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Protest-Hit Iran Says Reviewing Mandatory Headscarf Law

Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code. Protests have swept Iran since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of…

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Iranian State Media: Construction Begins on Nuclear Plant

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country's southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the US.over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. The announcement comes as Iran has been rocked by nationwide protests…

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US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

US Navy says boat carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition intercepted along a sea route from Iran to Yemen.

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Iran starts construction on country’s second nuclear power plant

Iran started construction Saturday on a 300-megawatt nuclear power project in its southern oil-rich Khuzestan province.

Tribune News Service

US focus on Iran is thwarting weapons aid to Russia, envoy says

The U.S. will concentrate on Iranian weapons supplies to Russia and on supporting protesters in the country, rather than on stalled talks to revive an international nuclear deal, the Biden administration’s top Iran envoy said.

Tribune News Service

Iran reviews hijab law after monthslong protests, Telegraph says

Iran is reviewing a decades-old law that imposes a dress code on women, the Telegraph reported.

Tribune News Service

Masih Alinejad is fighting Iran's leaders and inspiring the country's women to rise up

Iran's government has tried to silence her and assassinate her twice, but Masih Alinejad has succeeded in inspiring Iranian women and breaking down one of the pillars that held up the Islamic Republic for 43 years.

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Hundreds of Iranians flock to Gateshead's Baltic centre in basic human rights protest

Worldwide protests have sparked after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was beaten by Iranian police for not wearing her hijab properly in September

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United States eliminated from World Cup after 3-1 loss to Netherlands

The Americans are winless in 12 games against European opponents at the World Cup since 2002, losing six, and are 1-7 during the tournament’s knockout rounds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Singer Liraz brings Israeli, Iranian musicians together – and challenges Tehran regime

Israeli-Persian actress and singer Liraz Charhi, whose song “Zan Bezan” (“Women, Sing” in Farsi) has turned into an Iranian protest anthem, secretly collaborated with Iranian artists in Istanbul on her latest album, “Roya”. The recording challenges the Tehran regime, which forbids cooperation between Israelis and Iranians.

France 24

Iran President Hails 'Freedoms' as State Body Reports 200 Dead in Protests

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's “Islamic Republic” as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations says has cost more than 300 lives. A top state security body meanwhile said that 200 people, including members of…

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US Navy Seizes Ammunition En Route from Iran to Yemen's Houthis

The US Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Saturday it had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling "more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets" in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Dec. 1. "Navy personnel operating from expeditionary sea base…

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U.S. Navy intercepts fishing boat smuggling ammunition in Gulf of Oman -statement

The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Saturday it had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling "more than 50 tonnes of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets" in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Dec. 1.

Reuters

Brighton barber helps World Cup stars look trim in Qatar

Rebin Rob has worked with Wales, Belgium, Iran and Australia.

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Iran authorities reviewing hijab law

Iran’s parliament and the judiciary are reviewing a law that requires women to cover their heads, and which triggered more than two months of deadly protests, the country’s attorney-general says.

Al Jazeera

Iran says more than 200 killed in country’s continuing unrest

Iran interior ministry’s state security council provides its first death toll relating to months-long protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Athlete’s Family Home Demolished for Competing with Head Uncovered

The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished after she rose to international prominence this October for competing with her head uncovered. Rekabi competed without her hijab in South Korea in October, just as anti-regime protests swept Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while…

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UN Experts Urge Iran to Release Critically Ill Dissident

United Nations experts on Friday urged Iran to release a prominent rights activist with a life-threatening illness and expressed concerns over the fate of scores arbitrarily detained during nationwide protests. Arash Sadeghi, who has been in and out of prison since 2009, was arrested again on Oct. 20 “for unknown…

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Iran Oil Cargo Previously Seized by US Unloads in Syria

An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria, which the United States had previously confiscated around Greece, ending months of uncertainty about the cargo, a ship tracker said. The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in…

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It's knockout time at the World Cup for the U.S. and Netherlands — only one moves on

The pressure is high for both squads, but the United States already has relieved some of that tension by moving into the tournament's second round, an accomplishment some observers did not expect.

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USMNT Eyes Its World Cup Opportunity vs. Netherlands

Playing a European power for a place in the quarters is not something the U.S. is taking lightly, even if the mood on the eve of the match was relaxed.

Sports Illustrated

How Midfield Trio Powered USMNT to the World Cup Last 16

Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah and Tyler Adams were difference-makers in each group-stage match, playing on their unique strengths in perfect harmony.

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Women Join Protests in Iran’s Conservative Southeast

Black-clad women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move in the staunchly conservative region. Online videos showed dozens of women on the streets of the provincial capital Zahedan holding banners that declared "Woman, life,…

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UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran Ties Need to Get Back on Track

Iran appears to be at odds with the UN nuclear watchdog over information it should be providing regarding its atomic program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday. "We don't seem to be seeing eye-to-eye with Iran over their obligations to the IAEA," Rafael Grossi told…

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