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Actress, activist Nazanin Boniadi speaks out after Mahsa Amini death, Iran protests

Iranian-born Hollywood actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi said more has to be done to protect the rights of women in Iran as security forces crack down on protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Reuters

UN Envoy: Iraq Is ‘Highly Volatile’ and Leaders Must Talk

The UN special envoy for Iraq warned Tuesday that the situation in the country remains “highly volatile” nearly a year after last October’s elections failed to form a government, saying all sides have made “strategic mistakes” and it’s now time for all Iraqi leaders to hold talks “and pull the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Suggests Amendments to Maritime Border Deal with Israel

Lebanon has submitted to the United States a list of changes it would like to see in a proposal on how to delineate a contested maritime border with Israel, a top Lebanese official said on Tuesday. US envoy Amos Hochstein has shuttled between Lebanon and Israel since 2020 to seal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Moderate earthquake injures 580 people in northwest Iran

An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5.4 struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and Iranian state media reported that some 580 people were injured.

Reuters

Advocates call on Biden to support Iran protests as vigil held outside White House

Protests against hardline religous laws draw international support but tepid response in US

The Independent UK

Iran rocked by protests; world watches politely

Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody. Her crime? Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of…

Bangkok Post

Oman thanks Tehran for 'handing over' Iranian-American Namazi to Muscat, Iran says

Oman on Tuesday thanked Iran for “handing over” U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi, the Iranian foreign ministry said on its website, but it was unclear whether the Iranian American had left the Islamic Republic or when he might do so.

Reuters

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Iranian schoolgirls take up battle cry as protests continue

As country mourns teenager killed in demonstrations, video shows how female-led protests have spread to the classroom

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing to lose’: Iran’s protesters step up their defiance as a potential showdown looms

TEHRAN, Iran — Twice now, the mass protests roiling Iran have reached even her deeply conservative neighborhood. Shahrzad, a 36-year-old teacher who lives with her parents and acts as their caregiver, has so far heeded her promise to them not to join, although she wants to.

Los Angeles Times

EU to Target Iranian Officials with Travel Bans, Asset Freezes, Says 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 protesters. "France's action at heart of EU ... (is) to target those responsible for the crackdown by holding them responsible…

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Iran protests: Why the country's women are rebelling

They are the biggest protests in Iran for years - but will this women-led uprising force the regime to change?

Newsroom.co.nz

Anoosheh Ashoori’s journey from an Iran prison cell to the London Marathon

“I’m dedicating the run to the innocent people locked up in Iran’s prisons, the many lives lost during these protests, and the millions of people fighting for a better future”, said Ashoori

Evening Standard

‘It was apocalyptic’: A Sharif University student recounts violent repression of Iran protests

Iranian university students have been protesting against the Islamic regime in Iran since October 1. Videos document the brutal repression of these protests by the security forces in the universities: Dozens have been injured by beatings and shotgun bullets and dozens more were arrested, according to students at these universities.…

France 24

Anoosheh Ashoori's journey from an Iran prison to the London Marathon

This time last year 68-year-old British-Iranian, Anoosheh Ashoori, was dreaming of being able to run freely in London parks while in his cell at the notorious Evin prison in Iran. On 17 August 2017, Ashoori was arrested by Iranian authorities on spying charges, which he has always denied. He was…

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The Guardian - UK

Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral

The lyrics to Baraye by Shervin Hajipour are taken from ordinary Iranians voicing their anger in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death

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Iran Says It Launched Test 'Tug' into Suborbital Space

Iranian state media said Tuesday the government has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits. State TV said the Saman test spacecraft was built by the country’s Space Research Center and launched Monday by the Defense Ministry. Hassan Salarieh, chief of the Iranian Republic's space agency, told…

The Independent UK

Iran says it launched test 'tug' into suborbital space

Iran says it has launched a test tug into sub-orbital space

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Iran’s President Tries to Assuage Anger as Protests Continue

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Raisi acknowledged that the country had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated…

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Iran's president tries to appease public anger as protests spread to schools

President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran had "shortcomings" but said the unrest sparked last month by the death of a woman in the custody of the country's morality police was a plot by Iran's enemies.

The Independent UK

Iran's president tries to assuage anger as protests continue

Iranian president has appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the antigovernment protests engulfing the country continued to spread to universities and high schools

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni FM: We Don’t Want Houthi-Imposed War

Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak stressed on Monday the legitimate Yemeni government’s rejection of the was imposed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Yemen. “We do not want this war imposed by the Houthi militias,” said bin Mubarak after meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat. According…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: In both Iran and Russia, backlashes against tyrants grow. It’s defiance that should be nurtured.

When authoritarian regimes strip away the humanity of their own people, blowback invariably follows. That is now happening in both Iran and Russia, where the autocrats in charge are seeing firsthand their nations’ boiling points reached, both on the streets and in the minds of infuriated citizens.

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Lebanon to Send Remarks on US Draft on Maritime Border with Israel

Lebanon will send its comments on a US proposal to delineate its maritime border with longtime foe Israel to the American official mediating talks by Tuesday, a top Lebanese official said on Monday. US envoy Amos Hochstein has shuttled between Lebanon and Israel since 2020 to seal a deal that…

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Yemeni Source Refutes Houthi Claims about Truce

A Yemeni government source refuted the claims made by the Iran-backed Houthi militias about the nationwide truce that expired on Sunday without another extension. It stressed that the government, since the moment the truce was declared in April, sought to deal positively with all international efforts and initiatives to end…

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UN Chief Urges Yemen Rivals: No New Violence and Renew Truce

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire and to engage with each other to renew the truce. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the…

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