According to some media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already crossed into Iran to help Tehran quell the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to send reserve forces to Tehran, nor does Iran need additional reinforcements from Baghdad,” Sheikh Ghaith Al-Tamimi, a prominent Iraqi scholar … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force that has been key in putting down recent protests across the country in a crackdown that has left thousands dead, is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday, as US warships headed for the Middle East. Nournews, a … 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
Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran. – Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images The United States is considering whether to strike Iran as turmoil intensifies the country’s authoritarian regime. The Iranian government is at its weakest point in years, destabilizing another OPEC nation less than two weeks after the United States toppled the Venezuelan government. … Read more
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “looks very nice” but expressed uncertainty about whether Pahlavi would be able to rally support in Iran to eventually take over. In an exclusive Reuters interview in the Oval Office, Trump said there is … Read more
The Trump administration is urging American citizens to leave Iran immediately as the president escalates his threats to use military action against the Middle Eastern nation amid a violent government crackdown on protesters. The US military is also withdrawing some personnel from its largest airbase in the Middle East in Qatar on January 14, according … 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
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it was keeping communications open with the United States as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violent crackdown on protests that have posed one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Trump … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Donald Trump said Iran must negotiate with Washington after his threat to hit the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move that came as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations had risen to at least 544. Iran had no immediate … Read more
Credit: Vahid/X Donald Trump has been warned that the US military needs more time to prepare for strikes against Iran, as another night of protests rocked the country. The US President is said to be contemplating military action and has been presented with a range of targets, including elements of the security services responsible for … Read more