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

By tightening curbs on women's rights, President Ebrahim Raisi has boosted his hardline credentials and possibly his prospects of becoming Iran's Supreme Leader, even at the cost of provoking mass protests and driving a wedge between many Iranians and the ruling elite, three analysts and a pro-reform official said.

Mahsa Amini. Could this be the one? Could hers be the name that leads to seismic change?

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

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The backlash against the death of Mahsa Amini has generated viral images of civil unrest, but how complete a picture do they provide?

The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors say they need more time to review it

As Khamenei crows over Rushdie, Biden seeks a revived pact. But make no mistake: this poisonous regime will always need its Great Satan

The Chautauqua County district attorney said that Hadi Matar stabbed the author a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.