Iran UN mission decries US comments over protest rallies
Press TV – Iran’s UN mission has released a statement strongly condemning comments made by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley…
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Rouhani criticizes Paris’ support for France-based terrorist organization
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on France to take immediate actions against a Paris-based terrorist organization that is…
Trump again expresses support for rioters in Iran
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has again expressed his support for rioters in Iran, saying they are finally taking action…
EU hopes Iran’s authorities will guarantee citizens right to freedom of expression
TASS– The European Union maintains contacts with the Iranian authorities and expects the country’s citizens to be guaranteed the right to peaceful…
9 more people killed, 100 arrested overnight as nationwide protests in Iran continue – local media
RT– At least 9 people were killed and some 100 were arrested overnight as unrest across Iran entered a sixth day, Iranian…
Insecurity not to be allowed in Tehran: IRGC Commander
Tasnim – The deputy commander of IRGC’s Sarallah headquarters, a key base for handling security affairs in Tehran, said the headquarters is…
Tehran court chief warns rioters of heavy penalties
Tasnim – Head of Tehran’s Revolutionary Tribunal cautioned those insisting on participation in violent unrest against the consequences of their disorderly conduct,…
Syria backs Iran against ‘conspiracy’ protests
AP— The latest on protests in Iran (all times local): 11:15 p.m. Syria has expressed solidarity with Iran where clashes between protesters…
Iran’s top judge orders serious action against vandals
Tasnim – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani ordered the country’s prosecutors to take serious measures in dealing with the rioters…
Turkey calls for avoiding external intervention in Iran
Anadolu Agency– Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said violence and provocation along with external interventions should be avoided during ongoing protests in…
How Rouhani can use protests to advance reform
Al-Monitor | Mohammad Ali Shabani: On the fourth day into the protests in Iran, key questions remain unanswered, although some emerging trends…
Iran’s Rouhani backs people’s protest right in first remarks
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country’s people have the right to protest and criticize but that such actions must…
Police officer killed, 3 wounded at hands of ‘rioter’ during rallies in Iran – state media
RT– One officer was killed and three were wounded in the protests in Iran, Reuters reports, citing state media. It is understood…
Russia considers events in Iran as an internal affair – Foreign Ministry
TASS– Russia considers mass unrest in Iran as the Islamic Republic’s internal affair and hopes that the situation will develop without any…
Iran judiciary chief calls on people to pursue demands via legal means
IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Monday urged the Iranian people to ‘pursue their legitimate demands thorough legal…
Iran Intelligence Ministry nabs several agents behind riots
Press TV- Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and arrested some of the agents behind riots, which followed the recent protests…
Price hikes, economic problems reason behind protests: Iranian Cleric
Tasnim – The secretary of Iran’s Guardian Council (GC), Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, said high prices and economic problems in the country led…
Attempt to hijack nation’s voice
Tehran Times- Sources close to security bodies have said of over 500 people arrested during the disturbances in different cities in Iran,…
No plan for President Rouhani’s speech on Iran protests
IFP- A source has dismissed an earlier report that claimed President Hassan Rouhani will address the Iranian nation about the recent protest…
Iran’s religious leadership backs legitimate demands of people: Top Cleric
Tasnim – Prominent Iranian cleric Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani urged the country’s officials to serve the nation and said the religious leadership…
News about curfew in Tehran, false: security official
MNA – Mohsen Nasaj Hamedani, Tehran province Deputy Governor-General for Security and Police Affairs, dismissed the claims made by foreign media about…
Iran government calls on public to avoid ‘illegal gatherings’
AFP- Iran’s interior minister called on citizens to avoid “illegal gatherings” after two days of angry protests against an array of economic…
Iran slams ‘deceitful, opportunist’ US support for protests
Press TV- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has denounced US officials’ “duplicitous and opportunist” support for recent gatherings in protest against economic conditions in…
Iranian administration vows to address concerns over price hikes after protests
Press TV- The Iranian administration has assured the nation that it will work to tackle the economic problems in the country following protests…