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Netanyahu Says Israel 'Stands in Solidarity' with Iranians

This is Beirut, 04/01 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel stood in solidarity with the people of Iran as protests rocked several cities in the Islamic republic this week. "We stand in solidarity with the struggle of the Iranian people and with their aspirations for freedom, liberty, and justice," Netanyahu said at the weekly cabinet meeting. "It ...

Khamenei Warns "Rioters," Threatens Put Them "in Their Place"

This is Beirut, 03/01 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters." But Khamenei nonetheless warned that while "authorities must have dialogue with protesters, it is useless to have ...

Award-Winning Filmmaker Panahi: Iran Protests “To Move History Forward”

This is Beirut, 02/01 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests, which have gripped his country in recent days, aimed "to move history forward." "Shared pain has now become a cry in the street," said the director who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize this year and has been nominated for an Oscar for his film It Was Just an ...

Iran: The Regime Falters as Fear Shifts

Natasha Metni Torbey, 02/01 17:35 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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In Iran, today’s protests are no longer a part of a long series of crises that the Islamic Republic has, over decades, contained through repression, intimidation, or external distraction. This is different: a deep, gradual, but now unmistakably visible erosion of the regime’s symbolic, ideological, and psychological foundations. This ...

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 ...

Iran Prosecutor Pledges 'Decisive' Response if Protests Destabilize Country

This is Beirut, 2025-12-31 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response". "Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities," Mohammad Movahedi-Azad told state media after three days of protests by ...

From Gaza to Iran: Trump and Netanyahu Review Regional Flashpoints

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held wide-ranging talks in Florida on Monday, addressing key regional crises including Gaza, Iran, Syria, and broader Middle East stability, as both leaders signaled continued strategic alignment despite ongoing regional tensions. The meeting, held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ...

Hezbollah: Is the Company Joud Licensed by the Lebanese State?

This is Beirut, 2025-12-26 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s newly established company, Joud, linked to its financial arm Al Qard al Hassan, has reportedly obtained official Lebanese licensing despite several of its leaders being under U.S. sanctions, according to an investigation by Saudi channel al-Hadath. As part of a strategy aimed at circumventing both Lebanese laws and international ...

Israel Warns Strike on Iran ‘Inevitable’ Without Missile Deal

This is Beirut, 2025-12-26 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A senior Israeli military official warned that an attack on Iran would become “inevitable” if the U.S. fails to reach an agreement limiting Tehran’s ballistic missile program. The official, speaking to Israel’s Ynet news site, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to present U.S. President Donald Trump with ...

Israel Arrests Citizen Suspected of Spying for Iran

This is Beirut, 2025-12-25 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of an Israeli man on suspicion of committing security offenses under the direction of Iranian intelligence agents, days after Tehran executed an Iranian accused of spying for Israel. The arrest is the latest in a series of cases in which Israel has charged its own citizens with spying for its ...

Over 400 Prominent Women Urge Iran to Halt Execution of Woman Activist

This is Beirut, 2025-12-23 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than 400 prominent women, including four Nobel laureates and several former presidents and prime ministers, demanded Tuesday that Iran immediately release engineer and activist Zahra Tabari, fearing she faces imminent execution. The urgent public appeal charged that Tabari, a 67-year-old mother, was handed a death sentence in October ...

Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump

This is Beirut, 2025-12-20 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...

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