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'Iranians threaten to destroy body of executed dual national Alireza Akbari,' MPs told

MPs were told doubt has been cast on the timing of his death - and that his corpse could be "destroyed" unless his family cooperated with Iranian authorities

Daily Mirror

Declare Iran’s revolutionary guard a terror group after Alireza Akbari’s execution, Labour urges

Party say the group now also poses a growing threat on British soil

The Independent UK

Iran’s revolutionary guard should be branded as terror group – Labour

The call from shadow ministers comes after British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari was executed by Tehran.

The Independent UK

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Iranian hardliners urge revenge on UK after Alireza Akbari’s execution

Newspaper editor calls for UK agents to be named, despite zero evidence British-Iranian dual national was a spy

The Guardian - UK

UK set to brand Iran’s revolutionary guards as terrorists after Akbari execution

UK and EU expected to coordinate response to execution of British-Iranian accused of spying

The Guardian - UK

Ex-diplomat says Iran execution timing might have been influenced by UK politics

A former British ambassador to Iran has linked Alireza Akbari’s death to calls for the Revolutionary Guard to be classed as a terror group.

The Independent UK

Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari accused of spying

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says execution was a ‘callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime’

The Guardian - UK

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EU Studies Imposing New Set of Sanctions on Iran

The European Union is considering imposing new sanctions on nearly 40 Iranian individuals and entities, according to draft documents seen by the American Politico website. Additional sanctions are being studied as part of the EU’s response to the Iranian authorities’ deadly crackdown on protesters following the passing away last September…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Considering Declaring IRGC a Terrorist Organization

Britain is actively considering proscribing Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organization but has not reached a final decision on the matter, foreign office minister Leo Docherty told parliament on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian MPs throw support behind Iranians who are facing execution

Some Australian MPs are publicly backing young Iranians facing the death sentence, hoping the negative publicity for the regime might stave off imminent executions.

ABC News

France has not ruled out declaring Iran's Guards to be a terrorist group

France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany said the move would be politically important and make sense.

Reuters

The Observer view on averting the west’s collision course with Iran

The regime’s lawlessness combined with its Russia-leaning policies should prompt an urgent rethink by the UK and allies

The Guardian - UK

Houthis' Commemoration of Soleimani's Death Sparks Anger among Yemenis

Houthi militias celebrated the third anniversary of the assassination of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander of the al-Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, sparking angry reactions among Yemenis. Social media activists and journalists saw the celebration as a confirmation of the group's absolute affiliation with the Iranian regime. The Houthi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq's PM Slams Former US President Donald Trump

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani strongly attacked the administration of former US President Donald Trump for carrying out the strikes that killed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Sudani said during a speech at a memorial ceremony…

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Iran Pressures Iraq to Prosecute Those Responsible for Soleimani’s Killing before Int’l Courts

A day after the Popular Mobilization Committee and a number of pro-Iran armed factions organized an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the assassination of the IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Tehran renewed its calls on the Iraqi government to reveal the “killers”. Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's Supreme…

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Shot Dead in Tehran

A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was shot dead outside his house in Tehran, state media reported Wednesday, adding that he may have been killed during a burglary. Qassam Fathollahi of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was shot “four times in front of his house” in southern Tehran late Tuesday…

The Guardian - UK

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti released from jail after family post bail

Alidoosti was arrested for support of women’s movement in Iran, including posing on Instagram without hijab

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Protest Movement and the Future of the Regime

Since assuming power in 1989, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei did not find any president agreeable to his desires and line of thought until Ebrahim Raisi, the current president, took office in 2021. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who came to office with the support of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and pretended…

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Foreign Policy

Iran’s Revolutionary Year

Why Iran’s Gen Z is protesting, and why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps won’t back down. These articles explain Tehran’s difficult 2022.

ABC News

Australia could ramp-up actions against Iran for 'egregious' human rights abuses, inquiry told

Australia could ramp up measures against Iran for its "egregious" human rights abuses, including the execution of protesters, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia wants dialogue after Jordan meeting: Iran minister

Several factors have delayed a sixth round of direct bilateral talks, which could be held at level of foreign ministers.

Al Jazeera

Iran says four security forces killed near Pakistan border

Members of Iran’s security forces killed in a firefight with an unnamed ‘terrorist group’, state media reports.

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Tel Aviv Accuses Tehran of 'Smuggling' Weapons, Experts to Proxies Using Civilian Airline

An Israeli report published Thursday claimed that it uncovered a new means used by Iran to smuggle weapons into Syria and Lebanon, through the private airline Mahan Air. The report said that this discovery came within the framework of Israel’s campaign to thwart the new Iranian smuggling route through Beirut,…

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US Imposes Sanctions on Turkish Businessman for Helping IRGC

The Biden administration levied sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil sales and money laundering on behalf of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ayan’s companies have set up international sales contracts for Iranian oil,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CNN: IRGC Threatened Families of Soccer Team Ahead of Match Against US

The families of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture if the players fail to “behave” ahead of the match against the USA on Tuesday, CNN cited a source involved in the security of the games as saying. Following the refusal of Iranian players to…

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