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“If someone can do something, by all means, go for it. I can’t do anything. Don’t curse me,” Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s President, told a gathering of university students and academics in early December. At another meeting with provincial Ostandars (governors) and local officials, the President said, “solve your problems yourselves. You shouldn’t think that the…
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Several Indians, including students, have arrived in New Delhi in commercial flights from Iran amid widespread protests in the Islamic nation and Tehran’s crackdown that has so far killed more than 2,500 people. The flights arrived at the Delhi airport late on Friday (January 16, 2026) night. It was not immediately known how many Indians…
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Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, once compared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Hitler, and warned that if Tehran acquired a nuclear bomb, his kingdom would do the same. For years, rivalry between Saudi Arabia, a Sunni monarchy, and Iran, a Shia theocracy, had been a defining feature of West Asian geopolitics….
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Women cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian flags as a sign of patriotism, as one of them flashes the victory sign, in Tehran, Iran, on January 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) that he’s been told “on good authority” that…
Satellite image of Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar. | Photo Credit: AP Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday (January 14, 2026) evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought up an earlier Iranian attack…
A man shouts slogans during a demonstration in support of nationwide protests in Iran over soaring inflation, outside the Town Hall in Sydney, Australia, on January 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) issued an advisory against travelling to Iran amid ongoing unrest and widespread…
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They are shown handcuffed, their faces blurred. The confession videos, broadcast on Iranian state media, feature dramatic background music interspersed with clips appearing to show protesters attacking security forces. Some showcase gruesome homemade weapons that authorities claim were used in the attacks. Others highlight suspects in grainy security footage, appearing to set fires or destroy…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One en route to Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. on January 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) doubled down on his threat of intervention in protest-hit Iran, telling protesters that “help is on its…
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While it is not clear how Starlink’s service was being disrupted in Iran, some specialists said it could be the result of jamming of Starlink terminals that would overpower their ability to receive signals from the satellites. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Some Iranians are still using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service despite a…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters in nationwide demonstrations that activists said on Monday (January 12, 2026) had left at least 599 people dead. Iran had no direct reaction to Mr. Trump’s comments, which came after the…
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