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Iran leaders try to link protests to gun attack killing 15

Iran’s supreme leader and its president have tried to link the nationwide protests roiling the country to an Islamic State-claimed gun attack on a famous mosque that killed 15 people

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Iran says attack on shrine will not go unanswered -Tasnim

The attack on a Shiraz shrine will not go unanswered, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday according to semi-official Tasnim news agency, after a "takfiri" gunman shot at pilgrims praying at the Shah Cheragh shrine.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage

A prominent Sunni cleric who directed unprecedented criticism at Iran's supreme leader over a bloody crackdown in his hometown appeared unbowed this week by warnings from security forces, pressing his demands for more rights for his minority and voicing support for other groups in country-wide unrest.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

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Analysis-Iran crackdown may burnish Raisi's credentials for top job

By tightening curbs on women's rights, President Ebrahim Raisi has boosted his hardline credentials and possibly his prospects of becoming Iran's Supreme Leader, even at the cost of provoking mass protests and driving a wedge between many Iranians and the ruling elite, three analysts and a pro-reform official said.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

Sultan of Oman, President of Iran Hold Telephone Talks

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq received on Monday a telephone call from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, reported the sultanate’s state news agency (ONA). Their talks focused on aspects of bilateral cooperation between their countries. They exchanged views on regional and international developments, added ONA. In Doha, meanwhile, Emir of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022

Raisi blames Biden for inciting "chaos and terror" in Iran - IRNA

President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday blamed his U.S. counterpart for inciting "chaos, terror, and destruction" in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported, amid protests that have rocked the country for the past four weeks.

Reuters · Oct 16, 2022

Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Reuters · Oct 15, 2022

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Iran President Accuses US of ‘Destabilization’ amid Protests

Iran’s president on Thursday accused the US of conducting a “failed policy of destabilization” targeting his nation, as Iranian protesters continued to call for the downfall of its rulers despite a violent and wide-ranging crackdown. President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly dismissed the unrest sparked by the death of a 22-year-old…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022

Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for ‘main riot elements’

Iran has been rocked by weeks of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

Many Iranian women demand political change amid decades-long grievances

Like millions of other Iranian women, retired teacher Somayyeh has been repressed by the country's hardline Islamic laws for decades but was too frightened to stand up to ruling clerics - until Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody last month.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Iranian President Vows Vengeance Against 'Architects of Conspiracy'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his government would take revenge from "the architects of the conspiracy." The official IRNA news agency quoted Raisi as saying in a telephone conversation with the family of a deceased Basij officer that the responsible authorities are keen to take revenge from those responsible for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Iranian authorities round up celebrities as crackdown on protest continues

An international footballer and an influential blogger are among those arrested for criticising the ruling theocratic regime in Iran for a crackdown that has seen hundreds arrested in more than three weeks of deadly protests.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2022

Women Students Tell Iran’s President to ‘Get Lost’ as Unrest Rages

Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young woman in custody, videos on social media showed. Raisi addressed professors and students at Alzahra University in Tehran, reciting a poem that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

'Not afraid anymore': Iran protests enter fourth week

Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and street clashes erupted across Iran on Saturday, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week in defiance of a bloody crackdown.

Bangkok Post · Oct 8, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Are hijab protests ‘the beginning of the end’ for Iran’s regime?

The uprising over the death of Mahsa Amini is like no other, but whether it leads to revolution remains to be seen

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

‘Things will never go back’: Iran’s protesters battling police on the streets in fight for real change

The regime is rattled by the anger that has erupted since Mahsa Amini’s death, but overthrowing the Islamic Republic will require more protesters and firepower, reports Borzou Daragahi

Chicago Tribune · Oct 7, 2022

Commentary: The hope and warning of Iran’s protests

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody last month sparked the country’s biggest protests in years. Under the rallying cry, “Woman, Life, Freedom,” protesters have ground dozens of cities to a halt. The response from Iran’s authoritarian regime has been swift and harsh, with security forces opening…

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died last month while in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

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Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022

Iran rocked by protests; world watches politely

Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody. Her crime? Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Iran’s President Tries to Assuage Anger as Protests Continue

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Raisi acknowledged that the country had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated…

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Iran's president tries to appease public anger as protests spread to schools

President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran had "shortcomings" but said the unrest sparked last month by the death of a woman in the custody of the country's morality police was a plot by Iran's enemies.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Iran's president tries to assuage anger as protests continue

Iranian president has appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the antigovernment protests engulfing the country continued to spread to universities and high schools

Chicago Tribune · Oct 4, 2022

Editorial: In both Iran and Russia, backlashes against tyrants grow. It’s defiance that should be nurtured.

When authoritarian regimes strip away the humanity of their own people, blowback invariably follows. That is now happening in both Iran and Russia, where the autocrats in charge are seeing firsthand their nations’ boiling points reached, both on the streets and in the minds of infuriated citizens.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 3, 2022

'Woman. Life. Freedom': Paris marches in solidarity with Iran protests

Thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to condemn Iran's Islamic leadership in a giant show of solidarity with the protests sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for allegedly failing to appropriately wear the obligatory Muslim veil.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Iranian Authorities Cite ‘Conspiracies,’ Escalate against Universities

Angry protests rocking Iran under the slogan of “Woman, Life, Liberty” have prompted senior Iranian officials to resort to “conspiracy theories” to justify their confrontation with anti-regime demonstrations. Iran’s ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi said Sunday that a “conspiracy” by the country’s enemies had “failed,” as anti-government protests spilled into their…

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