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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of seeking to destabilise Iran by orchestrating unrest, even as he said the government would listen to public grievances while warning against what he described as violent rioters.“The US and Israel want to sow chaos and disorder in Iran by ordering riots,” Pezeshkian…
Alireza Firouzja opens up on Iran unrest (Photo by AP and GCL) NEW DELHI: French No. 1 chess grandmaster Alireza Firouzja gained global attention after a social media post. The post on X (formerly Twitter) read, “Long live Iran.”The message spread quickly online. Many fans linked it to unrest in Iran. Firouzja also shared the…
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s leadership entered their third week on Sunday, with demonstrators once again flooding the streets of Tehran and Mashhad, the country’s two largest cities.The unrest has turned increasingly violent, with at least 116 people killed so far, according to rights groups monitoring the situation. Khamenei In BIG TROUBLE: Iran Riots Video Viral…
Iran has been hit with a near‑total nationwide internet blackout amid widespread anti‑government protests, with independent monitors reporting connectivity has fallen to a tiny fraction of normal levels as authorities restrict access across the country. NetBlocks, a global internet monitoring group, confirmed the blackout has persisted for over 36–48 hours, sharply curtailing Iranians’ ability to…
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing preliminary plans for a possible attack on Iran, including the option of large-scale airstrikes, reported The New York Post, citing the Wall Street Journal. Officials are discussing how to follow through on President Trump’s recent threats against the Islamic Republic, including what sites might be targeted.A massive aerial strike…
Iran pre-Islamic revolution flag was briefly hoisted on the Iranian embassy in London. A video going viral on social media shows a man climbing up the building as he tears down the Iranian regime flag and replaces it with the pre-1979 flag with a lion and sun during a demonstration on Saturday.Hundreds of other protestors…
Frederick Forsyth, in Icon, explains a cold, vital truth about nations and what holds them together: “An icon. Not a religious painting, but a symbol. He stands for something. All nations need something, some person or symbol, to which they can cleave, which can give a disparate mass of varied people a sense of identity…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei (File photo) Iran sharply escalated its response to nationwide protests, with the country’s attorney general warning that anyone taking part in demonstrations could be treated as an “enemy of God” — a charge that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.The warning, issued by Attorney General Mohammad Movahedi Azad and broadcast…
Iran’s former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said that he is preparing to return home. He linked the possible move to the ongoing mass protests against the country’s clerical leadership.Pahlavi, who has lived in exile in the United States for five decades, announced the move in a video message and a post on X,…
Iran on Friday approached the United Nations Security Council, blaming the United States for what it described as the “transformation of peaceful protests into violent, subversive acts and widespread vandalism” in the Khamenei-led Islamic Republic. Iran also accused Israel of interfering in its internal affairs.The move came as protests continued across Iran for more than…
