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EXPLAINER: Who is leading the crackdown on Iran's protests?

They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran — men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns or batons

The Independent UK

Iran Reform Advocate Tajzadeh Jailed for Five Years

Leading Iran reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, who has made repeated public calls for "structural changes" to Iran, has been jailed for five years, his lawyer said late Tuesday. The 65-year-old, who was arrested on July 8, before the wave of protests triggered by the death in morality police custody last month…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Khamenei Says 'Enemies' Involved in Protests

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said "enemies" were involved in street violence that erupted last month over the death of Mahsa Amini. Khamenei has already accused the United States, Israel and their "agents" of fomenting the unrest sparked by Amini's death after her arrest for allegedly failing to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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U.S. says Iran nuclear deal is 'not our focus right now'

The United States on Wednesday said that reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is "not our focus right now," saying Tehran had showed little interest in reviving the pact and that Washington was concentrating on how to support Iranian protesters.

Reuters

Women, life, freedom, and the nascent Left

Four events centring around women have made headlines over the past month: Giorgia Meloni's electoral victory in Italy, Queen Elizabeth II's death and funeral, the release of the film The Woman King, and the widespread protests in Iran following the killing of Mahsa Amini by the country's morality police. Taken…

Bangkok Post

Saudi-led coalition says it exchanged POW visits with Yemen's Houthis

Two delegations from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen and the Iran-aligned Houthis exchanged visits to prisoners of war on Wednesday as a gesture of goodwill and a confidence-building measure to extend the truce in Yemen, the coalition said in a statement carried by the Saudi state news agency SPA.

Reuters

Women who fled Iran and its morality police hope Mahsa Amini's death sparks change

For Arezou and Azadeh, now safe in Australia after escaping Iran almost a decade ago, run-ins with Iran's notorious morality police were part of everyday life.

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Five key takeaways from Biden’s National Security Strategy

Report on US security and foreign policy priorities focuses on competition with China and efforts to constrain Russia.

Al Jazeera

Iranian American Siamak Namazi returns to prison in Iran

Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi was forced to return to Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday after Iranian authorities had given him a furlough on Oct. 1 and let his elderly father leave Iran for medical treatment on Oct. 5, their lawyer said.

Reuters

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?

As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions.

The Conversation

Democrats issue fresh ultimatum to Saudi Arabia over oil production

Members of Congress raise prospect of one-year arms sales ban unless kingdom reverses Opec+ decision to cut output

The Guardian - UK

Many Iranian women demand political change amid decades-long grievances

Like millions of other Iranian women, retired teacher Somayyeh has been repressed by the country's hardline Islamic laws for decades but was too frightened to stand up to ruling clerics - until Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody last month.

Reuters

Iran’s Kurds play leading role in protests but bear brunt of repression

Kurds are at the forefront of the anti-regime demonstrations, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, and are paying a heavy price

The Independent UK

A new generation of resistance: How Iranian youths are rising up against the regime

The Iranian protest movement is now approaching its one-month mark. Led by women, the demonstrators are demanding sweeping social and political changes. Authorities have used force in a bid to quash the unrest. More than 150 people are reported to have been killed, and thousands more arrested. We speak to…

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Glasgow women councillors show solidarity with Iran protesters

Women councillors in the city's Labour group have said a 'woman’s choice on how she dresses is her right and a human right'.

The Guardian - UK

Cracks appear among Iran elite as senior figure calls for hijab policing rethink

Prominent conservative politician Ali Larijani warns against ‘rigid response’ after month of unrest

Daily Mirror

'Young people in Iran have had enough - and it's time for the world to stand with them'

Comic and author Shaparak Khorsandi describes the Iran she remembers growing up in during the 1970s, where women could dress as they pleased. A far cry from being beaten by 'morality police' for showing hair

Reuters

Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite mounting fatalities

Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social media reports showed, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as "scattered riots" planned by Iran's enemies.

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Al Jazeera

Iran indicts dozens for inciting ‘riots’ amid persisting protests

Indictments come after the judiciary chief called for the fast-tracking of cases of those deemed ‘rioters’.

Daily Mirror

Women around the world are cutting their hair in solidarity with Iran protesters

Protests have broken out across Iran after Mahsa Amini, 22, was pronounced dead while in police custody for breaching the Islamic Republic's strict female dress code

Reuters

Iran's Khamenei calls anti-government protests "scattered riots" designed by the enemy - Tasnim

Iran's Supreme Leader called anti-government protests "scattered riots" designed by the enemy, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

France 24

More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests, rights group says

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Oil and gas workers add fuel to Iranian protesters’ fire

They took their time about it, but Iran’s oil workers seem finally to have joined the anti-regime protests. Videos on social media platforms reportedly show marches and demonstrations in Abadan and Assaluyeh, vital hubs in the country’s petroleum and petrochemicals sector.

Bangkok Post

Biden vows 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after oil production cuts

United States President Joe Biden promised "consequences" for Saudi Arabia, after a Riyadh-led coalition of oil-producing nations sided with Russia to slash output.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC Prepares for Ground Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is preparing to carry out ground operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to target the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, with the escalation of the protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini. Human rights…

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