Iran's Supreme Leader Breaks Silence On Protests, Blames U.S.
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's Supreme Leader Breaks Silence On Protests, Blames U.S.

Huff Post  

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, listens to chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri at a graduation ceremony for a group of armed forces cadets at the police academy in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests. Speaking to a cadre of police students in Tehran, Khamenei said he was “deeply heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, calling it a “tragic incident.” However, he lambasted the protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran, echoing authorities’ previous comments. “These riots and insecurities were designed by America and the Zionist regime, and their employees.” In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a graduation ceremony of a group of armed forces cadets, at the police academy in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.

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Iran’s Khamenei accuses US and Israel of orchestrating Bashar al-Assad’s ouster: ‘Have evidence’
4 weeks ago

Iran’s Khamenei accuses US and Israel of orchestrating Bashar al-Assad’s ouster: ‘Have evidence’

Live Mint  

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the United States and Israel, alleging their involvement in the recent downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Khamenei remarks follow the rapid collapse of Assad's regime in Syria, which had been a key ally of Iran within its "axis of resistance" against Western influence in the region. The more you fight …

Analysis: Collapse of Syria’s Assad is a blow to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
1 month ago

Analysis: Collapse of Syria’s Assad is a blow to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

Associated Press  

MANAMA, Bahrain — For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Ali Akbar Velayati, a key adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once called Assad and Syria “the golden ring of the resistance chain in the region.” “Without the Syrian government, this chain will break and the resistance against Israel and its supporters will be weakened.” That break …

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'a crushing response'
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'a crushing response'

LA Times  

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to a crowd during a meeting with university students in Tehran on Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the …

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'

ABC  

Iran's supreme leader is threatening Israel and the US with "a crushing response" following strikes on Iran and its allies. One dead in Beirut strikes as Israel captures 'Hezbollah operative' On Saturday, an Israeli strike on an abandoned building in south Beirut killed one person and injured 15, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Rockets fired from Lebanon injure 11, Israeli …

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf
2 months, 1 week ago

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf

Deccan Chronicle  

Satellite images show damage from an Israeli attack at two secretive Iranian military bases. The attacks damaged facilities at a base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program.

Iran's Khamenei's Serious Condition Sparks Speculation on Successor
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's Khamenei's Serious Condition Sparks Speculation on Successor

Firstpost  

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reportedly seriously ill, with his second-oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, likely to take over as country plans retaliation against Israel. The news comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries, with Israel conducting a retaliatory strike against several Iranian military targets in response to Iran's missile attack on October 1. The Iranian Supreme Leader …

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei holds a rifle by his side for sermon as he rants that Israel 'will not last long' and hails October 7 massacre
3 months ago

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei holds a rifle by his side for sermon as he rants that Israel 'will not last long' and hails October 7 massacre

Daily Mail  

Iran's supreme leader held a rifle by his side as he addressed worshippers in Tehran in a rare public sermon, days after Iran's missile attack on Israel. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds the barrel of a rifle in his left hand Khamenei addressed Arab nations in Arabic as he spoke from Tehran on Friday Iranian worshippers gathering near …

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh punishment’ for Israel after Haniyeh killing
5 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh punishment’ for Israel after Haniyeh killing

Al Jazeera  

Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised “harsh punishment” for Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. “The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our house and made us bereaved,” Khamenei said …

Iran's Khamenei pens open letter to anti-Israel US campus protesters, urges them ‘to become familiar with Quran’
7 months, 1 week ago

Iran's Khamenei pens open letter to anti-Israel US campus protesters, urges them ‘to become familiar with Quran’

Hindustan Times  

In a rare move, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voiced his support for anti-Israel protestors on US college campuses, claiming that they are “on the right side of history.” Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed the US campus students for their "honorable struggle" against the ruthless government, which according to him backs Zionists. Iran's Khamenei has one advice …

Iran's Khamenei renews threat of reprisals against Israel
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran's Khamenei renews threat of reprisals against Israel

The Hindu  

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again warned Israel on April 10 that it "will be punished" for a Damascus air strike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals. "If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack Iran," he said. Mr. Khamenei said the April 1 strike, which levelled the five-storey Iranian consulate building in …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals
9 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

The Hindu  

Iran's commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami said “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation on April 5 for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital and killed seven of the guard's members. The marches in the capital, Tehran, along with protests in other Iranian cities, came at a time …

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
11 months ago

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Khamenei and accounts associated with the supreme leader had …

Iran's supreme leader lashes out at his own judiciary for corruption
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran's supreme leader lashes out at his own judiciary for corruption

NPR  

Iran's supreme leader lashes out at his own judiciary for corruption SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In Iran, the country's supreme leader took an unusual step this week, publicly lashing out at the country's judiciary. As NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Istanbul, the statements come as a crackdown continues against people who protested the death of a young woman in police custody …

Iran’s top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on ‘thugs and villains’
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran’s top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on ‘thugs and villains’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday defended his tough approach to the West, saying compromise would only invite further hostility from Iran’s enemies and blaming recent anti-government protests on “thugs and villains.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks come amid an intensifying standoff with Western countries over Iran’s nuclear program, which has made major advances in the five …

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters in Iran marched through the streets of multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstration in weeks amid the monthslong unrest that’s gripped the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show Friday. Videos showed demonstrations in Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as in the cities of Arak, Isfahan, Izeh in Khuzestan province and Karaj, …

Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Pardons 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Prisoners
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Pardons 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Prisoners

ABP News  

New Delhi: After a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest, Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including some who were arrested during recent anti-government protests, according to state news agency IRNA on Sunday. However, state media reports stated that the pardon granted by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was subject to conditions and would not apply …

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests
2 years ago

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests

New Indian Express  

The European Union said it was "appalled" by the executions. "This is yet another sign of the Iranian authorities' violent repression of civilian demonstrations," the spokesperson for the bloc's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said in a statement, urging an immediate end to death sentences against protesters. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights, said both men …

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change
2 years ago

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change

Hindustan Times  

More than 100 days of protests in Iran have shattered taboos and shaken the ideological pillars of the Islamic republic in a push for change that has defied a fierce crackdown. Iran, for its part, accuses hostile foreign powers of stoking the "riots", chiefly its arch-foe the United States but also other Western nations such as Britain and France as …

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'

Firstpost  

Demonstrations have swept Iran for nearly three months since Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country’s strict hijab dress code for women Tehran: Amid ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran, dozens could face execution for taking part in demonstrations being held over the …

‘Who’s the dictator?’ asks Iran’s Raisi as protests continue
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Who’s the dictator?’ asks Iran’s Raisi as protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Top officials this week visited universities, which have seen many rounds of protests since September. The president visited Tehran University on Wednesday morning, where he delivered a speech to mark Students’ Day, and reiterated that there was a distinction between protests and “riots” – a word authorities regularly use to describe the country’s unrest, which has lasted close to three …

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher

ABC  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. Key points: The General was quoted saying that more than 300 people have been killed, including "martyrs" He also suggested many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the …

Niece of Iran’s supreme leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over protest crackdown
2 years, 1 month ago

Niece of Iran’s supreme leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over protest crackdown

LA Times  

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with a group of paramilitary members in Tehran on Saturday. The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over its violent suppression of anti-government protests. Iran said it would not cooperate with a United Nations fact-finding …

Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing protests

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iran’s supreme leader praised paramilitary volunteers tasked with quashing dissent on Saturday in a televised address as dozens of eye doctors warned that a rising number of demonstrators have been blinded by security forces during anti-government protests. Khamenei’s comments came a day after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with a group of Basij members and praised their efforts …

Iran arrests actors Ghaziani, Riahi for publicly removing headscarves: state media
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran arrests actors Ghaziani, Riahi for publicly removing headscarves: state media

The Hindu  

Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their headscarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, state media reported Sunday. Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors in a probe into their “provocative” social media posts and media activity, the state-run IRNA …

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protesters in Iran set fire …

Video: Protesters set fire to Iran’s ex-supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini's home
2 years, 1 month ago

Video: Protesters set fire to Iran’s ex-supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini's home

Hindustan Times  

Iranian protesters set fire to the old home of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as protests over Mahsa Amini's death have been raging in the country, entering their third month. The home-turned-museum of the Islamic Republic’s founder in Khomein was set on fire using petrol bombs as per videos shared on social media. “This year is the year of …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “managed to achieve” having so-called hypersonic missiles, …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

The Hindu  

Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday, November 10, 2022, with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Shouts of “Death to the Dictator” could be heard — a common chant in the protests targeting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown

LA Times  

A woman who has painted her face attends a protest in Rome against the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody in Iran. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “achieved” the acquisition of so-called hypersonic missiles, without providing any evidence. They commemorated the Sept. 30 crackdown in Zahedan, a city in …

Protests persist as Iran holds first court sessions for ‘rioters’
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests persist as Iran holds first court sessions for ‘rioters’

Al Jazeera  

Iranian officials criticise a UN rapporteur while a large number of journalists calls for the freeing of their arrested colleagues. ‘Let’s free the journalists’ Amini died days after being detained by Iran’s morality police and taken to a “re-education centre” for allegedly not fully complying with the country’s mandatory dress code. “Let’s free the journalists.” Its publication came two days …

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down

The Hindu  

Iranian protesters rallied again Sunday, defying an order by the powerful Revolutionary Guards to stop the demonstrations—now in their seventh week—sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Students gathered overnight and Sunday across Iran, even after Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had warned demonstrators: “Do not come to the streets!” Amini, 22, died in …

Iran’s guards head warns protesters: ’Today is last day of riots’
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s guards head warns protesters: ’Today is last day of riots’

Live Mint  

The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that security forces may intensify their crackdown on unrest sweeping the country. Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police last month, …

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment

The Hindu  

The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran's treatment of detained protesters and said authorities were refusing to release some of the bodies of those killed, as demonstrators again called for the death of the country's top leader. Video footage on social media showed protesters in the city of Zahedan, close to Iran's southeastern border with Pakistan …

Iran’s Raisi links ‘riots’ to Shiraz shrine attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s Raisi links ‘riots’ to Shiraz shrine attack

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s President Raisi promised a ‘severe response’ following the Shiraz shrine attack, in an apparent attempt to link it to ongoing anti-government protests. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that “riots” pave the way for “terror” attacks, a day after a deadly assault on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz was claimed by ISIL. “The intention of the …

Iran: 'Riots Going Through Their Final Days', Says Deputy Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran: 'Riots Going Through Their Final Days', Says Deputy Minister

News 18  

“Riots” that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody last month, have reached their “final days”, Iran’s deputy interior minister Majid Mirahmadi said Saturday. “There are various gatherings in some universities, which are decreasing every day, and the riots are going through their final days,” state news agency IRNA quoted Mirahmadi as saying. Mirahmadi said the southeastern province …

Iran Protests: Tehran Rejects Biden's Support For Protestors As 'Interference In State Matters', Says Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran Protests: Tehran Rejects Biden's Support For Protestors As 'Interference In State Matters', Says Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: The day after United States President Joe Biden expressed his solidarity for anti-hijab protests in Iran, Tehran rejected the support terming it as “interference in state matters”, reported news agency Reuters on Sunday quoting a report by Iranian Students News Agency. In recent days, the U.S. administration has tried desperately to inflame unrest in Iran under various excuses," …

Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’

Al Jazeera  

President Raisi joins Supreme Leader Khamenei in blaming the US for instigating deadly protests against the death of a woman in government custody. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused United States President Joe Biden of “inciting chaos” after he expressed support for demonstrations against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in Iranian government custody nearly a month ago. …

Iran's President tries to assuage anger as protests continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's President tries to assuage anger as protests continue

The Hindu  

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on October 4 appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country's rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Mr. Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official line that the unrest sparked …

Iran's president tries to assuage anger as protests continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's president tries to assuage anger as protests continue

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official …

Iran's supreme leader blames US, Israel for anti-hijab protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's supreme leader blames US, Israel for anti-hijab protests

India Today  

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests. Speaking to a cadre of police students in Tehran, Khamenei said he was “deeply heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa …

Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests. Speaking to a cadre of police students in Tehran, Khamenei said he was “deeply heartbroken” by …

Breaking his silence on mass protests, Iran’s supreme leader blames the U.S.
2 years, 3 months ago

Breaking his silence on mass protests, Iran’s supreme leader blames the U.S.

LA Times  

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and to accuse the U.S. and Israel of planning the unrest. Speaking to a cadre of police students in Tehran, Khamenei said he was “heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police …

Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel, US in first comments on protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel, US in first comments on protests

Al Jazeera  

The supreme leader calls the anti-government protests, which began after the death of Mahsa Amini, ‘riots’. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has blamed the United States and Israel for protests that have gripped the country for more than two weeks, accusing the countries of trying to stop Iran’s “progress”. “In the accident that happened, a young …

Iran Has Never Seen a Protest Movement Like This
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran Has Never Seen a Protest Movement Like This

Slate  

The protests in Iran this month started after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini decided to visit Tehran. Then, on the eve of International Women’s Day, March 8, Khomeini said women could work outside the home but that government-employed women should wear hijab to work. Over the past couple decades, protests have become a common part of what’s happening in Iran: over elections …

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies
2 years, 3 months ago

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies

The Hindu  

More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said, as Western nations pile pressure on the Islamic republic to end the violence. The Iranian authorities' official death toll has remained at 41 since Saturday, including several members of the security forces, as the country …

Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm
2 years, 3 months ago

Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A hard-line Iranian lawmaker Tuesday slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the government stance amid the dramatic demonstrations following the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that security forces arrested reformist activist Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of …

Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Iranian president’s warning comes as social media videos showed protesters back on the streets despite a crackdown that killed at least 41 people. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has pledged to deal “decisively” with the protests that have swept the country since the death of a woman who was detained by the Iranian morality police. The activist Twitter account 1500tasvir carried …

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify

The Hindu  

At least eight protesters have been killed in Iran in several days of unrest, according to a count of officially announced deaths and those reported by a human rights group. Protests first erupted on Friday in her home province of Kurdistan, where governor Ismail Zarei Koosha said on Tuesday that three persons had been killed, without specifying when. On Wednesday, …

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