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Iran, Saudi to restore ties in major step for Middle East
Regional powerhouses Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in a surprise, Chinese-brokered announcement that could have wide-ranging implications across the…
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After competing without hijab, Iranian chess player heads to Spain in wake of threats
An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan.
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SpaceX activates nearly 100 Starlinks in Iran amid country-wide protests: report
As Iran reaches 100 days of civil unrest, SpaceX has deployed nearly 100 Starlinks in the region. SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted "approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran" on Monday(opens in new tab) (Dec. 26) in response to a tweet showing women walking outdoors in Iran with their hair uncovered, which is technically forbidden under the country's restrictive regime.
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Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy
A new US State Department assessment highlights the stark economic toll of Tehran’s recent shutdowns and platform control.
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Iran Shutting Down Morality Police,Official Says, After Months of Protests
The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was being held by the morality police for supposedly violating Islamic dress rules.
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Rapper who protested over death of Mahsa Amini faces execution in Iran
UN calls for international action as regime announces public trials for protesters and Iranian lawmakers seek harsh punishment
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Iran's Currency In Freefall As Protests Sweep The Country
Iran's battered currency, the rial, was in a freefall on Saturday, hitting a historic low of more than 360,000 against the US dollar amid continuing protests. Since August, when there were some hopes for a nuclear deal with the United States, the rial has lost more than 20 percent of its value, hit by the double impact of an impasse in the negotiations and nationwide protests.
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US Calls for Iran to be Removed from UN Women's Rights Commission
The United States called Wednesday for Iran to be removed from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the main intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. “This work is vital. It makes a real difference,” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said of the CSW. “And it deserves our full support, especially when the rights of so many women and girls are under attack. But the commission cannot do its work when it is being undermined from within.”
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Hacktivists Release Iran Nuclear Documents After Deadline
The hacktivist group Black Reward published a throve of documents from Iran’s nuclear program Saturday after a 24-hour deadline it had given the government expired.
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Iranian state TV hacked as women protesters tell President Raisi to 'get lost'
It comes as female students in the capital Tehran chanted "get lost" as President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus and condemned the protesters.
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Iran denies security forces killed 16-year-old, says she fell off roof
Iranian authorities have denied reports security forces killed a 16-year-old girl during protests ignited by the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she committed suicide by falling off a roof.
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Iranian American Oscar nominee cautions against any negotiations with Iran
Shohreh Aghdashloo may be most recognizable by her deep, easily identifiable voice found in projects including The Flight Attendant, The Punisher, an Oscar-nominated role in House of Sand and Fog and an Emmy win for HBO's House of Saddam. The actress, an Iranian American born in Tehran, fled to England before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, when she was 25.
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At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman's killing by morality police spread
Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend.
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‘Anonymous’ hacks Iran state websites after Mahsa Amini’s death
Several Iranian government and state-affiliated media websites are down after a Twitter account linked to the “Anonymous” hacker collective claimed to have launched cyberattacks on them, aimed at supporting protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old woman from the northwestern province of Kurdistan died in Tehran on Friday after suffering from a stroke and several heart attacks while in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police for her “improper” hijab, according to authorities and state media.
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Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law
The Iranian government is planning to use facial recognition technology on public transport to identify women who are not complying with a strict new law on wearing the hijab, as the regime continues its increasingly punitive crackdown on women’s dress.
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Iran and Taliban forces clash, 1 Afghan border officer killed | DW | 31.07.2022
While both sides accused the other of firing first, the Taliban said one of their border officers was killed and another wounded.
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Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume in Vienna
A delegation appointed by new President Ebrahim Raisi is joining the negotiations for the first time
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US Still Committed To Iran Diplomacy But Has Options If It Fails
President Joe Biden's national security adviser told his Israeli counterpart on Tuesday that diplomacy is the best way to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Biden senior aide Jake Sullivan also reaffirmed Biden's warning to Tehran that Washington could turn to other options if negotiations fail.
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Israel killed Iran's top nuclear scientist with remote sniper rifle: report
Israeli agents killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist late last year using a remote-controlled machine gun and artificial intelligence, according to a report from The New York Times. Iranian intelligence knew an attack was likely against Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, but major breaches of security protocols enabled the assassination, sourced told the Times.
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How Israel assassinated top Iranian nuclear scientist with 'killer robot'
The New York Times report reveals how an elaborate Mossad operation harnessed the final days of the Trump administration to assassinate Fakhrizadeh using a remote-controlled machine gun
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