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Iran Warns of Retaliation as President Orders Restraint on Protesters

This is Beirut, 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's military chief warned on Wednesday that Iran will not stand by and allow itself to be threatened by outside powers, after the United States and Israel backed anti-government protests. "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the escalation of hostile rhetoric against the Iranian nation a threat and will not tolerate its continuation without ...

Iran Protests: 35 Dead, Over 1,200 Arrested

This is Beirut, 06/01 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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About 35 people have been killed since the start of the protests against the regime in Iran, including four children, and law enforcement authorities in the country have arrested more than 1,200 protesters, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The protests in the country are showing no signs of stopping, and they have spread to ...

Trump, Maduro, and Iran

David Hale , 05/01 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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America's dramatic capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has set the stage for the conduct of America's national security strategy in 2026. It has also raised questions. Was it legal? Judging from precedents set with the 1990 capture, trial, conviction, and imprisonment of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, the ...

Khamenei Has a Plan to Flee Iran if Unrest Escalates

This is Beirut, 05/01 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prepared a contingency plan to leave the country if security forces fail to contain protests or begin to defect, according to an intelligence report shared with The Times. The report says Khamenei, 86, would leave Tehran with a close circle of up to 20 aides and family members if he ...

Iran Markets Advanced Weapons Systems for Crypto - FT

This is Beirut, 02/01 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s official defense export agency is offering to sell ballistic missiles, drones, and other advanced weapons systems to foreign governments in exchange for cryptocurrency and barter, Financial Times reported on Thursday. The Ministry of Defense Export Center (Mindex) is the export arm of Iran’s defense ministry. The site offers ...

Fresh Clashes Kill Six in Iran Cost-of-Living Protests

This is Beirut, 02/01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. The protests began on Sunday in Tehran, where shopkeepers went on strike over high prices and economic stagnation, and have since spread to other parts of the country. On ...

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 ...

Iran Designates Royal Canadian Navy a Terrorist Organisation

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Iranian foreign ministry designated the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation on Tuesday in what it said was retaliation for Canada's 2024 blacklisting of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. In a statement, the ministry said that the move was in reaction to Ottawa declaring the Guards, the ideological arm of Iran's military, a terror group ...

Iran President Tells Government Listen to Protesters 'Legitimate Demands'

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's president urged his government to listen to the "legitimate demands" of protesters, state media reported Tuesday, after demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardship. Shopkeepers in the capital shut their stores on Monday, after Iran's embattled currency hit new lows on the unofficial market. Photos from ...

Tehran Shopkeepers Shut Stores Over Economic Hardship, Currency Volatility

This is Beirut, 2025-12-29 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Some shopkeepers in Tehran closed their stores on Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran's embattled currency, Iranian media reported, following similar demonstrations a day earlier. State news agency IRNA said some shopkeepers and traders at Tehran's bazaar "have closed or partially closed their stores," adding ...

Yemen Warring Parties to Exchange Bodies as Part of Major Prisoner Swap

This is Beirut, 2025-12-25 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognised government said they agreed on Wednesday to recover and exchange bodies as part of a major prisoner swap, sparking hope for families of those missing in the war. A day earlier, the warring sides had agreed to a prisoner swap of nearly 3,000 people -- the largest such exchange in 11 years of ...

Hezbollah 'Dissatisfied' with Iran Funding, Demands $2 Billion for Reconstruction

This is Beirut, 2025-12-23 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah has reportedly requested $2 billion from Iran for reconstruction efforts, double the amount Tehran had initially planned to provide, citing a shortage of funds, according to The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation. The report noted that “despite Hezbollah continuing to purchase weapons, and despite the economic situation not affecting ...

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