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
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 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
Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since the demonstrations broke out, but even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders about the treatment of the protesters, saying that … Read more
As the calendar approaches mid-December, the rain has finally fallen on the Iranian capital of Tehran. However this may not be enough to prevent an evacuation amid the fear that the water will run out in a metropolitan area of about 15 million people. What is going on? Before the rain fell on December 10, … Read more