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US, UK hold drone drill in Persian Gulf after Iran seizures

The U.S. Navy has held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK

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…

Chicago Tribune

From refuge in Iraq, Kurdish exiles hope Iran's 'revolution' prevails

More than a decade after he fled to sanctuary in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurdish activist Sirvan Hassan can't keep his eyes off news of the protests which have swept Iran over the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody last month.

Reuters

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Friday briefing: Iran’s fierce protests are in their third week – with no sign of slowing down

In today’s newsletter: demonstrations after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini show no sign of abating. We examine three paths Iran could take

The Guardian - UK

Iranian police accused of murdering schoolgirl protester Nika Shahkarami and ordering her family to say she killed herself

Relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have accused authorities of murdering the 16-year-old and forcing them to make false confessions about her death.

ABC News

US issues more Iran sanctions over crackdown on protests

US targets top Iranian security officials for alleged role in ‘violent suppression’ of anti-government demonstrations.

Al Jazeera

U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, even as it seeks a new nuclear deal

Thursday's announcement of new U.S. sanctions follows pressure from activists for the U.S. to support the protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's so-called morality police.

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Mother of dead Iranian schoolgirl accuses authorities of murder

Nika Shahkarami, 16, disappeared on her way to anti-hijab protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

Iran's youth rise up: Can women's rights movement lead to change?

Call it Act Two of Iran's protest movement. Teenagers and in particular teenage girls are defying Iran's repressive theocracy. Their daring is contagious. Week Three of the movement has seen fewer mass demonstrations than during the initial outrage over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the…

France 24

Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

WEKU

US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

The U.S. has imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

The Independent UK

U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over protest crackdown

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials over the shutdown of internet access and the crackdown on peaceful protesters following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

Reuters

Iran protests are 'beginning of the end' for regime, exiled activist Alinejad says

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist exiled in the US, called Iran’s ongoing protest movement "a revolution". Iran is currently seeing unprecedented demonstrations ignited by the death of Masah Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after…

France 24

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…

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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.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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Los Angeles Times

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.

France 24

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…

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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