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Britain readies sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with ‘kamikaze’ drones OLD

Tehran continues to deny sending drones to Moscow

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

‘How do we defend this?’: Pious conservatives speak out against Iran regime

In chatrooms and in interviews, those who previously backed Tehran’s rulers are speaking out with disgust and anger

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Hamas Announces from Damascus 'Turning the Page of Past'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday a Palestinian delegation that included several factions, including the Hamas movement, which announced turning the page on the dispute with the Syrian regime. The movement, which had closed its offices in Damascus in 2012, stressed that its decision to return to the country…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Commentary: Iran regime on borrowed time

Despite weeks of brutal repression, ordinary Iranians of all ages and all sections of society, and from all regions, continue their mass protests, calling for an end to the Islamic Republic’s rule. Their message is unmistakable. The Iranian Revolution has failed. The regime it spawned is doomed. The only question…

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Iran Accuses Persian-Language Media Outlets Abroad of Inciting Protests

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei responded for the first time on Wednesday to reports of Iranian drones being used by Russia in Ukraine. “A few years ago, when photos of Iranian advanced missiles and drones were published, they said it was Photoshop,” said Khamenei, adding that the same parties who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: UK sanctions Iran over drones used in Russian attacks in Ukraine; Kyiv restricts power use – as it happened

UK implements new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with drones; Ukrainians prepare for hours-long power outages.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022

UNSC Discusses Iranian Drones, Links Them to Resolution 2231

UN Security Council diplomats are examining Iran’s transfer of drones, ballistic missiles, and even military experts to support Russia’s war in Ukraine as it violates UNSC resolution 2231, which is part of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Ukrainian and western officials have affirmed that Iran is supplying…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Argentina Requests Arrest of Senior Iranian Official over Attack on Jewish Center

Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Federal judge Daniel Rafecas late on Monday requested the detention of Iran Vice President for Economic Affairs Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

U.S., allies discuss Iranian drone transfers to Russia at U.N. -U.S. State Department

The United States, Britain and France raised the issue of Iran's alleged transfer of drones to Russia at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Exclusive-Deadly Iran jail fire erupted as police clashed with inmates, sources say

Two days before a fire ripped through a section of Iran's Evin prison and killed at least eight people, a riot police unit arrived at the compound and began to patrol the corridors, shouting "God is Greatest" and banging batons on cell doors, six sources told Reuters.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022