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Iran Targets Celebrities, Media over Mahsa Amini Protests

Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested by the Iranian republic's morality police. Filmmakers, athletes, musicians and actors have backed the demonstrations, and many saw it as a signal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran puts pressure on celebrities and journalists over Mahsa Amini protests

Tehran says film-makers, athletes and actors who have backed demonstrations ‘fanned flames of riots’

The Guardian - UK

With new sanctions, US vows to ‘severely restrict’ Iran oil sales

The Biden administration explicitly links fresh round of US sanctions to failure to restore 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

Al Jazeera

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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

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Hindu

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

The Guardian - UK

Iran launches airstrike against Kurdish group in northern Iraq

Deadly attack comes in response to KDPI support for ongoing protests over Mahsa Amini death in custody

The Guardian - UK

US National Security Advisor Condemns Iranian Attacks on Kurdish Areas in Iraq

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Wednesday condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes on Kurdish areas in Iraq and said Washington will continue to pursue sanctions and other means to disrupt Tehran's "destabilizing" activities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mahsa Amini: What we know after 11 days of protests in Iran

The demonstrations after death of young woman have continued amid internet restrictions imposed for ‘security reasons’.

Al Jazeera

For Iranian protesters, a digital double-edged sword

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s anti-government protests, which were sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody, have gone viral, and then some.

Los Angeles Times

Iran’s Nationwide Demonstrations Raise Pressure on State

Iranian riot police deployed in Tehran's main squares on Wednesday to confront people chanting "death to the dictator" as nationwide protests over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody piled pressure on authorities. Amini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept.…

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Reuters

Iran president says Amini's death is 'tragic incident', but 'chaos' unacceptable

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Calls on Iran to Avoid ‘Unnecessary Force’ on Protesters

The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early Wednesday to refrain from using “unnecessary or disproportionate force” against protesters as unrest over a young woman's death in police custody spread across the country. Antonio Guterres said through a spokesman that authorities should swiftly conduct an impartial investigation of the death…

France 24

UN chief calls on Iran to refrain from using 'disproportionate force' against protesters

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi not to use "disproportionate force" against protesters who took to the streets after the death of a young woman in morality police custody, his spokesman said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Iran's anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance

Activists say Iran's current wave of protests are different from previous unrest

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Arrests Ex-President Rafsanjani’s Daughter, Uses Excessive Force to Oppress Protesters

Anti-regime rallies have been flaring up in Tehran and other Iranian cities.

Financial Times

Iran’s morality police disappear from streets after dozens killed in protests

After woman’s death in custody, Tehran weighs less heavy-handed tactics for monitoring Islamic dress code

Reason

The Iranian Protests Were Not Made in the U.S.A.

The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.

Evening Standard

Mahsa Amini protests: At least 76 killed by Iranian security forces, says rights group

At least 76 protesters are said to have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of violence following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Al Jazeera

Iran and IAEA restart talks amid nuclear deal deadlock

IAEA head Grossi announces resumption of talks, but neither side has changed its public stance.

Reuters

Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini's death

Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media said, as protests raged on over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Mediating Between Washington, Tehran

The Iraqi government is playing a role in “bringing opposites together and creating a situation that promotes dialogue” among neighboring countries, especially Arab Gulf states, Türkiye, and Iran, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in…

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