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'Make Iran Great Again': Trump Signs Hat As US Vows To Save Iran Protesters
Iran has been gripped by widespread unrest after protests erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread to several other cities.
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"US Locked And Loaded": Trump Warns Iran Over Protest Crackdown
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly.
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Niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Asks World To Cut Ties With Tehran: Report
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman.
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Iran Prison Fire Death Count Rises To 8: Judiciary
Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed in a fire that raged amid unrest inside Tehran's Evin prison, doubling the previously reported death count.
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Iran To Send Black Boxes Of Downed Ukrainian Plane To Kiev
Iran said on Saturday it was sending to Ukraine the black boxes from the Ukrainian passenger plane that Iranian military shot down this month, an accident that sparked unrest at home and added to pressure on Tehran from abroad.
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"Enemies Seek To Sow Discord" Between Iran And Iraq: Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "enemies" were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet on Monday following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq.
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Protests Threaten Iran's Ascendant Role In The Middle East
The sudden eruption of political unrest in Iran has presented an unforeseen challenge to Tehran's ascendant influence in the Middle East, potentially threatening Iran's claims to regional hegemony just when it seemed to have secured an unassailable role.
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Donald Trump Denounces 'Brutal And Corrupt' Iranian Regime
President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters on Tuesday for acting against Tehran's "brutal and corrupt" regime after days of bloody unrest, while also lashing out at his predecessor Barack Obama.
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What Has Brought Iranian Protesters To The Streets?
Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators posing one of the boldest challenges to its clerical leaders since nationwide unrest shook the Islamist theocracy in 2009.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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UK to Reopen Embassy in Iran Amid Unrest in Iraq
Britain today said it is ready to reopen its embassy in Iran as "the circumstances are right", in a sign of increasing Western engagement with Tehran amid a jihadist upsurge in neighbouring Iraq.
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Hillary Clinton expresses support for Iranian protesters
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday expressed support for the tens of thousands of protesters in Iran's capital, saying they "deserve to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and are part of their own birthright." Speaking to reporters after meeting House Speaker, Ohio Republican, John Boehner on Capi...
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Iran: Anti-govt protesters teargassed
Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters broke out in central Tehran on Monday as security forces beat back and fired tear gas at opposition supporters hoping to evoke Egypt's recent popular uprising.The opposition called for a demonstration on Monday in solidarity with Egypt's popular revolt that a few days earlier forced...
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'Make Iran Great Again': Trump Signs Hat As US Vows To Save Iran Protesters
Iran has been gripped by widespread unrest after protests erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread to several other cities.
-
"US Locked And Loaded": Trump Warns Iran Over Protest Crackdown
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly.
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Niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Asks World To Cut Ties With Tehran: Report
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman.
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Iran Prison Fire Death Count Rises To 8: Judiciary
Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed in a fire that raged amid unrest inside Tehran's Evin prison, doubling the previously reported death count.
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Iran To Send Black Boxes Of Downed Ukrainian Plane To Kiev
Iran said on Saturday it was sending to Ukraine the black boxes from the Ukrainian passenger plane that Iranian military shot down this month, an accident that sparked unrest at home and added to pressure on Tehran from abroad.
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"Enemies Seek To Sow Discord" Between Iran And Iraq: Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "enemies" were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet on Monday following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq.
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Protests Threaten Iran's Ascendant Role In The Middle East
The sudden eruption of political unrest in Iran has presented an unforeseen challenge to Tehran's ascendant influence in the Middle East, potentially threatening Iran's claims to regional hegemony just when it seemed to have secured an unassailable role.
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Donald Trump Denounces 'Brutal And Corrupt' Iranian Regime
President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters on Tuesday for acting against Tehran's "brutal and corrupt" regime after days of bloody unrest, while also lashing out at his predecessor Barack Obama.
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What Has Brought Iranian Protesters To The Streets?
Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators posing one of the boldest challenges to its clerical leaders since nationwide unrest shook the Islamist theocracy in 2009.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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UK to Reopen Embassy in Iran Amid Unrest in Iraq
Britain today said it is ready to reopen its embassy in Iran as "the circumstances are right", in a sign of increasing Western engagement with Tehran amid a jihadist upsurge in neighbouring Iraq.
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Hillary Clinton expresses support for Iranian protesters
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday expressed support for the tens of thousands of protesters in Iran's capital, saying they "deserve to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and are part of their own birthright." Speaking to reporters after meeting House Speaker, Ohio Republican, John Boehner on Capi...
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Iran: Anti-govt protesters teargassed
Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters broke out in central Tehran on Monday as security forces beat back and fired tear gas at opposition supporters hoping to evoke Egypt's recent popular uprising.The opposition called for a demonstration on Monday in solidarity with Egypt's popular revolt that a few days earlier forced...
