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US To Transfer Seized Iranian Weapons To Ukraine Amid Russia War: Report

October 4, 2023 admin

US President Biden recently said that the US will continue to stand with the “brave people of Ukraine. Washington: The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, CNN reported. US officials said the move aims to help alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military as…

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Iran Says 28 Linked To IS Arrested For Planning To Attack Tehran

September 24, 2023 admin

In Shiite-dominated Iran, the term “takfiri” generally refers to jihadists. (Representational) Tehran: Iranian authorities have arrested 28 people linked to the Islamic State group for plotting to target Tehran during the anniversary of last year’s protests, the intelligence ministry said on Sunday. The protests erupted after the death in custody on September 16, 2022, of…

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Iran Flaunts “World’s Longest-Range Drone” On Iraq War Anniversary

September 22, 2023 admin

US has accused Iran of providing Mohajer-6 drones to Russia Tehran: Iran on Friday paraded its military hardware on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq, including “the longest-range drone in the world” along with ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Iranian state media said. They said the drone “was unveiled” in the parade, which was…

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Iran MPs vote to toughen penalties for women who breach dress code

September 20, 2023 admin

Supporters of women’s rights in Iran raise signs with Mahsa Amini’s picture on the anniversary of her death during a protest outside the White House, in Washington, U.S., on September 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to…

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Gunmen kill a member of Iran’s paramilitary force and wound 3 others on protest anniversary

September 17, 2023 admin

Women hold placards during a global protest in solidarity with Iranian women in New York on September 16, 2023, on the first anniversary of the death of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini in custody. | Photo Credit: AFP Gunmen opened fire on a group of paramilitary forces in southern Iran, killing one of them and wounding…

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Mahsa Amini’s Father Detained By Iran’s Forces On Her Death Anniversary

September 16, 2023 admin

Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the Iran’s morality police last year. (File) The father of Mahsa Amini was briefly detained on Saturday, human rights groups said, amid a heavy security force presence on the first anniversary of his daughter’s death in Iranian police custody that sparked months of anti-government protests. Amjad Amini was…

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What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini’s Death In Police Custody

September 16, 2023 admin

Iran saw widespread protests after the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini Tehran: Iran’s rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. How protests erupted in Iran after…

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Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary | Biden announces more Iran sanctions

September 16, 2023 admin

Mahsa Amini’s death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair September 16, 2023 11:08 am | Updated 11:59 am IST – WASHINGTON A photo of Mahsa Amini is pictured at a condolence meeting….

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Iran Arrests Mahsa Amini Uncle Ahead Of Death Anniversary: Reports

September 6, 2023 admin

Iran saw months of protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in September 2022. Paris: Iranian authorities on Tuesday arrested an uncle of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody sparking months of protests, just ahead of the first anniversary of her death, reports said on Tuesday. Safa Aeli,…

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Iran sentences two women journalists to jail time

September 3, 2023 admin

Two female Iranian journalists will spend around a month behind bars as part of a three-year partly suspended prison sentence for “conspiracy” and “collusion”, local media reported on Sunday. Under the sentence, Negin Bagheri and Elnaz Mohammadi will serve one-fortieth of the term, or less than a month, in prison, their lawyer Amir Raisian told…

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