Demonstrations have spread across major cities and provinces despite a nationwide internet and phone blackout, with rights groups reporting at least 42 people killed and more than 2,000 arrested since unrest began.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on…
Category: 1. Iran
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"US supports people of Iran": Secy of State Marco Rubio as former Iranian Prince calls for more protests
Washington DC [US], January 10 (ANI): Protests in Iran entered the thirteenth day on Friday, evolving from demonstrations over rising living costs into a nationwide movement calling for the end of the Islamic Republic, which has ruled the country…
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Calm returns after riots, deadly attacks on security forces
Police say calm has returned to cities across Iran following a wave of riots, as senior officials said armed groups, foreign-backed elements and terrorist actors were orchestrating violence, arson attacks and assaults on public infrastructure.
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Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calls for economic workers strike in Iran, says he is "preparing to return"
Paris [France], January 10 (ANI): Iran’s former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who is living in exile, on Saturday called on Iranians working in economic sectors to strike work and to move to occupy the centre of Tehran.
Pahlavi voiced support for…
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Iran recorded 116 protests across 22 provinces in single day: Report
Washington DC [US], January 10 (ANI): The Institute for the Study of War, a policy research organisation, on Saturday said it recorded 116 protests across 22 provinces since 3:30pm (local time) on January 8.
As per the report, Iran saw 20 huge…
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Trump threatens U.S. action over Iran protests, rules out sending troops
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would “get involved” if Iranian authorities “start killing people” during the country’s current unrest, but would not deploy ground troops.
“If they…
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As protests in Iran rage, Australia, Canada and EU condemn killing of protesters by the regime
Canberra [Australia], January 10 (ANI): World leaders on Saturday condemned the killing and arrest of protesters as they gripped Iran as threat looms over the administration.
In a joint statement, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the…
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13th day of protests in Iran, regime warns of response "in strongest manner"
Tehran [Iran], January 10 (ANI): Protests in Iran entered their thirteenth day on Friday as the movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living has now morphed into a call for the end of the present regime that has ruled Iran since the…
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Iran in a much better position than before 12-day war; US failed in Venezuela-style plot: FM
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has emerged much stronger following the 12-day war that was imposed on it by the Israeli regime and the United States in June.
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‘This is the endgame,’ former UK Security Minister says of Iran
Calls for action from outside Iran have been issued many times over the years and largely ignored. This one was answered, simultaneously and at scale. The precision of the call and the response to it surprised supporters and skeptics alike….
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