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U.S. asks World Court to dismiss Iran's claims over frozen assets

The United States on Wednesday asked judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to dismiss claims by Tehran that Washington illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of Iranian companies.

Reuters

Two dead and 25 injured in Iran's Kermanshah following protests - Fars

Two people died on Tuesday following protests in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, the city's prosecutor was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official Fars news agency.

Reuters

Iran’s Khamenei Gives Second Speech after Report of Illness

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday, appearing healthy after a report that he had been under observation by a team of doctors. The New York Times reported on Sept. 16 that Khamenei, 83, had cancelled…

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Internet may be disrupted in Iran for 'security reasons'

Access to internet in Iran may be disrupted due to "security reasons", the minister of communications was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official ISNA news agency, amid widespread protests following the death of a young woman in police custody.

Reuters

Iranian women shave heads and burn hijabs on TikTok to protest death of Mahsa Amini

Protests were sparked when a 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran’s so-called morality police

The Independent UK

Commentary: Is there still hope for a new Iran nuclear deal?

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the United States and its European allies were seemingly a stone’s throw away from clinching a nuclear agreement with Iran after 16 months of arduous talks.

Chicago Tribune

‘Anonymous’ hacks Iran state websites after Mahsa Amini’s death

The two main websites of the Iranian government and several media websites have been targeted by hackers.

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Iran protests spread, death toll rises as internet curbed

Iranian authorities and a Kurdish rights group reported rising death tolls on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth day and fresh restrictions were placed on social media.

Reuters

Iran's Khamenei gives second speech after report of illness

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday, appearing healthy after a report that he had been under observation by a team of doctors.

Reuters

Mahsa Amini: Iranian women burn headscarves in protest at 22-year-old’s death in morality police custody

Mahsa Amini died in hospital on Friday after spending three days in a coma following her arrest in Tehran by morality police

Evening Standard

Former Australian hostage Kylie Moore-Gilbert launches legal action against Iran’s president

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was secretly tried and imprisoned by Iranian authorities for more than two years, launches legal action against Iran's president alleging he violated torture conventions.

ABC News

EXPLAINER: Woman's death in custody sparks Iran protests

Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code

The Independent UK

World Leaders Warn of Divisions over Ukraine ahead of Biden Speech

Ukraine will take center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday as world leaders warned of a new era of divisions over the war and other crises including climate change. US President Joe Biden will address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday as will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the only…

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Iran Dissidents File New Lawsuit against Raisi in US

Iranian dissidents and ex-prisoners including a Western academic on Tuesday announced the filing of a civil suit in New York against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as he attended the UN General Assembly. The republic's hardline president is the target of the complaint for his role as a judge in the…

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Alarm Grows over Deadly Iran Crackdown on Protests

International alarm mounted on Tuesday over a deadly crackdown in Iran against protests that erupted over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Tehran's notorious morality police. Amini, 22, died on Friday three days after she was urgently hospitalized following her arrest by police responsible…

The Independent UK

Biden at UN to call Russian war an affront to body's charter

President Joe Biden is ready to make the case at the U.N. General Assembly that Russia's “naked aggression” in Ukraine is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands

The Independent UK

US, Iran to speak at UN; Zelenskyy to appear from Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden and Iran President Ebrahim Raisi are among those taking the spotlight on the second day of the world body’s first fully in-person meeting since the coronavirus pandemic began

The Independent UK

Musk to seek exemption from Iran sanctions for Web access

Elon Musk’s hopes to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran require permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country, which is largely isolated from western economies

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Tribune News Service

Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing

Should the vice president’s residence be moved to Kansas City to ensure the U.S. government can function after a nuclear strike?

The Independent UK

Calls to punish Iran’s leader Raisi fall on deaf ears ahead of speech to UN

Ebrahim Raisi has been accused of involvement in the killing of dissidents

Reuters

German foreign minister urges Iran heed women protesters

Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday called on Iran's leadership to listen to the women protesting in the streets over the death of a woman in police custody, saying they were standing up for basic human rights.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi meets European leaders at UN amid nuclear deadlock

Macron reportedly offers new proposals to Raisi, but a breakthrough still appears unlikely as US midterm elections loom.

Tribune News Service

Protests erupt in Iran over woman’s death; 3 killed

Violence erupted in Iran’s capital and three were killed in the northwest province of Kurdistan, as security forces cracked down on the biggest public backlash against the country’s dress code for women since the 1979 revolution that ushered in the laws.

Reuters

Iran, West at odds, U.S. sees no breakthrough on nuclear deal at U.N.

Iran and the West remained at loggerheads on Tuesday over U.N. probes of uranium traces at three Iranian sites as the United States said it did not expect a breakthrough on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal at this week's U.N. General Assembly.

The Hindu

Positioning India in a chaotic world

With old fashioned geo-political risks jostling alongside newer political challenges, India’s foreign policy planners need to refashion the way they look at issues

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