Nation Dec 07 Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.
World Dec 05 Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in U.S. over harassment Masih Alinejad has sued Iran in U.S. federal court, alleging a government-led harassment campaign targets her and her family.
World Dec 03 Iran says it killed ‘rioters’ in deadliest unrest in decades A report by Iranian state television sought to portray those killed as “rioters” or foreign-backed insurgents who threatened military posts, oil tanks and the public.
World Dec 02 At least 200 killed in Iran protests and government crackdown, Amnesty says At least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising gasoline prices and a subsequent crackdown by security forces, Amnesty International said Monday.
World Nov 27 Iran supreme leader claims protests are a U.S.-backed ‘conspiracy’ Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei provided no evidence for his claims.
Nation Nov 23 US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges.
World Nov 22 Amid protests, Iran internet slowly revives as U.S. sanctions telecom minister The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set gasoline prices sharply rising, as the U.S. sanctioned the country’s prominent telecommunications minister over the outage.
World Nov 19 At least 106 people dead after protests in Iran Iranian authorities have not offered a definitive account of how many people have been arrested, injured or killed in the protests that spread quickly across at least 100 cities and towns.
World Nov 17 Iran’s top leader warns ‘thugs’ as protests reach 100 cities Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed.
World Nov 16 Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire, in violence that reportedly killed at least one person.