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Germany steps up pressure for EU to impose sanctions on Iran

Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday she wanted the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody and the subsequent crackdown on protesters.

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U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran oil exports, targets Chinese firms

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade, including five based in China, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Reuters

Family frantically searched for Iranian woman after arrest

A cousin of Mahsa Amini recounts the family's frantic search to win her release after the young woman was arrested by Iran's morality police

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Tehran condemns France for interfering in Iranian internal affairs

Iran on Thursday criticised France for "interference" in its internal affairs after the Paris authorities voiced support for those protesting over the death in custody of young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, arrested by Iranian morality police.

Radio France Internationale

Several people try to enter Iranian Embassy in Oslo

Police in Norway say several people in a violent crowd attempted to enter the Iranian Embassy in Oslo

The Independent UK

Pregnant woman dies in devastating Iranian drone strike - but her unborn baby survives

A 24-year-old pregnant woman died in the brutal strikes while her baby was extracted from her corpse and survived in the drone strike by Iran in northern Iraq, targeting Iranian Kurdish opposition parties

Daily Mirror

Iran's anti-government protests wane but discontent lingers

An Iranian official says protests over the death of a woman who was being held by the morality police have ended in Tehran

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Tragedy off the coast of Lebanon, and protests in Iran

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently

Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in custody of the “morality police” in Tehran.

The Conversation

Iran summons French charge d'affaires in Tehran

Iran summoned the chargé d'affaires of the French embassy in Tehran over France's stance on the unrest that has gripped Iran over the past two weeks over the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia escalating use of Iranian ‘kamikaze’ drones in Ukraine

Hundreds of weapons may now have been deployed in Crimea and occupied areas of the south

The Guardian - UK

Mahsa Amini protests: Angelina Jolie calls for ‘freedom’ for Iranian women

‘“To the women of Iran, we see you,’ wrote the ‘Eternals’ star

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cut her hair in solidarity with protesters in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has filmed herself cutting her hair in solidarity with protesters in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini. Protests are continuing after 22-year-old Ms Amini died in police custody after allegedly breaching rules that require women to cover their hair with a hijab. British-Iranian Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent…

Evening Standard

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts hair in solidarity with Iran protests after Mahsa Amini death

Demonstrations across Iran have led to dozens of deaths after Masha Amini died

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The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian national who spent six years in jail in Iran cuts her hair in protest

‘For my mother, for my daughter, for the fears that are bigger than solitary confinement’

Al Jazeera

Rockets hit Baghdad for second day as Iraq unrest escalates

Four rockets landed around Iraqi government buildings, a day after an attempted storming of Iraq’s parliament.

Daily Mirror

World Cup 2022 TV schedule: BBC and ITV fixtures in full including England and Wales matches

The BBC and ITV will each show matches at the World Cup in Qatar, with England kicking off their campaign against Iran live on BBC on November 21.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

For Rowan University president, the protests in Iran are personal

What wells inside him as he watches riot police move against protesters in Iran, said Ali Houshmand, is anger.

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Commentary: Are protests over Mahsa Amini’s death by Iran’s morality police a turning point?

Mahsa Amini. Could this be the one? Could hers be the name that leads to seismic change?

The Hindu

India’s catch-22 dilemma on relations with Iran

Iran is vital for India’s energy security and connectivity plans — but New Delhi is in a bind on how to balance its cooperation with Tehran with its other bilateral ties

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Sec-Gen 'Closely' Following Developments in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his growing concern about reports of casualties related to the protests in Iran, calling on the authorities to respect human rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Guterres said in a statement issued Tuesday that he was "closely following" the ongoing protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran President Slams 'Chaos' after Amini's Death

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in Iran, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death. Amini's death two weeks ago has sparked anti-government protests across Iran, with protesters…

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Tehran faces a season of dissent - and the Bank of England acts in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Extraordinary protests have lit up Iran after a Kurdish woman died in police custody. Chowra Makaremi walks us through what it all means – and if this could be how the country’s theocracy ends

AAP

Australia to support Iran inquiry: Wong

Australia will support a prompt investigation into the death in custody of a young Iranian woman, the foreign minister says.

Tribune News Service

Iran’s drones are cheap, plentiful and helping Russia in Ukraine

After months of being hammered on Ukraine’s battlefields by U.S. kamikaze drones and longer range rocket systems, Russia is striking back with a new capability if its own, attacking the southern port city of Odesa almost daily with winged missiles from Iran.

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