The brutal and crackdown on protesters killing tens of thousands has been a “sledgehammer” to Iranians everywhere, said Dr. Meir Javedanfar, an Israeli-Iranian expert on the government led by Ayatollah Ali Khameini.
“The people of Iran have just…
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Rights group says Iran protest toll nears 6,000 dead
A US-based rights group said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people during a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, as Tehran warned Washington against intervening.
The protests started in late December,…
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Appeal trial over 2020 teacher’s beheading opens in France
An appeal trial opened in Paris on Monday for four men convicted over the 2020 jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, a killing that horrified France.
Paty, 47, was murdered in October 2020 by an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen…
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Determined to rebuild – Sponsored Content
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Iranian president’s son calls on regime to restore internet
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s son and adviser, Yousef Pezeshkian, called for the immediate restoration of internet service as the regime’s nationwide internet blackout hit the two-week mark, the Guardian reported on…
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German defence minister urges Trump to apologise for Afghanistan remarks
BERLIN, Jan 26 (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to apologise for remarks suggesting that America’s NATO allies in Afghanistan avoided frontline service, joining a chorus of criticism…
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Rights group says confirmed Iran protest toll nears 6,000
A US-based rights group said Monday it had confirmed the deaths of 5,848 people in a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, warning that it was still investigating thousands more potential fatalities.
The protests started in late…
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Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after search for hostage’s body ends
Israel says it has agreed to reopen the Gaza Strip’s key border crossing with Egypt only after an operation to retrieve the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the territory is complete.
The Rafah crossing has been mostly closed since…
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Marco Rubio warns Iraq on Iran-backed leadership, ISIS detainees
As Iraq prepares to appoint a new president and prime minister, the US is seeking to work with Baghdad on several important issues. Towards that end, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani on…
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Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if U.S. conducts a military strike
The mural in central Tehran warns: ‘If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.’ Revolutionary Guard officials say they are ‘more ready than ever, finger on the trigger’ and ‘ready for all-out war’
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