By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s bazaar merchants, the trader class who were the financial backbone of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have turned against the clerics they helped bring to power, fuelling unrest over an economy that…
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Former Fed chairs condemn criminal investigation into Jerome Powell
Three former heads of the US central bank have decried federal prosecutors’ criminal investigation into chair Jerome Powell as an “unprecedented” bid to undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence.
In a statement on Monday, 10 economic policy…
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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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UK believes it can seize any tanker under Russia sanctions BBC
London reportedly wants to deploy forces to target what it claims is Moscows shadow fleet, state broadcaster BBC has reported
The British government believes it has found a legal way for its military to seize any vessels in UK waters that it…
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Iran revives loyalty rallies after deadly crackdown on protesters
The widely circulated video appears to show an elderly cleric who identifies himself as Ali Kashani. Responding to a question from a woman filming him on a busy street that appears to be in Tehran, he says he opposes what he calls a “criminal…
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Family Learns of Protester's Death Through a Call That Went Dead
According to information received by IranWire, Reza Ahmadi, a resident of Fooladshahr in Isfahan province, was shot dead by Islamic Repu …
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The Digital Life of Rubina Aminian, A Young Woman Killed in Iran’s Protests
Rubina Aminian, a Kurdish student studying textile and fashion design at Shariati University in Tehran. She lived in Nowdeshah, in Kerma …
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Turkey warns against foreign intervention in Iran as Trump mulls options
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party warned on Monday that foreign intervention in Iran could spark wider turmoil in the region as US President Donald Trump ramped up threats against the Islamic Republic.
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Iran Embassy in India says millions condemn US, Zionist regime for "state-sponsored terrorism" amid unrest
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Iran’s Embassy in India on Monday stated that millions of people across Iran have condemned what it described as state-sponsored terrorism by the United States and the Zionist regime.
In a post on X, Iran in…
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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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