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The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran’s embattled currency plunges to historic lows amid protests

Rial hits a new all-time low amid ongoing protests and a lack of progress on the revival of the nuclear deal.

Al Jazeera

Iran Revolutionary Guard launches satellite-carrying rocket

Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, state TV reported, seeking to demonstrate the force’s space prowess even as anti-government protests rage across the country

The Independent UK

President Zelensky accuses Iran of ‘lying’ over claim it supplied drones to Russia ‘months before’ Ukraine war

Iran has admitted supplying drones to Russia, but said they were sent only before its invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

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Iran confirms drones to Russia but ‘months’ before Ukraine war

Iran admits to selling drones to Russia before Ukraine war, as Kyiv warns Tehran of ‘consequences’ for backing Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Iran admits sending drones to Russia 'before war in Ukraine'

Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read our live blog to catch up with the day's developments. All times are in Paris time (GMT + 1).

France 24

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia

Iran's foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow's war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv. The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian come after months of confusing messaging from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Denounces ‘Brutal’ Iran Protest Crackdown

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations condemned on Friday Tehran’s response to a wave of protests in Iran sparked by the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. They threatened the Iranian regime to continue to use all available diplomatic measures to hold the authorities accountable,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before war, Kyiv says Tehran is lying

Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.

Reuters

Raisi Condemns Biden's Pledge to 'Liberate Iran' as Protests Enter 8th Week

The anti-regime protests in Iran entered their eighth week amid division in the streets, as authorities organized annual rallies on the 43rd anniversary of the storming of the US embassy. President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that Iran was "freed" from the US "clutches 43 years ago," in response to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington: Tehran Seeks Moscow’s Help to Create Nuclear Weapon

Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program, according to US intelligence officials, as Tehran looks for a backup plan should a lasting nuclear deal with world powers fail to materialize. The intelligence suggests that Iran has been asking Russia for help acquiring additional nuclear materials and with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran acknowledges sending drones to Russia for first time

Iran’s foreign minister has acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

I am free while the women of Iran are not afforded the same luxury – but now they are spearheading a revolution

There should be no mistake about what this fight is for. It is a fight against a theocratic regime which denies the most basic human rights

The Guardian - AU

Iran marks the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests

The country's theocracy, which came to power 43 years ago, faces one of its stiffest challenges amid weeks of widespread protests after the death of a woman arrested by the country's morality police.

WEKU

Iran Celebrates 1979 US Embassy Seizure amid Anti-government Protests

Iran held state-sponsored annual rallies on Friday marking the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, as the clerical establishment that has ruled since then struggles to suppress nationwide protests calling for its downfall. Radical students cemented Iran's revolution by storming the embassy soon after the fall of the…

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The Guardian - UK

Dozens arrested as Iranian security forces attack university campuses

Detained students could face death penalty, human rights groups report, with at least 277 people killed as protests enter eighth week

The Conversation

Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights

The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the streets en masse to protest the regime’s violence and injustice.

Reuters

White House: Biden was in solidarity with Iran protesters with "free" comment

A White House spokesperson on Friday said President Joe Biden was expressing solidarity with protesters in Iran by telling a political rally that "we're gonna free Iran."

The Independent UK

‘Death to the dictator’: Dozens killed as Iran’s southeast erupts in political violence

Rights activist says dead and wounded in ethnic Baluch cities of the country

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War crimes committed by Yemen's Houthis since truce expiry: U.N

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement has committed war crimes since the expiry of a peace agreement last month, the United Nations' human rights chief said on Friday, citing incidents of sniper attacks and shelling.

Reuters

Exclusive-Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions

Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.

The Independent UK

Iran marks 1979 US Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests

Iran is marking the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier arrested by the country’s morality police

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Target Private Sector Companies in 3 Governorates

Once again, Houthi militias in Yemen are targeting the private trade sector in three different governorates as the Iran-backed group continues with its efforts to impose control over businesses operating in areas under its rule. Around 3,000 Houthi militiamen have been deployed over the years to take over businesses and…

Los Angeles Times

Review: The serial killer thriller ‘Holy Spider’ gets stuck in its own morally murky web

On April 8, 2002, Saeed Hanaei was executed for the murders of 16 women between 2000 and 2001 in the Iranian city of Mashhad. The media dubbed him the “Spider Killer” for the way he lured his victims into his lair — the same apartment he shared with his unsuspecting…

Daily Mirror

Family in Dunkirk migrant camp trying to reach UK fear they'll be killed if sent home

The Mirror has spoken to families who escaped Iran and are now in Dunkirk, northern France, awaiting to travel to the UK. They fear they will not survive if they are sent back to their country

Asharq Al-Awsat

Memorials of Killed Protesters Restore Momentum to Iran Demonstrations

Skirmishes between protesters and security forces renewed in Iran against the backdrop of a second phase of demonstrations shaking the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody. On the eve of the end of the seventh week of unrest, Chehellom memorials…

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