Treasury sanctions Revolutionary Guard officials in response to Iran protest crackdown US issues first direct response to ongoing protests after nuclear deal talks come to standstill The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Analysis: Iran pushes militarily abroad amid unrest at home As protests rage at home, Iran’s theocratic government is flexing its military muscle abroad The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Iran’s Sunni Leader Accuses Regime Snipers of Shooting at Demonstrators Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, Iran's Sunni leader, accused security forces of targeting demonstrators by deploying snipers to rallies in Zahedan city. In an Instagram message, he said “special Revolutionary Guard forces have fired at youth and teenagers on Friday.” “Government forces responded by firing live bullets at young men who threw stones… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022
State news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in custody of the “morality police” in Tehran. The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022
Kurdish officials: Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Kurdish Officials: Death Toll Climbs in Iranian Drone Attack An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said. The strikes took place as demonstrations continued to engulf the country after the death of Mahsa… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 28, 2022
Latest Iran Protests Likely Not Last for Tehran Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police. But those flashes show that public anger across the country, once only simmering, is now boiling. The demonstrations surrounding the death… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 25, 2022
Analysis: Latest Iran protests likely not last for Tehran Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation’s morality police The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022
Iran’s army threatens to step in against ‘enemies’ as country braced for fresh protests President Raisi heads home from New York to a country on the edge The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
EXPLAINER: Woman's death in custody sparks Iran protests Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Iranian court orders deaths of two LGBT+ activists, prompting outrage and worry Advocates suspect the regime was riled by a BBC report last year on the repression of Iran’s LGBT+ community The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Iran sentences two female gay rights activists to death for 'promoting homosexuality' During her imprisonment, Zahra was insulted for her identity and appearance, threatened with death, and told her children would be taken away from her by security agents from the Revolutionary Guard, it is alleged Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022
US Navy says Iran seized and released American sea drone ‘This incident once again demonstrates Iran’s continued destabilizing, illegal and unprofessional activity in the Middle East,’ US general says The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 30, 2022 US Navy Says Iran Seized, Later Let Go of American Sea Drone Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Arabian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a US Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said. The incident marks the first time the Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet's new drone task force…
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 US Navy says Iran seized, later let go of American sea drone The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet says Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 29, 2022 Iranian Sites Cordoned off in Syria’s Hama after Israeli Raids Iranian militias and Syrian regime security forces have cordoned off military sites used by the militias in western Hama and central Syria after they were targeted by Israeli raids on Thursday. The sites are the military camps of Sheikh Ghadban, al-Rasafa and Scientific Studies and Research Center near the Masyaf…
France 24 · Aug 25, 2022 US says airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were to send a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
France 24 · Aug 24, 2022 US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Salman Rushdie’s attacker was in contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, report says Intelligence officials say Hadi Matar, 25, was speaking to members of the Revolutionary Guard over social media
ABC News · Aug 10, 2022 FBI charges Iranian agent over plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton An Iranian operative is charged over a plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani — the country's most powerful general.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022 Polish Scientist Is Being Held in Iran, Government Confirms A citizen of Poland is being held in Tehran, the Polish government said Thursday, confirming the detention after Iran's Revolutionary Guard accused several Europeans of spying on military sites as tensions remain high between Tehran and the West. Poland’s Foreign Ministry said that Iran had arrested a "highly reputed scientist"…
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Polish scientist is being held in Iran, government confirms The Polish government says a citizen of Poland is being held in Tehran, confirming the detention after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard accused several Europeans of spying on military sites
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 26, 2022 Iran Launches Rocket into Space as Nuclear Talks to Resume Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It's unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite…
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022 Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume Iranian state television says says that Tehran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers