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Reason · Jan 16

So much for a ‘final battle’ – once again the Iranian people’s peaceful and democratic demands have been silenced

The protests were hijacked by Reza Pahlavi and notions of Persian supremacy, then brutally repressed by a violent regime

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16

‘You need to hang up now’: Australians report surveillance of phone calls with relatives in Iran amid uprising

One man speaking to his mother in Iran from Australia said ‘I could hear her talking to someone else on the line’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16

Son of British couple detained in Iran fears they have been abandoned by UK as regime packs jails with protesters

Joe Bennett has been campaigning for the release of Lindsay and Craig Foreman who are being held in a filthy, overcrowded prison

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Scoop: Mossad director visits U.S. for Iran consultations

Spy chief David Barnea is heading to Miami to see Steve Witkoff.

Axios · Jan 16

Washington warns Tehran 'all options are on the table' in emergency UN Security Council session

Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, US representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Euronews · Jan 16

Iran journalist breaks down in tears as she reads out names of those killed in protests at UN meeting

Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad broke down in tears at the United Nations on Thursday (15 January) as she read out the names of people she said were killed during protests in Iran.

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Khamenei regime will not be able to keep control of Iran, says dissenting film-maker

Jafar Panahi, director of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just An Accident, says Iranian leaders want to destroy country

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16

The single puff of a cigarette that transformed a woman in Canada into Iran’s symbol of resistance

The cigarette smoke seen by millions

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Newsletter: Inside the EU’s proposal for fresh sanctions on Iran

Also in this newsletter: Brussels insists it will work with the US on Arctic security despite Trump's threat to grab Greenland, and two dozen humanitarian workers are cleared of human trafficking charges in a symbolic case in Greece.

Euronews · Jan 16