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Iran Executes Two More Men in Connection with Protests

Iran executed two men on Saturday for killing a paramilitary force member during unprecedented protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman. The latest hangings double the number of executions to four over the protests, which escalated into calls for an end to Iran's clerical regime, AFP…

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Iran demonstrators vow to continue protests despite ongoing crackdowns

The protests that have gripped the country since September may have diminished to some extent recently, but demonstrators in Iran reached by NPR insist the protests will not die out or fade away.

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US slaps sanctions on Iranian drone and missile production

US has accused Iran weapons manufacturers of complicity in Russia’s war in Ukraine, in violation of international law.

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Top Iranian Sunni cleric says torture of protesters un-Islamic

A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran's alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as weekly demonstrations continued in the county's southeast.

Reuters

Iranian drone maker sanctioned for supplying Moscow

The U.S. has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine

The Independent UK

New US Sanctions Target Supply of Iranian Drones to Russia

The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. Russia has been attacking vital Ukraine infrastructure since October with barrages of missile and drones, causing sweeping power blackouts as…

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New U.S. sanctions target supply of Iranian drones to Russia

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Navab Ebrahimi: Iran arrests celebrity chef for ‘something to do with his Instagram story’

Chef’s Instagram account with 2.7 million followers disappears from platform

The Independent UK

Iran Detains Celebrity Chef Who Posted 'Cutlets' Video on Suleimani Anniversary

Iran has detained a prominent chef and Instagram influencer, known for his videos promoting Persian cooking, in its crackdown on nationwide protests, human rights groups and supporters said on Thursday. Navab Ebrahimi was arrested in Tehran on Wednesday and taken to the city's Evin prison, the Human Rights Activists News…

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Iran Says It Foiled Cyberattack on Central Bank

Iran has foiled a cyberattack on its central bank, the country's telecommunications infrastructure company said on Friday. Anonymous and other global hacking groups threatened in October to launch cyberattacks on Iranian institutions and officials in support of anti-government protests and to bypass internet censorship there. Amir Mohammadzadeh Lajevardi, head of…

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US Asserts Iran Presents One of its Most Complex Challenges

US administration described Iran as "one of the most complex challenges," stressing that military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow had become a significant obstacle to a possible return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley is currently focusing heavily on supporting the rights of the Iranian…

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Poison in the haze: documenting life under Ahvaz’s oppressive orange skies

Ahvaz, in western Iran, is one of the world’s most polluted cities. Mohamad Madadi has made it a mission to photograph his home town’s environmental crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tehran Sentences More Protesters to Death amid Reports of Change to ‘Hijab Law’

An Iranian trial court sentenced to death a demonstrator who took part in anti-regime protests. Arshia Takdastan was alleged to have led a “crowd in the main square of the city of Nowshahr and committed significant criminal acts,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. He was charged with “corruption on…

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Iraq's PM Slams Former US President Donald Trump

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani strongly attacked the administration of former US President Donald Trump for carrying out the strikes that killed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Sudani said during a speech at a memorial ceremony…

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Charlie Hebdo Strains Ties between France, Iran

Iran on Thursday shut down a decades-old French research institute in response to cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that mocked the country's ruling clerics. Iran's Foreign Ministry called the closure of the French Institute for Research in Iran a “first step” in response to the cartoons,…

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Iran slams France and shuts down cultural center over Charlie Hebdo’s Khamenei cartoons

Iran rebuked the French government and shut down a French cultural center in Tehran after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published a series of cartoons ridiculing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

France 24

'Significant likelihood of Russian escalation' in 2023: Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer

2022 was dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the energy and inflation crises that stemmed from the war, as well as ongoing disruptions to global supply chains. In this show, we're looking ahead to 2023 with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group. It has just published its…

The Independent UK

Iran closes French institute over Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Iran has shut down a decades-old French research institute in response to cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that mocked the country’s ruling clerics

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Iran shuts French institute to protest 'insulting' Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Iran announced Thursday the closure of a Tehran-based French research institute to protest cartoons of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that were published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The Independent UK

Iran shuts part of French embassy in protest over Charlie Hebdo caricatures of Ayatollah Khamenei

Charlie Hebdo claims cartoons are to support women’s protests and ‘defend freedom against theocracy’

Manchester Evening News

Manchester's Iranian protesters suffer wave of chest infections as they enter 30th night sleeping on street

"If we were British we wouldn’t be ignored"

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Pro-Iranian Factions Suspected of Targeting International Coalition in Eastern Syria

Two missiles targeted on Wednesday morning the international coalition forces in eastern Syria, without causing any losses, according to the Central Command of the US Army (CENTCOM). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) accused pro-Iranian groups of being behind the attack. AFP noted that the attack came a day…

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France: No Lessons to Take from Iran over Press, Judicial Freedoms

Iran should look at what is going on at home before criticizing France, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Thursday after Paris' envoy in Tehran was summoned over cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Ties between France and Iran have deteriorated in recent months as efforts to…

France 24

Iran shuts French institute in protest at Charlie Hebdo Khamenei cartoons

Iran announced Thursday the closure of a Tehran-based French research institute in protest against cartoons of the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

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Iran Pressures Iraq to Prosecute Those Responsible for Soleimani’s Killing before Int’l Courts

A day after the Popular Mobilization Committee and a number of pro-Iran armed factions organized an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the assassination of the IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Tehran renewed its calls on the Iraqi government to reveal the “killers”. Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's Supreme…

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