Iran Protests

The latest news and views about the anti-government protest rallies across Iran which started in late December 2017

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Arrest of Rouhollah Zam Shocks Foreign Intel. Services: IRGC

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Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says the arrest of Rouhollah Zam, the head of major anti-Iran website Amad News, has surprised foreign intelligence services.
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‘Arrest of Rouhollah Zam Shows Iran’s Intelligence Power to World’

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The Chief of Staff of the Iranian President says the arrest of Ruhollah Zam, the head of the notorious anti-Iran website Amad-News, who was protected by Western intelligence services, is a sign of the IRGC’s intelligence authority.
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IRGC Arrests ‘Paris-Backed’ Head of Anti-Iran Propaganda Website

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The IRGC has, in a complicated and professional operation, arrested Rouhollah Zam, the head of anti-Iran propaganda website and Telegram channel, Amad News, which played a key role in the 2017-18 protests in Iran.
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Saudis Recruiting Son of Iran’s Ex-Shah for Anti-Iran TV Show

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Reports say Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran, will soon receive a paycheck to appear in a show that will be produced by Saudi-backed satellite TV channel “Iran International”.
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IRGC Chief Says US Losing Power on World Stage

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Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari says the United States’ power is being questioned today and the country has no leverage any more.
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Iran Leader Urges Police to Win People’s Trust

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has thanked police forces for their efforts to improve their behaviour towards the people, saying such efforts are useful in winning people’s trust.
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Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher Wages

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Lorry drivers in Iran have staged temporary strikes during the recent months, calling on the authorities to increase their wages and control the tyre market, which has put the drivers under great pressure.
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Iran Says Calls for Protest Rallies Orchestrated from Outside

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Foreign sources are to blame for inciting Iranians to stage violent anti-government rallies in the Islamic Republic under the guise of protests against economic woes, says an Iranian Interior Ministry official.
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Top Judge Laments West’s Concerns over Rights Situation of Iranian Protestors

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Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has censured western powers for adopting double-standard policies on human rights, lamenting that the self-proclaimed advocates of human rights keep mum about grave crimes committed by their allies against nations in the region but shed crocodile tears for Iranian protestors.
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Saudis Spending Hefty Money to Slide Iran into Chaos, DM Hints

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Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says a certain regional state has spent billions of dollars to create chaos inside Iran.
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Free Concert for Iranians to Feel Better amid Economic Woes

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Homayoun Shajarian, a well-known Iranian singer, says he is ready to perform a free outdoor concert in order to help people feel better and forget about their economic problems for a few hours.
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Gov’t under Pressure to Do More to Stop Rial’s Historic Plunge

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The Iranian government is under great pressure to take more steps to normalize what the Central Bank calls “unusual” economic conditions, as the country grapples with a flagging economy and the national currency slides to record lows.
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Iran Gov’t Promises Transparency on Jamming Satellite Signals

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Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi says his ministry has not issued any permission for blocking satellite signals, and is installing equipment in cities to show people which areas are influenced by jamming.
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Iran Leader Discusses Economic Woes with President, Cabinet

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Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has summoned President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members to discuss ongoing economic woes.
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‘Sultan of Gold Coins’ Arrested in Tehran

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Iranian police forces have arrested a man who had hoarded about two tonnes of gold coins over a period of 10 months.
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Two Options Left for Rouhani: Resignation or Cabinet Reshuffle

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With discontent among Iranians over economic hardships on the rise and protests breaking out against the government over a plunge in people’s purchasing power, the performance of the Cabinet has come to the spotlight.
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Trump’s Lawyer Admits Iran Protests Backed by Foreigners

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US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, in an address to a rally staged by the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group, admitted recent protests in Iran had been orchestrated from outside.
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Iranian Minister Says No One Killed in Khorramshahr Protests

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Iran’s interior minister says the Saturday protests in the south-western city of Khorramshahr have left no casualties, appearing to deny reports by western outlets that the demonstrations have left several people dead.
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Water Shortage in Southern Iran Turns into Crisis

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The poor quality of drinking water in southern Iran, particularly the south-western province of Khuzestan, has triggered protests in recent weeks.
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Calm Restored to Bazaar of Tehran after “Guild-Related” Protests

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The Secretary general of the Islamic Society of Tehran Guilds and Bazaar says calm has returned to the Grand Bazaar of Tehran after a few hours of guild-related protests earlier today.
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Dervish Executed for Running over Police Forces in Tehran

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A rioter who had driven a bus into a group of police officers during a February mob attack in north Tehran was hanged at a correctional facility on Monday.
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Iranian MPs Propose Motion on Granting Amnesty to Political Offenders

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A large number of Iranian lawmakers have put forward a motion on granting amnesties to political and other offenders sentenced to death or life in prison.
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Iran Leader Permits Dissident to Leave Country: Report

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Mohammad Nourizad, a political dissident convicted of involvement in stoking the post-election unrest in Iran in 2009, has asked the Leader to give him permission to leave the country to visit his ill son.
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Iran to Dedicate Special Places to Public Protests

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The Iranian government on Monday approved a plan proposed by Tehran’s City Council to dedicate special places in Tehran to citizens’ protest gatherings.
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Kazeroon Division Plan Stopped, Iran Interior Ministry Says

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Iran’s Interior Ministry has reiterated that a plan to divide parts of the Kazeroon county in Iran’s southern Fars Province has stopped, describing recent unrest in the city created by those protesting the plan as strange.
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