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Iran's World Cup team gets tepid welcome home, amid protests

Iran's national soccer team has received a subdued welcome home with a few dozen fans greeting them at the capital Tehran's airport and waving flags following their World Cup defeat by the U.S. team

The Independent UK

Iran Reportedly Asks Iraq to Continue Efforts to Mediate between Regional Countries

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and discussed strengthening political and economic relations. An official Iraqi source said Wednesday that Tehran had asked Sudani to stick to Iraq's role in bringing views between regional countries closer. On Tuesday, Sudani arrived in Tehran…

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Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team’s World Cup exit

Mehran Samak was killed by security forces after honking car horn in celebration of Iran’s defeat to US, human rights groups say

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Iran Sentences 4 People to Death for ‘Cooperating’ with Israeli Intelligence

Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran's judiciary for allegedly cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Tehran has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying out covert operations on its soil. It has lately accused Israeli and Western intelligence…

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Iraqi Kurdistan under attack as Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups

For decades, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have sought refuge in neighbouring Iraq. But in recent weeks, they have been targeted by dozens of missile and drone attacks launched by Tehran. Authorities there accuse them of supporting anti-government protests that have swept across Iran since the death in police custody of…

France 24

Sudani to Raisi: Iraqi Territories Will Not Become Platform to Threaten Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday Baghdad will not allow its territories to be used as a platform to threaten Iran’s security. Sudani was speaking from Tehran where he met with President Ebrahim Raisi. Speaking at a joint press conference, he said his visit came at an…

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Iran Intensifies Threats Against Journalists in London

Employees of businesses and media firms at London’s Chiswick Business Park were alarmed by the unprecedented deployment of Metropolitan Police in the area in recent days. The move was followed by the deployment of counter-terrorism forces and later the erection of checkpoints. The intense security measures are aimed at protecting…

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Liraz Charhi brings Iran and Israel together for the riskiest album of 2022

Liraz Charhi, the Israeli-Iranian singer and star of the Mossad spy TV series "Tehran", talks about the secret mission that brought together Israeli and Iranian musicians to create her new album "Roya", in tribute to the protesters in Iran. Meaning "Fantasy" in Persian, it was recorded with artists from Tehran…

France 24

Iran releases two former national team footballers arrested over protests

Both were bailed hours before Iran faces US in World Cup, following release of hundreds of other prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Tempers flare as US face off against Iran in World Cup after decades of tension

Iran are due to play the USA in their final Group B clash in the World Cup with a place in the Round of 16 up for grabs but tensions are high ahead of the clash

Daily Mirror

Iranian Vice President Rules out Referendum amid Ongoing Protests

The Iranian government has rejected demands for a referendum to change the system of the Islamic Republic regime and the freedom to wear the veil, as the protests continued over the death of Mahsa Amini. In a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Mohammad Dehghan, Iranian Vice President for Legal…

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UN to Vote on Iran's Future on Women's Rights Body in December

Diplomats said on Monday that the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) would vote on December 14 on a US draft resolution to oust Iran from the UN's Commission on the Status of women. Washington presses to punish Tehran for its denial of women's rights and brutal suppression of protests.

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Iran-US World Cup clash rife with political tension

The last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history

The Independent UK

Iran Rejects UN Investigation into Repression of Protests

Iran rejected cooperation with the newly-appointed independent UN committee to investigate the country's repression and crackdown on anti-government protests. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Iran would not cooperate with the political committee set up by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) He stressed that the hasty use of…

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Iraqi PM in Tehran to after Iran Border Attacks

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will kick off on Tuesday a visit to Tehran in an attempt to contain tensions in wake of Iran’s attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the PM is visiting at the invitation of President Ebrahim…

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2022: A brief history of US-Iran relations

As US meets Iran in critical World Cup match in Qatar, Al Jazeera looks at the volatile history between the two nations.

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French Lawmakers Vote to Condemn Iranian Protest Crackdown

French lawmakers on Monday condemned Iran’s crackdown on anti-government demonstrators and called on European governments to put more pressure on Iran to investigate the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody in Tehran. Legislators in France’s National Assembly unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution supporting the…

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Iran acknowledges more than 300 are dead from unrest from nationwide protests

The estimate from a military official of people dead from protests is considerably lower than the toll reported by a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests.

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Iran's future on U.N. women's rights body to be decided Dec. 14

A U.S. push for Iran to be removed from a U.N. women's equality and empowerment body will be voted on Dec. 14, diplomats said on Monday as Washington lobbies for Tehran to be punished over its denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on protests.

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Report: Austrian-Iranian Gets Medical Leave from Iran Prison

Iran has released a 76-year-old dual Iranian-Austrian citizen from prison for health reasons, the Austria Press Agency reported Monday. APA quoted the Austrian foreign ministry confirming that Massud Mossaheb was given indefinite medical leave. The ministry said “intensive diplomatic efforts” had led to his release, which was first reported by…

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Iran Football Legend Daei Targeted by ‘Threats’ after Backing Protests

Iranian football legend Ali Daei on Monday said he had been targeted by threats after backing ongoing protests in Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest by the notorious morality police while visiting…

Radio France Internationale

Iranian couple facing death sentence denied refugee status in France

An Iranian family, living in the southern French city of Perpignan, has had its asylum application rejected – again – despite both parents being subject to execution if deported to Tehran.

The Independent UK

Niece of supreme leader asks world to cut ties with Iran

The niece of Iran's supreme leader is calling for people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran

Al Jazeera

Iran rejects UN investigation into protests

The UN Human Rights Council voted last week to establish a fact-finding mission to investigate the protests in Iran.

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Khamenei's Niece Arrested after Urging World to Cut Ties with Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. A video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer…

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