(refiles to fix hyperlinks in paragraph 8, 14) DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the United States were to attack it, stoking tensions between Washington and Tehran, designating EU armies as “terrorist groups” in a retaliatory move. The United States has increased its naval presence in … Read more
By Parisa Hafezi Jan 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s president warned on Sunday that any U.S. strike would trigger a “fierce response” from Tehran after an Iranian official in the region said at least 5,000 people — including about 500 security personnel — had been killed in protests across the country. Iran’s protests, which erupted last … Read more
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s bazaar merchants, the merchant class that was the financial backbone of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have turned against the clerics who helped bring them to power, raising concerns about an economy that has turned into anti-government protests. Frustration among bazaar traders, from small-scale shopkeepers to large … Read more