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EU Lawmakers Adopt Resolution to Sanction those Responsible for Amini’s Death in Iran

European Union lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday calling for sanctions against those responsible for the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, and Tehran’s subsequent crackdown on anti-government protests. The resolution, adopted by a show of hands, urges the 27-nation bloc to sanction Iranian officials and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Slams Iran after Alleged Spying Confession Aired

France lashed out at Iran for "dictatorial practices" and taking two of its citizens hostage after a video aired on Thursday in which they appeared to confess to spying. Iran's intelligence ministry said in May it had arrested two Europeans for allegedly fomenting "insecurity" in Iran.

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Braced to crush unrest, Iran's rulers heed lessons of Shah's fall - analysts

Iran's clerical rulers will likely contain the country's eruption of unrest for now, and prospects of the imminent dawn of a new political order are slim if history is any guide, four analysts said.

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Stop trading with Iran says Anoosheh Ashoori’s daughter, as she cuts hair on TV

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The Independent UK

Iran airs alleged confessions of French couple accused of spying

Iranian state television on Thursday broadcast what the authorities in Tehran claim are "confessions" by two French nationals, five months after the pair were arrested in the Islamic republic.

Radio France Internationale

Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini's death

LOS ANGELES — Standing before her bathroom mirror, Elnaz Rahimpour fluffed her curly hair before braiding the tendrils into four pieces.

Los Angeles Times

Iran airs 'staged' confession video of French couple accused of spying

Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens detained for "spying" in May are shown "confessing" to acting on behalf of a French security service. The video, which France's foreign ministry denounced as both "shameful" and "staged", was broadcast amid weeks of protest in Iran…

France 24

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Analysis: Iran protests persist, becoming threat for Tehran

Protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police have stretched into a third week

The Independent UK

France lambasts Iran after spying 'confession' aired

France lashed out at Iran for "dictatorial practices" and taking two of its citizens hostage after a video aired on Thursday in which they appeared to confess to spying, amid weeks of unrest that Tehran has tied to foreign foes.

Reuters

Anoosheh Ashoori’s daughter cuts hair live on TV in support of Iran protesters

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The Independent UK

Yemeni Govt Calls for Deterrence against Houthi Militarization of Red Sea

The Yemeni government demanded international deterrence against the Houthi group's threats to international shipping. In a statement carried by Saba news agency, Yemen's Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani said that the dangerous announcement made by the Houthis that the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandab, and the Arabian Sea are a military…

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Iran Airs Video with 2 French Citizens Arrested for 'Spying'

Iran on Thursday published video showing two French citizens arrested for spying amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger over the death of a 22-year-old detained by the country's morality police. The video released by the state-run…

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Borrell: EU FMs Will Discuss Additional Sanctions on Iran

The European Union is considering slapping additional sanctions on Iran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, as rights groups say thousands have been arrested and hundreds injured in a crackdown by Iranian security forces. EU foreign ministers will discuss further sanctions on Iran at their next meeting,…

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U2 post in support of the Iran protests

The band posted an image of Mahsa Amini on their social media, alongside a famous poem about humanity

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US Envoy: Houthis' 'Maximalist and Impossible Demands' Failed UN Truce

US envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking blamed the Houthis for their "impossible" demands that failed the US and UN efforts to extend the truce, demanding the group shows more flexibility to achieve peace. During a special telephonic press briefing, Lenderking warned of the resumption of fighting again after the failure…

Reuters

EU foreign ministers will discuss additional sanctions on Iran - top diplomat

ABC News

Celebrities cutting off locks of their hair in solidarity with Iran's 'Feminist Revolution'

As Iran's "Feminist Revolution" enters a third week of street protests against the authoritarian Islamist regime, renowned screen and movie stars from around the world have begun to cut their hair in solidarity.

Evening Standard

The heroic young women creating viral protests in Iran

How schoolgirls and students in Iran are finding a way to protest the murder of Mahsa Amini through videos that can be shared around the world

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Cotillard, Binoche chop hair to support protesters in Iran

Oscar winners join other French screen and music stars in video backing the cause.

France 24

No, this video doesn't show a father dancing at his daughter's funeral in Iran

Iran is facing unprecedented protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested and died in police custody earlier this month. A video circulating online now claims to show a heartbreaking scene: a father, who had promised to dance at his daughter's wedding, dancing instead at her grave after she was also…

The Guardian - UK

Iran to investigate death of schoolgirl in early days of protests

Authorities respond to growing outrage over death of Nika Shakrami, but continue violent crackdown

The Hindu

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state

Wearing a hijab or not wearing one should never be construed as a challenge to the state; rather it is a personal choice

The Independent UK

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows

President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests and he's signaled that more sanctions may soon be announced

Zenger

US Downs Iranian Drone

The American military's Central Command ‘brings down’ drone threatening US personnel in Iraq's Kurdish region

Reuters

Iranian-made drones hit Ukraine's Kyiv region for first time- officials

Dozens of firefighters rushed to douse blazes on Wednesday in a town near Ukraine's capital Kyiv following multiple strikes caused by what local officials said were Iranian-made loitering munitions, often known as 'kamikaze drones'.

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