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Pro-government marches show Iran's power -President Raisi

Friday's pro-government demonstrations in Iran show the power of the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi said, after days of unrest over the death of a woman detained by the country's morality police.

Reuters

Mahsa Amini’s death is the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ for Iran's defiant youth

Already racked by an economic crisis, Iranians have been taking to the streets to express fury over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the “morality police” despite a deadly crackdown. It is a case of longstanding anger boiling over – amid intensifying repression since hardline President…

France 24

Iran’s army threatens to step in against ‘enemies’ as country braced for fresh protests

President Raisi heads home from New York to a country on the edge

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Editorial: Iran must heed the demands for reforms

For all the legitimate concerns about privacy loss, the spread of misinformation and the like, one thing mass global access to the internet has done is made it ever harder for oppressive regimes to keep things under wraps.

Tribune News Service

Iran leader cancels interview with CNN’s Amanpour over headscarf

CNN presenter Christiane Amanpour said she was ready for the interview when an aide insisted she cover her hair.

Al Jazeera

Iran president says death in custody of Mahsa Amini must be investigated

Ebrahim Raisi says he has contacted Kurdish woman’s family but laments western double standards on human rights

The Guardian - AU

First Thing: Iran’s president says Mahsa Amini death must be investigated

Ebrahim Raisi says he has contacted family of Kurdish woman who died in custody, as outrage spreads across country. Plus, say goodbye to the ‘tiger mom’

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Death of woman in morality police custody will be investigated, Iran president pledges

There have been widespread protests following Mahsa Amini’s death

Evening Standard

From Tehran to Los Angeles, the death of an Iranian woman sparks a feminist outcry

LOS ANGELES — Newsha Niazmandi was born and raised in Iran and moved to the U.S. when she was 17 years old. In recent days, her thoughts have focused on another young woman who lived in Iran — and whose death has touched a global nerve.

Los Angeles Times

US targets 'bad actors,' levying sanctions against Iran and rallying leaders against Russia

UNITED NATIONS — Signaling that the Russian war in Ukraine has triggered an existential crisis for the United Nations, several of its key members on Thursday harshly denounced Moscow's actions, but failed to take new steps to stop the bloodshed and food, energy and humanitarian crises unleashed worldwide.

Los Angeles Times

Iranian leader vows 'steadfast' probe of young woman's death

Iran's president says the death of an Iranian woman in the custody of the country’s morality police for violating the dress code must be “steadfastly” investigated

The Independent UK

CNN's Christiane Amanpour cancels interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi over headscarf demand, amid ongoing protests over death of Mahsa Amini

The interview with veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour would have been President Ebrahim Raisi's first on US soil, but was cancelled after he demanded she cover her hair for their meeting.

ABC News

Journalist cancels chat with Iran president after he insists she wear hijab in New York

CNN's Christiane Amanpour was reportedly asked to wear a headscarf for an interview taking place on US soil as civil unrest continues in Tehran following the death of a woman after being arrested by morality police

Daily Mirror

The Loop: Iran's President calls protests 'acts of chaos', Roger Federer's last match, Shakira to fight tax fraud allegations

What Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories.

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Reuters

Iran's Raisi says "acts of chaos" unacceptable

Iran has freedom of expression, but the protests happening now are unacceptable "acts of chaos", Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday, adding that he had ordered a probe into the death of a young woman that sparked bloody demonstrations.

WEKU

CNN says Iran's president tried to make a hijab a condition for Amanpour interview

CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour said her interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York was abruptly canceled when she refused to wear a headscarf.

Reuters

Iran's Raisi questions worth of a nuclear deal without an end to IAEA probes

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday stuck to his position regarding nuclear talks with world powers, saying he saw no point in a deal that did not close investigations by the U.N. nuclear watchdog on uranium traces in the country.

The Guardian - US

Iran leader shuns Christiane Amanpour interview over refusal to wear headscarf

President Ebrahim Raisi had been scheduled to talk in New York to veteran CNN correspondent, who was widely praised for her stance

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The Independent UK

Iran’s president cancels interview with Christiane Amanpour in New York after she refuses to wear a headscarf

“The aide made it clear that the interview would not happen if I did not wear a headscarf,” the journalist shared in a series of tweets

The Guardian - UK

Iran blocks capital’s internet access as Amini protests grow

Social media platforms have also been cut off in areas of Tehran and Kurdistan as videos of dissent go viral

ABC News

Protests over Mahsa Amini's death spread in Iran, authorities issue warning as death toll from clashes with police grows

Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for wearing "unsuitable attire", spread to over 80 Iranian cities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Vows Solidarity with Iran Women as Protests Spread

US President Joe Biden vowed solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing protests over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. Addressing the United Nations shortly after a defiant speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Biden saluted the protesters while renewing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran, US Clash at UN on Nuclear Deal, Human Rights Issues

The US and Iran clashed on security and human rights on Wednesday, with Iran's president demanding US guarantees to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the US president vowing Tehran would never get an atomic bomb. Raisi said Tehran wanted former US President Donald Trump to face trial for…

Los Angeles Times

Iran's president dismisses criticism as street protests over women's rights turn deadly

UNITED NATIONS — As street protests in Iran turned increasingly deadly, President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday accused the West of maintaining a double standard on human rights.

The Independent UK

US condemns death of Iranian woman in religious police custody while demonstrations erupt in Tehran

22-year-old’s death sparks backlash against religious laws

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