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8 Feb 2026, 16:57

🔸Narges Mohammadi, who has been detained since December, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, as well as a ban on leaving the country and exile. Mustafa Nili, a lawyer, wrote on X: "She has been sentenced to six years in prison for assembly and collusion, one and a half years for propaganda activities, and as an additional punishment, two years of prohibition from leaving the country and two years of exile to the city of Khusf."
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🔸Abbas Araghchi stated that the location of the next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.S. may change, and this will be determined after consulting with the foreign minister of Oman. Mr. Araghchi said: "A series of confidence-building measures are possible from our side, but the sanctions must be lifted in return." In a press conference in Tehran, he explained that the negotiations on Friday in Muscat were "indirect from our perspective," and there was no formal direct meeting with the American delegation; direct communication was only "at the level of diplomatic niceties and handshakes." The Iranian foreign minister stated that the continuation of negotiations depends on assessing the "seriousness of the U.S." and if a decision is made to continue talks, they will be "focused solely on the nuclear issue." According to Abbas Araghchi, other topics, including missile programs or regional policies and groups aligned with Iran, are "not on the agenda of the negotiations and will not be," and "the negotiations are only about the nuclear file and will continue within this framework." Abbas Araghchi also emphasized that "zero enrichment" is "unacceptable" for Iran and recognized the right to enrichment in Iran as a condition for the success of negotiations with the U.S. The Iranian foreign minister stated that the presence of the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, CENTCOM, during the negotiations in Muscat "did not change the essence of the matter." The presence of Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, drew criticism from several critics of the government. According to Mr. Araghchi, Iran opposed the presence of a military official in the negotiation process and informed the American side that "the presence of a military figure in the diplomatic process" is unacceptable. He said: "We were told that he came to visit his ship. A request was made for him to be present within the framework of diplomatic niceties, but we firmly opposed it." Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an American official, that Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, was part of the American delegation.
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🔸Mehdi Mohammadi, advisor to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament, reacted on X to the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to Washington and meeting with the U.S. President, writing: "Trump and Netanyahu will discuss 'operations' not negotiations. There is no ambiguity about this." Netanyahu was scheduled to meet with Donald Trump on February 18, but the meeting was moved up by a week to February 11. An American official told Channel 13 in Israel that Netanyahu requested the scheduled meeting to be held a week earlier.
@VahidOOnLine Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that he is set to meet with Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in Washington on Wednesday to discuss negotiations with Iran.
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🔸Abbas Araghchi, referring to the current situation of the Islamic Republic in a speech to a group of supporters and government officials, said that "being afraid in these circumstances is lethal poison." Speaking at the "First National Congress on Foreign Policy and the History of Foreign Relations" on Sunday, February 8, he addressed the audience: "If you are afraid and back down, and act according to what some recommend as concessions, in my opinion, concessions have no end." The Iranian foreign minister continued: "If you ask me what our biggest challenge is right now, I would say the challenge of standing firm. If you take a step back, it is unclear how far we must retreat. This is our biggest challenge."
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🔸Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has accused those who issue statements against the Islamic Republic inside the country of being "in harmony" with Israel and the U.S. The head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic added: "Those who were once with the revolution and now issue statements are unfortunate and miserable people."
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🔸The Israeli Energy Minister deemed a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran worthless. Eli Cohen said on Sunday to the Israeli news site Walla: "An agreement with the current regime has no value. Regime change in Tehran is in the interest of all Muslim countries surrounding Iran." Mr. Cohen emphasized: "Even if an agreement is reached, if a threat against Israel arises and we are forced to act, we will act."
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