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Memorials of Killed Protesters Restore Momentum to Iran Demonstrations

Skirmishes between protesters and security forces renewed in Iran against the backdrop of a second phase of demonstrations shaking the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody. On the eve of the end of the seventh week of unrest, Chehellom memorials…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran celebrates 1979 U.S. embassy seizure amid anti-government protests

Iran held state-sponsored annual rallies on Friday marking the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, as the clerical establishment that has ruled since then struggles to suppress nationwide protests calling for its downfall.

Reuters

Biden vows to 'free Iran' in West Coast campaign speech

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country's government would soon succeed in freeing themselves.

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Hezbollah, Iranian oil smuggling network hit with sanctions

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an oil smuggling outfit said to benefit the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Independent UK

Clashes with police erupt near Iran's capital as protests continue

Iranian protesters clashed with police in a town near the capital on Thursday, reportedly killing or wounding a number of members of the security forces, who at one point dropped stun grenades on the demonstrators from helicopters.

France 24

Many young Iranians lose their fear in struggle for "freedom"

As a child in Iran, Shideh heard her parents warn her older siblings against taking part in anti-government demonstrations because of the bloody crackdown that would follow. But today, with protests raging across Iran, things have changed.

Reuters

Berlin urges German nationals to leave Iran or risk arrest

Germany's government on Thursday urged its citizens to leave Iran or risk arbitrary arrest and long prison terms there, warning that dual nationals were particularly at risk.

Reuters

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Iran: Criticism Mounts over Brutal Crackdown... Khamenei Points to ‘Clear American Role’

Iran’s spiritual leader, Ali Khamenei, played down the school students’ protests, saying that their movement was manipulated by “the owners of plans and agendas,” while demonstrations continued across Iranian universities. Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Envoy Presses Ahead With’ Iran Nuclear Deal Talks

US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley made "no apology" for the Biden administration's decision to revise nuclear deal with Iran

Zenger

White House moves to punish Iran at the UN amid calls for response to Mahsa Amini protests

Washington-Tehran gulf deepens as nuclear negotiations stall and unrest spreads across Iran

The Independent UK

US Wants to Oust Iran from UN Women’s Body

The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government's denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on protests, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday. Iran has just started a four-year term on the commission, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Under increasing pressure at home, Iran lashes out at rivals abroad

Reports accuse Iran of plotting attacks against Saudi and US targets in the Middle East as tensions rise

The Independent UK

Videos Showing Iranian Crackdown on Protesters Go Viral as Anger Grows

Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening crackdown with arrests of prominent figures from rappers to economists and lawyers aimed at ending seven weeks of unrest. Protests ignited by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Videos showing Iranian crackdown on protesters go viral as anger grows

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Iranian Protests Defy Repression

As Iranian demonstrations continued in several cities on Wednesday, an official close to the Iranian leader said that the results of an opinion poll showed that 65 percent of Iranian respondents supported the protest movement. Anti-regime rallies have swept the country since the death of the Iranian-Kurdish Mahsa Amini in…

The Guardian - UK

Parents of Iranian woman killed during protests ‘harassed by security forces’

Forces reportedly told parents of Ghazaleh Chalabi, who died after being shot, they would withhold her body ‘if they made a noise’

The Independent UK

US officials warned of ‘imminent’ Iranian effort to strike Saudi Arabia, report says

Protests have continued across Iran for weeks while Tehran blames international rivals

Evening Standard

How the Iranian Diaspora is using art to protest

Iranian artists around the world are responding to events following the death of Mahsa Amini with some incredible works of solidarity and outrage

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Iran university students strike, piling pressure on rulers

Iranian university students pressed ahead with sit-down strikes on Tuesday in support of some of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution, ignoring harsh warnings by elite security forces and a bloody crackdown.

The Independent UK

Teenage chef dubbed ‘Jamie Oliver of Iran’ dies in police custody after arrest at hijab protests

Hundreds gathered for the funeral of the teenage chef Mehrshad Shahidi

Reuters

Iran letter urges states to skip U.S. meeting on protests at U.N.

Iran on Monday urged countries not to attend a U.S.-organized meeting at the United Nations on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody, according to a letter seen by Reuters that accused Washington of politicizing human rights.

The Guardian - UK

Iran to hold public trials for up to 2,000 detained in protests

The country’s judiciary says those marching against the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini will be tried

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine FA urges FIFA to ban Iran from World Cup

THE Ukrainian Association of Football has called for Iran to be excluded from the World Cup in Qatar.

The Independent UK

Ukraine FA urges Fifa to ban Iran from World Cup

Iran’s first match in Qatar is due to be against England on 21 November

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top Biden Envoy Pushes Back on Criticism of Iran Strategy

A top Biden administration official on Monday pushed back against growing criticism from Iranian American activists who are calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal. The US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, said that the administration “makes no apology” for “trying…

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