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Iran says it has proof that Western states were involved in protests

DUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said on Monday. The protests, sparked by…

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Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran

(Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on…

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Relentless Iran do their talking on the pitch in defeat of Wales

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -Iran ignored the distractions that have overshadowed the team since they landed in Qatar to get their World Cup campaign up and running as they rallied…

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Coming home? England start World Cup in Qatar by thrashing Iran 6-2

DOHA (Reuters) - England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka and strikes by Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling,…

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Iran to help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Post says

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has reached agreement with Iran to begin manufacturing hundreds of unmanned weaponised aircraft on Russian soil, The Washington Post reported, citing intelligence seen by U.S. and…

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Iran leader says ‘enemies’ may target workers as protests rage

DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country's "enemies" may try to mobilise workers…

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Iran protests: Social media videos show flames at home of late leader Khomeini

DUBAI (Reuters) - Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists…

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Iran accuses Israel and Western intelligence services of planning civil war in Iran

(Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Thursday accused Israel and Western intelligence services of planning to divide the country gripped by anti-government protests and start a civil war, a day…

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Iran says several French intelligence agents arrested during protests

DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Several French intelligence agents were arrested in relation to protests in Iran, the country's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV on Wednesday, as anti-government…

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UPDATED: EU sanctions to target Iran Guards ‘inner circle’, Germany says

By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Fresh European Union sanctions will target the "inner circle of power" of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Germany said on Monday as the bloc…

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Iran’s unrest sounds death knell for once vibrant reformists

(Reuters) - The protests sweeping Iran have sounded the death knell for a once vibrant reform movement, revealing a big divide with Iranians in the streets demanding an end to…

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Italian travel blogger arrested in Iran freed

MILAN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - An Italian travel blogger arrested in Iran has been released and will return home, the office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday. "After…

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Iran’s security forces struggle to suppress unrest

(Reuters) - Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a tougher crackdown…

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Iran warns Saudi Arabia ‘our strategic patience’ may run out

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its "strategic patience," according to semi-official Fars news…

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Putin ally Patrushev travels to Iran for talks – TASS

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Russia's powerful Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev was in Tehran on Wednesday for consultations with Iranian officials on security matters, the TASS news agency reported. "In Tehran, Patrushev…

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Iran says it tests satellite-carrying rocket, U.S. calls move ‘destabilising’

Recasts with U.S. reaction DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested a new satellite-carrying rocket on Saturday, state media reported, a move the United States called "unhelpful and destabilising". Washington…

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Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before Ukraine war

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where…

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Iran’s security forces targeting university students to control protests

Iran’s security forces have launched a series of attacks on university students at campuses across the country with dozens of students being arrested, according to the Students’ Union of Iran.…

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Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the…

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UPDATED: Iran’s Raisi tells Biden: Iran was freed 43 years ago

Iran's hardline president on Friday said that Iran had been freed by the 1979 Islamic revolution, responding to a vow by U.S. President Joe Biden to "free Iran". "I am…

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Berlin urges German nationals to leave Iran or risk arrest

BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - 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…

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Russia says Western media trying to stir Gulf tensions

MOSCOW, Nov (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday that Western media had launched a campaign that could trigger escalation in the Gulf, his…

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U.S. concerned about Iranian threats to Saudi Arabia

The United States is concerned about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia and will not hesitate to respond if necessary, a White House spokesperson warned. "We are concerned about the…

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Iran university students strike, piling pressure on rulers

DUBAI (Reuters) - 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…

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Iran’s Guards seize vessel carrying 11 mln litres of smuggled fuel in Gulf – SNN

DUBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign vessel carrying 11 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Gulf on Monday, according to the Student News Network's…

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Iranians appear to defy warning from powerful Guards with more protests

(Reuters) - Iranian students defied warnings from the feared Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia that nationwide protests must end by Sunday, prompting a fierce response from riot police and militia,…

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Iran’s Guards head tells protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’

(Reuters) - The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets. "Do not come to the…

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Dead body found at Frankfurt airport in undercarriage of aircraft from Tehran

BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A dead body was found in the undercarriage of a Lufthansa aircraft that arrived at Frankfurt airport from Tehran on Thursday, German daily Bild reported.…

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Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response

(Reuters) - The militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Iran on Wednesday which killed 15 people, escalating tensions in a…

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Germany tightens entry restrictions on Iran over rights situation

BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany is tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package in response to the human rights situation in the country, German…

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Protests rage in Iran’s southeast, amid crackdown call

(Reuters) - Protests broke out in restive southeastern Iran on Friday, with demonstrators attacking banks, state media reported, as a senior hardline cleric called for tough measures against demonstrators across…

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World’s female foreign ministers meet to back Iranians

(Reuters) - Canada's foreign minister vowed to support "the incredibly brave women of Iran" as she hosted a virtual meeting with her female counterparts around the world to discuss the…

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Iran warns against travel to Ukraine and tells Iranians to leave country

Iran’s foreign ministry advised its citizens on Friday to refrain from travelling to Ukraine and asked Iranians there to leave the country. “Due to the military escalation in Ukraine, all…

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Iranian trainers on the ground help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, U.S. says

KYIV/WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday that Iranian military trainers were in Crimea helping Russian forces operate Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding…

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Explainer: What are the ‘kamikaze drones’ Russia is using in Ukraine?

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched dozens of "kamikaze" drones on Ukraine on Monday, hitting energy infrastructure and killing five people in the capital of Kyiv. Ukrainians have nicknamed them "mopeds"…

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Swiss considering wider EU sanctions on Iran over Amini death

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened European Union sanctions against Iran following Teheran's crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death in police custody of 22-year-old…

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EU set to sanction 8 people, entities over Iranian drone use in Ukraine – diplomats

BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - European Union governments have provisionally agreed to impose sanctions on eight people and entities over the use of Iranian-made drones in Russian strikes on Ukraine,…

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Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia

(Reuters) - Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move…

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Iran prison fire death toll rises as protests rage

DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll…

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UPDATED: EU to slap human rights sanctions on Iran, warns of more over Ukraine

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The European Union prepared to slap sanctions on Iran on Monday over a human rights crackdown and several ministers warned of separate, new sanctions if Tehran's…

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UPDATED: Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist

Oct 16 (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death…

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UPDATED: Iran’s top judge orders harsh sentences for ‘main elements of riots’ as protests persist

Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots", sparked after the death of a young woman in custody…

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Iran calls on foreign visitors to respect law as protests persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the Islamic Republic's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday amid continued protests over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has…

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Germany wants those behind Iran crackdown banned from EU, assets frozen – newspaper

BERLIN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Germany will ensure the European Union freezes the assets of those responsible for a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran and bans their entry…

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Women students tell Iran’s president to ‘get lost’ as unrest rages

DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young…

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Iranians keep up the heat on leaders with protests, strikes

DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Iranians enraged over the death of a young woman in police custody braved bullets and tear gas on Saturday, a human rights group said, pressing…

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Canada bans leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards from entry

(Reuters) - Canada said it would ban the top leadership of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from entering the country and promised more targeted sanctions over the treatment of…

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France urges its nationals to leave Iran; Tehran denies killing 16-year-old, says she fell off roof

PARIS, (Reuters) - France urged its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible, saying they were exposed to the risk of arbitrary detentions. "Any French visitor, including dual nationals,…

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Photo Story: Street art in solidarity with Mahsa Amini

A mural created by the street artist AleXsandro Palombo shows Marge Simpson, a character in the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons,' cutting her iconic hair in solidarity with Mahsa Amini and…

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EU to target Iranian officials with travel bans, asset freezes – France

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that the European Union was looking to impose asset freezes and travel bans on a number of Iranian officials involved in the crackdown on…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes northwestern Iran – USGS

Oct 5 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and state television said medical authorities in the area reported that at least 276 people had been…

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Iran’s leader backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown

Iran's Supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown…

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Iran lawmakers chant “thank you, police” amid growing public fury over woman’s death

(Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers chanted "thank you, thank you, police" during a parliament session on Sunday, amid weeks of anti-government protests across Iran following the death of a young woman…

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Iran protests over young woman’s death continue, 83 said killed

(Reuters) - Protests continued in several cities across Iran against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at…

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As protests spread, Iran president says Amini’s death is ‘tragic incident’, but ‘chaos’ unacceptable

(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be…

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Iran’s nationwide protests pile pressure on state

DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iranian riot police deployed in Tehran's main squares on Wednesday to confront people chanting "death to the dictator" as nationwide protests over the death of…

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Iran’s President Raisi says protesters should be ‘confronted decisively’

Iran must deal decisively with protests which have swept the country after the death in custody of a woman detained by the Islamic Republic's morality police, President Ebrahim Raisi said…

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