Iran
Iran social media posts call for more protests after plane disaster
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Iran social media posts call for more protests after plane disaster
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday,…
Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the…
Europeans to trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism
Middle East
January 14, 2020
Europeans to trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany will trigger the dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran,…
Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing
Middle East
January 14, 2020
Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing
Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week, as it struggles to…
Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing
Middle East
January 14, 2020
Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing
Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by…
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist says she has defected
Middle East
January 13, 2020
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist says she has defected
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she…
Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
Middle East
January 13, 2020
Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American…
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
Middle East
January 13, 2020
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian police and security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse…
Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers
Middle East
January 12, 2020
Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical rulers risk a legitimacy crisis as popular anger has boiled up at the way the…
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
Middle East
January 12, 2020
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as…