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The protests in Iran are part of a long history of women's resistance

On Sept. 16, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died in Tehran while in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Her death set off a massive wave of demonstrations that have spread across the country.

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Iran's Prisons 'Torturing Families': Husband of Jailed Activist

Prize-winning Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, currently jailed in Tehran's Evin prison as protests grip the country, has not seen her 16-year-old twins for seven years. She has not met her husband Taghi Rahmani, himself a veteran of Iranian jails but now living in exile in Paris, for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protest Against Iranian Regime Draws Thousands in Berlin

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Germany's capital Saturday to show solidarity with antigovernment protesters in Iran, where a movement sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police has evolved into a challenge to Tehran. Berlin police estimated that 37,000 people had joined the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran opens consulate in Armenia’s Kapan as it expands ties

Iran has repeatedly said it will not tolerate a change in its border and transit areas with Armenia.

Al Jazeera

Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian climber was forced to issue hijab statement or risk losing family home – report

Rekabi has reportedly been placed under house arrest after returning to Tehran

The Independent UK

Dive-bombing drones deployed by Russia in Ukraine cause death — and diplomatic storms

BEIRUT — It streaks across the sky and then — when it’s almost too late to take cover — lets off a guttural sound like a moped blitzing by. Moments later comes the punch-boom of a deadly explosion.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. prefers diplomacy on Iran but sees no nuclear deal for now -Blinken

The United States believes diplomacy is the best way to address Iran's nuclear program but sees no imminent revival of the 2015 nuclear deal for now because of Tehran's injection of extraneous issues, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Reuters

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Iranian Cleric Calls for Tough Crackdown against Protests

Iran's judiciary should take tough measures against protesters and anyone who thinks the country's rulers will fall is dreaming, a senior cleric said on Friday. The country has been gripped by demonstrations that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month. "The judiciary should deal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Appeals for More Help with Air Defenses, Warns over Iran

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a new call for foreign help strengthening Ukraine's air defenses against Russian air strikes during talks on Friday with three members of the US Congress. An air force spokesperson echoed Zelenskiy's appeal, saying the world must prevent Tehran providing Moscow with ballistic missiles in addition to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Almost 12,500 people arrested in Iran protest crackdown, says rights group

Families struggle to contact relatives as opposition calls for movement to focus on plight of thousands in jail

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine appeals for more help with air defences, warns over Iran

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a new call for foreign help strengthening Ukraine's air defences against Russian air strikes during talks on Friday with three members of the U.S. Congress.

Reuters

Ukraine war - latest: Kyiv vows to ‘hit back harder’ if Putin attacks Kakhovka dam

Moscow has resorted to the plot because “nuclear blackmail did not work”, the office of President Zelensky claims

The Independent UK

White House says Iran helping Russia ‘on the ground’ in Crimea

Washington accuses Tehran of training Russian military on Iranian-made drones used in recent deadly attacks in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia using Iranian drones in attacks on Ukraine, White House says

Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian drones to attack Ukraine, White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday, adding that Washington was looking at imposing new sanctions on Tehran.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Britain readies sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with ‘kamikaze’ drones OLD

Tehran continues to deny sending drones to Moscow

The Independent UK

‘How do we defend this?’: Pious conservatives speak out against Iran regime

In chatrooms and in interviews, those who previously backed Tehran’s rulers are speaking out with disgust and anger

The Independent UK

Analysis: Iran pushes militarily abroad amid unrest at home

As protests rage at home, Iran’s theocratic government is flexing its military muscle abroad

Reuters

Analysis-Beyond cutting hair and rhetoric, little West can do to change Iran’s trajectory

Western actors and officials have cut their hair on camera to dramatize their support for Iranian women whose protests have rocked the Islamic Republic since a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of Iran's morality police over a month ago.

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France 24

Putin turns to Tehran: Can Iranian drones offset Moscow's losses in Ukraine?

How will a Russia in retreat react? Vladimir Putin's brand new military commander is foretelling the pullout from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the Kremlin's first major catch at the start of the invasion. If the objective is to subdue Ukraine on the battlefield, the signs for Moscow do…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada: World's Female Foreign Ministers to Meet on Iran

The world's female foreign ministers will discuss ongoing protests in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday. Joly and her counterparts will meet on Thursday amid unrest ignited by Iranian Mahsa Amini's death last…

Al Jazeera

Iran says ready to talk to Ukraine on claims of arming Russia

Ukraine has been vocal about the purported use of Iranian drones, and the EU is considering sanctions on Tehran.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Iran Sends Drone Trainers to Crimea to Aid Russian Army

Iran has sent trainers to Crimea to help Russians overcome problems with the fleet of drones that they purchased from Tehran, the New York Times quoted current and former US officials as saying. The Iranian trainers are operating from a Russian military base in Crimea where many of the drones…

Evening Standard

Iran: Supporters gather at Tehran airport as Elnaz Rakabi returns home

Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.Rekabi's decision not to wear the hijab while competing Sunday comes as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a…

The Independent UK

Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian climber arrives back in Tehran to hero’s welcome after competing without a hijab

Rekabi’s move to compete without Hijab was seen as a show of support for the ongoing protest movement

Evening Standard

Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian climber who competed without hijab given ‘heroine’s welcome’ in Tehran

Elnaz Rekabi was welcomed back after competing in South Korea

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