Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent
ReutersIran’s rulers are confronting their most serious challenge since their own 1979 revolution.
They’re now countering on an unprecedented scale – a ferocious security crackdown and near total…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanese President Aoun continues disarmament plan
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Sunday that Beirut’s campaign to dismantle armed groups will continue even as Israeli strikes continue, insisting that disarmament will move forward across the country, including areas north of the Litani…
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Russia’s Shoigu talks with Iran Security Chief, condemns foreign interference, Interfax reports
MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, held a telephone conversation with the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Interfax reported on Monday.
During the call, Shoigu strongly condemned…
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Why are there protests in Iran and what has Trump said about US action?
Raffi Berg,
David Gritten,
Tom McArthurand
Shayan Sardarizadeh
What we know about Iran’s protests and the crackdown Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed in Iran as days of large protests threaten the future of the ruling regime….
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Mortuary videos show how deadly Iran crackdown has become
Anti-government protests have swept through major cities and towns across Iran, and the authorities are responding with a harsh crackdown.
BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies.
These…
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Iranian foreign minister contacts Donald Trump envoy over protests
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with the Trump administration’s Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend, discussing the ongoing protests across the Islamic Republic, two sources with knowledge of the matter told…
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What we know about Iran’s protests and the crackdown
Anti-government protests have been rocking Iran for the past two weeks, with hundreds though to have been killed as the regime cracks down on its opponents.
The demonstrations which began in Tehran on 28 December, were sparked by economic…
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HRANA: Hundreds of dead protesters piled at forensic center
The bodies of hundreds of slain Iranian protesters have been piled at the Kahrizak forensic medicine center south of Tehran, US-based Iranian rights group HRANA said on Monday, citing footage received by the organization.HRANA estimated there…
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Reza Pahlavi: Iran’s ex-crown prince dreaming of homecoming
Reza Pahlavi, who as a boy was groomed to be the next shah of imperial Iran but has spent nearly five decades in exile, has emerged as a rallying figure in the protests shaking the Islamic republic.
The chant of “Pahlavi will come back!” has…
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Turkey cautions against foreign intervention in Iran
Turkey said on Monday that any foreign intervention in neighboring Iran would lead to greater crises in the country and the region, and it called for US and Iranian negotiations to resolve existing problems.Iran is facing its biggest…
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