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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Casualties Reported in Southern Iran after Protests Turn Violent

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The Wednesday night clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting a plan to divide parts of the Kazeroon County in Fars Province, southern Iran, has left at least one dead and six wounded.
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BBC Persian Meddling in Iran’s Affairs: Russia Envoy

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Russia’s Ambassador to Tehran Levan Jagarian says the Persian Service of the BBC is blatantly meddling in Iran’s internal affairs.
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Will Iran Block Telegram Messaging App Forever?

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While there are reports that a decision has been made by Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace to permanently ban the popular messaging app Telegram, the Council has kept denying such allegations.
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10 Iranian MPs to Visit Evin Prison Sunday

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A group of Iranian lawmakers, composed of reformists, conservatives, and independents, will pay a visit to Tehran’s Evin Prison on Sunday.
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“Public Discontent, Distrust among Root Causes of Iran Protests”

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A report by Iran’s Interior Ministry has revealed that public dissatisfaction and distrust along with plots by foreign enemies have been the root causes of the recent unrest in Iran.
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“Iranian Police Didn’t Have Live Bullets in Recent Riots”

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The Iranian police chief says the forces used to quell the recent violence in Iran did not possess any live bullets when controlling the week-long protests that erupted last month over economic hardships.
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Entire World Unanimously Stands against US: Iran President

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the world’s support for the Iran nuclear deal and their unanimous opposition to the US president’s demands was a great victory for Iran and a big defeat for Washington.
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Telegram Officially Unblocked in Iran

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The Iranian government has removed the temporary restrictions it had imposed on people’s access to Telegram messaging app in order to prevent the escalation of violence amid the recent unrest.
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Enemy Failed to Incite Sedition in Iran: IRGC Chief

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IRGC Chief-Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari says the enemy failed in its efforts to trigger sedition in the country.
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Tehran Condemns Meddlesome US Resolution on Iran Unrest

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced a meddlesome resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives regarding the recent riots in Iran.
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Iran Top General Says Most Murders in Recent Riots Suspicious

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned of enemy plots to blame the government for the deaths in recent riots, most of which, he said, occurred in suspicious circumstances.
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Iran DM Vows Decisive Response to US Moves

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Iran’s minister of defense warned the US against any anti-Iran move, referring to a history of heavy blows the US has received in response.
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UK Says Iran’s Internal Affairs None of Its Business

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The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Iran says the Islamic Republic’s domestic affairs, including recent riots, are none of his country’s business and that the UK will stay out of Iranian internal affairs.
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US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, MKO behind Recent Riots: Iran Leader

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says the recent riots in Iran were plotted by the US and Israel, funded by a filthy rich Persian Gulf littoral state, and implemented by MKO murderers.
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UNSC Meeting on Iran Riots Brought Shame on US: Rouhani

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President Hassan Rouhani says the United States shamed itself by trying to target the Islamic Republic at a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting it had called on the recent events inside Iran.
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Iran FM’s Talks in Brussels to Focus on JCPOA, Not Riots

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Tehran has rejected media reports linking an upcoming meeting between Iranian and EU officials to recent scattered riots in Iran, saying the planned talks will focus on the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal.
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Zarif to Be Invited to Europe for Talks on Iran Protests

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The European Union has announced that it will invite Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks over the recent riots in country.
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Special Places to Be Built for Protest Gatherings in Tehran

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Tehran’s City Council has passed a plan that urges the municipality to build special places in the capital city for holding protest gatherings by Iranian citizens.
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“Erbil-Based Operation Room behind Recent Unrest in Iran”

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Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei says an operation room in the Iraqi Kurdistan, headed by a CIA agent, has orchestrated the recent unrest in Iran.
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Instagram Unblocked in Iran after End of Unrest

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The Iranian government has lifted the temporary restrictions it had imposed on people’s access to Instagram in order to prevent the escalation of violence amid the recent unrest.
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Lawmakers, Top Security Officials to Consult on Iran Protests

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At the Parliament's request, Iranian ministers of intelligence and interior as well as the Secretary of Supreme National Security Council will attend a Parliamentary session on Sunday to discuss the recent Iran protests.
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Iran Blasts US for Abusing UN Security Council

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Iranian envoy to the UN has strongly criticized the Security Council for holding an emergency session on the developments in Iran at the request of the US, saying that Washington is abusing its power as a Permanent Member, and abusing the Council itself.
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UNSC Meeting another ‘Blunder’ for Trump Administration: Iran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent UN Security Council meeting on Iran developments was yet another stupid mistake made by the US administration.
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Who Did First Block Iranian People’s Access to Internet?

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The global reactions to the temporary restriction of social media in Iran amid the recent unrest raises a serious question for Iranian people: if the freedom of Internet is so much important for other countries, why don’t we see any major reaction to the anti-Iran technology sanctions?
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“Trump Using Iran Protests as Pretext to Re-Impose Sanctions”

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The US president is seeking to cash in on the recent protests in some Iranian cities to stop waiving sanctions and to withdraw from the JCPOA.
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