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Iran Formally Allows Women to Ride Motorcycles

This is Beirut, 04/02 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Women in Iran can now formally obtain a license to ride a motorcycle, local media reported Wednesday, ending years of legal ambiguity surrounding two-wheelers. The law previously did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice authorities refused to issue licenses. Due to the legal grey area, women have ...

Almost 140 Foreigners Arrested in Central Iran Over Protests

This is Beirut, 03/02 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities arrested 139 foreign nationals in central parts of the country during recent anti-government protests, local media reported Tuesday. Iran's Tasnim news agency quoted the police chief in the city of Yazd as saying those arrested were involved "in organising, inciting and directing riotous actions, and in some cases were in ...

Iran's Khamenei Warns of 'Regional War' if U.S. Attacks

This is Beirut, 01/02 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned on Sunday of a "regional war" if the United States attacked following heavy military deployments by Washington in the Gulf. "The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. Khamenei also ...

Trump Expects Iran to Seek Deal to Avoid U.S. Strikes

This is Beirut, 31/01 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump predicted on Friday that Iran would seek to negotiate a deal rather than face American military action, despite Tehran warning that its arsenal of missiles would never be up for discussion. "I can say this, they do want to make a deal," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Asked if he had given Iran a deadline to enter ...

Brooklyn Man Sentenced in Iran-Linked Plot to Kill Exiled Journalist

This is Beirut, 29/01 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Brooklyn man was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Masih Alinejad, a prominent Iranian journalist and critic of the Islamic Republic, in a case U.S. authorities say was directed by Iran’s elite military and intelligence apparatus. Carlisle Rivera, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy ...

London Based Persian TV to Air 'Truth' About Iran Protests Despite Threats

This is Beirut, 27/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Journalists at the Persian-language TV station Iran International in London have been working flat out, vowing to "show the truth" about the protests in Iran, despite threats against them and their families. The private broadcaster, housed in a heavily secured building in west London, was labeled a "terrorist" organization by Tehran in 2022, ...

UN Rights Chief Urges Iran to 'End Brutal Repression'

This is Beirut, 23/01 15:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations rights chief decried Friday that "thousands" of people, including children, had died in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests and urged the authorities to "end their brutal repression." Speaking at the start of a UN Human Rights Council urgent meeting on the situation in Iran, Volker Turk urged the authorities in Tehran "to ...

Trump Says U.S. Still Watching Iran, Fleet Sailing to Region

This is Beirut, 23/01 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Thursday a US naval "armada" was heading toward the Gulf, maintaining pressure on Iran, although he has recently downplayed the prospect of imminent military action. Last week, Trump pulled back from a threat to strike Iran over its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests after the White House said Tehran had ...

Trump Cancels Meetings With Iranian Officials, Tells Protesters 'Help is on Its Way'

This is Beirut, 13/01 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Trump said Tuesday he's canceled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens "help is on its way." Trump did not offer any details about what the help would entail, but it comes after the Republican president earlier this week said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington. "Iranian Patriots, KEEP ...

New Rallies in Iran as Son Of Shah Calls for City Centers to be Seized

This is Beirut, 10/01 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted Shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city centers. The two weeks of protests have posed one of the biggest challenges to the theocratic authorities who have ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, although ...

Trump Says US Will 'Come To Their Rescue' If Iran Kills Protesters

This is Beirut, 02/01 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that "if Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come ...

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