The move to criminalize support for the Revolutionary Guards is reportedly expected “within weeks” Britain will officially designate Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group within weeks, the Telegraph claimed on Monday. Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Security Minister Tom Tugendhat support the move, according to the newspaper. “Officials have been … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hackers have disrupted the work of Iran’s Fars news agency, one of the main sources of news disseminated by the state during protests over Mahsa Amini’s death, the agency said. Iran has been rocked by protests since Amini’s death in custody on September 16, after her arrest for … Read more
Iran’s national team stayed silent during the country’s national anthem ahead of their Monday match in the FIFA World Cup. Julian Finney/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Julian Finney/Getty Images Iran’s national team stayed silent during the country’s national anthem ahead of their Monday match in the FIFA World Cup. Julian Finney/Getty Images Ahead of … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi CNN — The latest wave of protests in Iran is perhaps one of the longest-running challenges the Islamic Republic has faced in recent years. Over … Read more
When Masoud Barzani, a former president of Iraq’s Kurdistan province, offered his sympathy to the family of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in custody after her alleged failure to observe the Islamic dress code, it sparked alarm at the heart of the Islamic republic. Amini’s death in September triggered some of the biggest … Read more
Iran has conveyed to India its readiness to increase economic ties with the country by resuming oil supplies, Iran’s ambassador Iraj Elahi said in an interview with news agency ANI on Friday. Elahi said, “We always express our readiness to increase our economic ties with India. It’s up to India, we are ready to deliver … Read more
The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets. “Do not come to the streets! Today is the last day of the riots,” he said. Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in … Read more
Written by Leah Dolan, CNN Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi was 10 when wearing the veil became compulsory at the non-religious, French-speaking school she attended in Tehran. Previously, boys and girls were taught together, but she was soon also separated from her male friends in the name of a cultural revolution instigated by revolutionary leader Ayatollah … Read more
A group called Black Reward demanded prisoners of Iran protests be released, threatening to release documents on Tehran’s nuclear programme A group called Black Reward demanded prisoners of Iran protests be released, threatening to release documents on Tehran’s nuclear programme Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation said Sunday an email server of its subsidiary was hacked in … Read more
The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee claimed Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf. Supporters of Rekabi, however, remain worried for the 33-year-old climber as other athletes have been targeted by the government for supporting … Read more