Mashhad’s mayor, Qalandar Sharif, said in a televised interview on Monday, January 19, that the damage from the January 2026 protests in …
Category: 1. Iran
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Officials Estimate Over $15 Million in Damages in Mashhad
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Pink Floyd’s Waters draws backlash for saying Iranians don’t want regime change
The protests began on December 28 and have continued despite sweeping security measures, according to witnesses and reports gathered from multiple cities across the country.
NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group, said on Monday that Iran’s…
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“They Shot People in the Alleys”: An Eyewitness Account of the Tehranpars Massacre
An eyewitness has told IranWire about the horrific scenes they witnessed during what they described as a “targeted massacre” on the nigh …
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Iran says Europeans' hostile positions on unrest unacceptable, unjustifiable
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday the positions adopted by some European states over the past few days on Iran’s recent unrest are in no way acceptable and justifiable.
Speaking to…
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Iran's president says recent unrest part of U.S.-Israeli plot
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the recent unrest and “bitter events” in his country were part of a joint U.S.-Israeli initiative aimed at exploiting the challenging conditions faced by the Iranian people.
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Iranian Cities are Still in State of Shock 10 Days After the Massacre
Twenty-one days have passed since nationwide protests swept across Iran. The demonstrations have since been crushed by a brutal crackdow …
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Iran Overcomes U.S.–Israeli Plot Through Leadership and Public Vigilance
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Iranian officials say the failure of the latest U.S.-Israeli-backed destabilization attempt demonstrates the country’s ability to withstand hybrid warfare, combining terrorism, disinformation, and street…
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Iran parliament halts impeachment moves against ministers amid unrest
In 2009, many demonstrators chanted “Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein,” framing a disputed election in the language of religious legitimacy and around Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister who challenged the vote.
Sixteen years later, clips…
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Recent terrorist war on Iran similar to Israel’s pager attack on Lebanon: Qalibaf
The Iranian Parliament speaker says the recent riots in the country were a Daesh-style terrorist war similar to Israel’s terrorist pager attacks against Lebanon.
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At Least Two Protesters Killed from Ramhormoz; Families Reunited at Kahrizak
Two protesters from Ramhormoz in Khuzestan Province, Reza Barani and Danial Sabzikar, were killed during demonstrations on Thursday, Jan …
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