UN Human Rights Council eyes probe of Iran crackdown
Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold meeting this week to consider launching an international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking Iran.
Iran nabs two actors who removed headcarves: state media
Paris: Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their headscarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, IRNA news agency said.
Protesters torch Ayatollah Khomeini’s ancestral home in Iran
Tehran: Video clips showing the ancestral home in Iran of the late founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Khomeini on fire have been widely shared on social media, with activists saying it was torched by protesters.
Iran ‘spreading bloodshed’ from Mideast to Ukraine: UK
London: Britain’s foreign secretary James Cleverly hit out at Iran for “spreading bloodshed” and vowed to work with allies as he addressed leaders in Manama.
Iran accuses Israel, Western intelligence services of plotting civil war
Dubai: Iran accused Israel and Western intelligence services of plotting to start a civil war in Iran, now gripped by some of the biggest anti-government protests since the 1979 revolution.
Iran has tried 10 times to kidnap or kill UK-based individuals: UK spy chief
London: Iran’s intelligence services have tried on at least 10 occasions to kidnap or even kill British nationals or individuals based in the United Kingdom (UK) regarded by Iran as a threat, the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency said.
Iran says several French intelligence agents arrested during protests
Dubai: Several French intelligence agents were arrested in relation to protests in Iran, the country’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV.
Iran rejects reports it intends to attack Saudi Arabia
Tehran: Iran intends to pursue a policy of “good neighbourliness”, its foreign ministry said on Friday dismissing as “baseless” reports it is planning to attack Saudi Arabia to divert attention from protests at home.
Iran’s Khamenei accuses US of manipulating Masha Amini protests
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States of America (USA) of seeking to manipulate the people by supporting protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, as authorities ordered probe into a video showing officers savagely beating a protester that rights groups said
Growing trade signals deeper ties between Iran & Turkey
Sinan Ciddi According to Turkish government sources, bilateral trade between Turkey and Iran increased sharply over the last six months. Although formally a U.S. ally through NATO, Turkey appears determined to deepen its economic ties with Tehran, recalling its facilitation of Iranian sanctions evasion prior to