to seize strategic islands in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to stop Iran from disrupting energy supplies. Attention has particularly focused on Kharg Island, the...

Oil Tumbles On Deal 'Breakthrough' As US-Iran Reportedly Reach MOU, Pending Trump's Final Approval Summary Per Axios: "U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give it his final approval." Unconfirmed reports of Ayatollah denial of MOU. Saudi state media reports Pakistan is seeking to convince Washington to allow transfer of Iran's highly enriched uranium to China (Al Hadath). Iran launches ballistic missile on US base in Kuwait, which was reportedly intercepted by...