Why it matters:
Bessent’s remarks amount to one of the clearest public acknowledgments by a senior U.S. official that sanctions are intended not only to pressure Iran’s government but also to destabilize its internal…
Category: 1. Iran
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Urgent: Iran state TV reports 3,117 killed in unrest in 1st official death toll
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Iran’s state television reported Wednesday that 3,117 people have been killed in recent unrest.
The figure, broadcast by IRIB TV, offers the first formal count by Iranian authorities since demonstrations erupted in…
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Flash: Iran's state TV says 3,117 people killed in recent unrest in first official count of death toll
Flash: Iran's state TV says 3,117 people killed in recent unrest in first official count of death toll
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Beyond Trump: The structural roots of the conflict with Iran
MADRID – Across much of the coverage of the latest escalation between the United States and Iran, a reassuringly simple explanation has taken hold. The problem, it is suggested, has a proper name. Donald J. Trump, with his confrontational style,…
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From ‘dirty work’ to ‘great things’: How Europe became America’s lackey
TEHRAN – “Do you still believe that by helping the United States commit its crimes we will be safe?” Irene Montero, Spain’s representative in the European Parliament, asked her colleagues this week. It was not a rhetorical flourish so…
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Iranian cultural, media leaders reaffirm national unity
TEHRAN- A broad coalition of prominent cultural and media figures in Iran issued a statement on Wednesday, denouncing U.S. interference in Iran’s internal affairs and calling for national unity.
The statement framed the current geopolitical…
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Trump Slams Europe’s Economic Dependence on the U.S. in Davos Remarks
Why it matters:
Trump’s comments signal renewed pressure on European allies over trade, defense spending, and what he describes as long‑standing economic imbalances.
The big picture:
His remarks come amid ongoing…
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Enemy resorting to war of nerves, rumormongering against Iranians: Judiciary chief
TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary chief says the enemy has resorted to large-scale psychological warfare, rumormongering, and distortion of reality following its defeat during recent riots in Iran.
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People’s demands should be addressed: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on the country’s Supreme National Security Council to work out proper methods to prioritize and address people’s demands and protests.
He made the comments on Tuesday in a meeting also…
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US treasury chief admits sanctions intended to fuel unrest in Iran
TEHRAN – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has openly acknowledged the role of American sanctions in destabilizing Iran’s economy and fueling public unrest, describing the sanctions as a form of “economic statecraft” that had…
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