UPDATES: Iran’s Protests Over Compulsory Hijab and the Death of Mahsa Amini
Protests spread across Iran after Mahsa Amini, 22, dies in custody following her detention by Iran’s “morality police” over compulsory wearing of hijab.
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Iran’s Mahsa Amini Protests: “This Time, We Won’t Back Down. They Can’t Kill All of Us”
Iran’s women pledge more protests over compulsory hijab & death of Mahsa Amini in police custody: “We will burn this regime down, along with our hijabs.”
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Iran’s Mahsa Amini Protests Resonate Across Iraq
“Enforcement of hijab & guardianship over women’s bodies and minds are not exclusive to Iran. They manifest in different forms & degrees in many countries”
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UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
European powers in the 2015 nuclear deal signal that Iran’s latest response, demanding limits on inspections, may have doomed talks to revive the agreement.
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Israel Kills 5 Assad Troops in Strike on Damascus International Airport
Seeking to disrupt Iran’s transfer of missiles and weapons to Assad regime and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Israeli airstrikes damage Aleppo International Airport.
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Iran Sentences 2 LGBT+ Activists to Death
Iran condemns LGBT+ activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamedani and Elham Chubdar to death over “corruption on earth” and unsupported claims of trafficking young women.
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US Sanctions Iran Firms Over Drones To Russia
US imposes sanctions on Iranian companies providing drones to Russia for its faltering invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow turns to “unreliable countries”.
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Albania Cuts Relations, Expels Iran’s Diplomats After Tehran’s Cyber-Attacks
Albania cuts relations with Iran and expels Iranian diplomats after cyber-attacks on July 15, which destroyed government data and disrupted public services.
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IAEA: We Cannot Guarantee Peaceful Iran Nuclear Program
IAEA says it cannot guarantee Iran’s nuclear program is “exclusively peaceful”, with “no progress” in talks & Iran building up enriched uranium for a bomb.
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UPDATES: Iran Authorities Arrest Another Film Director
Stepping up arrests amid protests, Iran’s regime detains top reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, three prominent film directors, & relatives of slain demonstrators
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UPDATE: Iran Briefly Seizes US Sea Drone Before American Warship Intervenes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards briefly seize US sea drone in international waters in Persian Gulf and try to tow it before US warship and helicopter intervene.
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1,000+ Iranians Sign Protest Letter About “4 Decades of Oppression of Women”
More than Iranian citizens and civil activists sign statement protesting “four decades of oppression of Iranian women”, highlighting case of Sepideh Rashno.
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Iran Delivers Drones to Russia for Moscow’s Troubled Ukraine Invasion
Iran has made its first delivery of military drones to Russia, as Moscow faces difficulties in its invasion of Ukraine — but there are technical problems.
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US Strikes Iran-Backed Militias in Eastern Syria
US carries out airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Deir ez-Zor Province in eastern Syria, retaliating for rocket attacks on American positions.
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UPDATE: Iran’s Latest Crackdown on Lawyers and Labor Activists
Labor activist Nasrin Javadi, serving a 7-year sentence in Iran UPDATE, AUGUST 18: An appeals...
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US Justice Department: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Plotted to Kill Trump Advisor Bolton
US Justice Department charges member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over a plot to assassinate John Bolton, Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor.
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70+ Activists Criticize Iran’s Detentions, Denial of Rights to Baha’i Community
70+ civil and human rights activists, university professors, and artists from Iran & abroad issue statement condemning Iran’s treatment of Baha’i community
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UPDATES: Sweden Convicts Iranian Official Over Role in Mass Executions in 1988
Hamid Nouri, official in Iran’s judiciary, convicted of murder & “serious crime v. international law” over role in executions of political prisoners in 1988.
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New EU Proposals To Break Deadlock in Iran Nuclear Talks
EU foreign policy chief Borrell proposes new draft text to revive talks for renewal of 2015 Iran nuclear deal: “If this is rejected, we risk nuclear crisis”
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Iran Actress Arrested for Signing Statement Against Sexual Abuse
Amid a crackdown on women’s liberties, Iran’s authorities have arrested stage actress...
Read More Iran: No Monitoring of Nuclear Facilities Until 2015 Deal Renewed
Iran officials: Monitoring cameras at nuclear facilities shut down until 2015 nuclear deal is renewed — IAEA head: Iran program “advancing at a gallop”
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Russia and Iran’s “Pact of Isolation”
Russia & Iran: “Putin’s only solace, as the Supreme Leader addressed him from a distance, was in the embrace of a companion also isolated amid his bluster.”
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Ukraine War, Day 147: Iran’s Supreme Leader Backs Russia — But Turkey’s Erdoğan Snubs Putin Over Syria
Russian leader Vladimir Putin waits for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Tehran, Iran, July...
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Iran Protests Persist Amid Economic Problems and Stalled Nuclear Talks
Months of nationwide protests are continuing in Iran amid serious economic issues, stalled nuclear talks, and environmental concerns.
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Seven Professors Fired in Iran After Kurdish Folk Dance With Men and Women
7 professors at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in western Iran fired after viral video of a Kurdish folk dance with both men and women
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Iran’s Inflation Reaches 82.6% For Food Items
Iran’s point-to-point inflation rate reaches 52.5%, with a rise of 82.6% for food products, compared to June 2021 — and the problem is likely to get worse.
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UK Navy: We Seized Iran’s Missiles in January-February
UK Navy: our warship seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles. Shipment may have been for Yemen’s Houthis.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits Assad in Damascus
Amid stalled Iran nuclear talks, Israeli attacks inside Syria, and realignment of Russian forces, Iran’s Foreign Minister visits Bashar al-Assad in Damascus,
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How Israeli Attacks Shook Up Iran’s Intelligence Services
Amid Israeli attacks and assassinations, Iran shakes up its intelligence services, with dismissal of powerful cleric and reported arrest of a general.
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Turkish Officials: We Foiled Iran Intelligence Plot to Attack and Kidnap Israelis
Turkish officials: We foiled plot by Iran’s intelligence services to attack & kidnap Israeli residents, tourists, & former ambassador & his wife in Istanbul.
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