At least 143 people have been killed in protests in Iran since Nov. 15, Amnesty International said on Monday, adding that it had “clear evidence” that Iranian security forces used firearms against unarmed protesters. CBC | World News
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Will Iran strike these Middle East bases? Shock missile target list sparks US army warning
IRAN has threatened to wipe out key US bases in the Middle East in just seven minutes according to a sickening animation of the attack broadcast on Iranian state television. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran sentences 6 conservationists to prison in internationally criticized trial as unrest continues
Six conservationists working to save the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah have been sentenced to prison on internationally criticized espionage charges in Iran, even as protests and unrest continue in parts of the country. One Canadian died in prison awaiting trial. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran supreme leader warns ‘thugs’ amid gas price protests
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices and called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over the hike “thugs,” signaling a potential crackdown on the demonstrations. CBC | World News
Read More »One killed in Iran protests against fuel price hike
One person was killed in the Iranian city of Sirjan during protests that erupted after the government imposed gasoline rationing and price increases. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says it has discovered a massive new oil field with 50B barrels
Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude oil, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran announces more violations of nuclear deal
The head of Iran’s nuclear program says Tehran is working on a prototype centrifuge that’s 50 times faster than those allowed under the nuclear deal with world powers. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabian coast
Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran could be destroyed in devastating ‘shock and awe’ blitz under leaked US ‘war plan’
IRAN could be annihilated by the US in a devastating “shock and awe” attack which would destroy the regime overnight, leaked documents show. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran president warns of Persian Gulf region ‘on the edge of collapse’
Iran’s president warned world leaders Wednesday that security in the energy-rich Persian Gulf could collapse quickly with a “single blunder,” and he accused the United States of engaging in “merciless economic terrorism” against his country. CBC | World News
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