As protests have swept Iran over the past two weeks, Kurdish groups have played a key role in opposing the Iranian regime. The major Kurdish parties that exist in Iran have put out statements unifying their positions against the regime and…
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Iran’s Kurdish opposition strengthens as protests intensify
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Head of Gaza militia claims killing of senior Hamas cop
An anti-Hamas militia claimed responsibility on Monday for killing a senior Hamas police officer in southern Gaza.
Hussam al-Astal, the leader of an anti-Hamas group based in an area under Israeli control east of Khan Younis, claimed…
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Iran's chess federation hit with $29,000 fine for boycotting match against Israel
If the Iranian chess federation doesn’t pay the fine within 21 days, the country could be suspended from the International Chess Federation. The fine comes amid growing political unrest in Iran, where the death toll from nationwide protests has…
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Truck carrying anti-Shah banner drives through Iran demonstration in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people. Protesters scrambled out of the way and then ran…
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Iran says ‘prepared for war’ as alarm grows over protest toll
Iran’s foreign minister said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for both war and talks after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to intervene militarily over a crackdown on protests that activists fear has killed hundreds.
Over…
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Iran government stages mass rallies as alarm grows over protest toll
Iranian authorities on Monday sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies in the wake of protests on a scale unprecedented in recent years, as alarm grew over a deadly crackdown.
The foreign minister said Iran was ready…
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‘I know the pain’: ex-refugee takes over as UNHCR chief
Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.
A former Iraqi president, Salih, 65,…
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Trump admin threatens Fed chair with criminal indictment as conflict escalates
Reuters — US President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up its pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve, threatening to indict chairman Jerome Powell over his comments to Congress about a building renovation project, an action…
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Israel’s quiet strategy as Iran unrest intensifies
In recent days, Israel has taken deliberate steps to keep Iran out of the public conversation.Not because Iran has dropped from the agenda, but because the situation has become especially sensitive: a protest movement that is expanding,…
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas hospitalized in Ramallah, West Bank – report
The 90-year-old Abbas is in the 21st year of a four-year term.
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