DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly gathering pace, despite authorities shutting the Islamic Republic off the Internet and much of the world. Towns and cities reek of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and government offices line the streets. Banks were set on fire, ATMs … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force that has been instrumental in quelling recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that has left thousands dead, is “more ready than ever, with its finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday as U.S. warships steamed toward the Middle East. Nournews, a news … Read more
As gruesome details emerge about the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters – with internal estimates numbering more than 10,000 dead – the country’s young and wealthy elite are inciting anger, continuing to flaunt their lavish lives online, as they have for years, as if the nation isn’t on the brink of collapse outside their bubble. … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians have been grappling for nearly two weeks with the longest and most comprehensive internet shutdown in the Islamic Republic’s history — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but also limited many businesses that rely on online advertising. Authorities shut down … Read more
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq says it has launched attacks on Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in recent days in retaliation for Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests. Members of the Kurdistan National Army, the armed wing of the Kurdistan Freedom Party, or PAK, have “played a role in the protests … Read more
LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a Canadian woman became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame. A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman – who described herself as an Iranian refugee – opening a lighter … Read more
By John Irish PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Huge protests in Iran have galvanized exiled enemies of the authorities, but despite their hatred of ruling clerics, a bitter schism that predates the 1979 Islamic Revolution still plagues opposition factions. This division, between monarchists who support Reza Pahlavi, the son of the ousted shah, and a … Read more
Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran. – Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images The United States is weighing whether to strike Iran as turmoil intensifies for the country’s authoritarian regime. Iran’s government is at its weakest point in years, destabilizing yet another OPEC nation less than two weeks after the United States toppled Venezuela’s government. … Read more
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support in Iran to eventually take over. In an exclusive interview with Reuters in the Oval Office, Trump said there … Read more
President Donald Trump appears to be embroiled in a fateful new chapter in America’s bitter duel with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The rationale for US military strikes to help Iran’s protesters at a time of crisis for the theocratic regime is becoming more urgent and compelling by the hour. Trump continues to draw new … Read more