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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they hit military targets of the Iranian Quds forces and the Syrian army in Damascus on Tuesday night in response to rockets fired from Syria into Israel. A family was reportedly killed in the attack in south-west Damascus.
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In Iran, protesters have been clashing with security forces. Iranians have been taking to the streets to oppose an unexpected 50 percent hike in petrol prices. This measure is the latest sign of pressure on the country's economy after the re-imposition of US sanctions. Meanwhile, authorities have imposed a near-total internet shutdown in a bid to stifle the protest movement. For more, we speak...
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Amnesty International reports that at least 106 people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in Iran. But the real death toll could be much higher. The unrest erupted last Friday after hikes in fuel prices. Authorities responded by shutting down the internet and, according to Amnesty, harsh security tactics against protesters including live fire, snipers firing into crowds ...
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Atlantic Council: American diplomat Arthur Houghton returned the surviving pages of the 16th century Shahnameh, the Book of Kings, to Iran in 1994, and revisited the country last spring for the filming of a documentary about this story. The conversation will touch on this extraordinary saga and the ties that still bind the United States and Iran.
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At least one person has already died in civil unrest sparked on Friday although activists in the country say the figure is probably much higher.…
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François Picard's panel on The Debate discuss the size of the current protests in Iran, in relation to previous protests in the country's modern history.
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Several people have been killed in Iran after four days of violent protests over a spike in gasoline prices.
IranWire: Dozens were killed in Iran this weekend as protests against a sudden gas price increase spread across the country. The government shut down the internet to stop news from spreading. And Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, said protesters were "corrupt" and "hooligans”.
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