The ongoing anti-government protest in Iran in defiance of a warning by the authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the power of clerics since pro-reform unrest in 2009. https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/947577817192996865 In his first public reaction to the protests, President Hassan Rouhani appealed for calm, however confirming…
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Iran denies killings of protestors
An Iranian official blamed two protesters previously reported killed in the city of Dorud, Lorestan Province, on Saturday night during anti-government demonstrations were targeted by foreign agents and not the Iranian police. Official: Two killed during riot in western Iran, no bullet fired by security forces https://t.co/I4HfzaVl2V pic.twitter.com/m5G6JKXbMW — Press TV (@PressTV) December 31, 2017 “Violent…
Pro-government rallies take over in Tehran
Annual nationwide pro-government rallies were held in Iran to mark the end of the unrest after price protests turned political in a dozen cities across the country. #Iranians commemorate 2009 pro-#IslamicRepublic rallies https://t.co/31Cxaqygwr pic.twitter.com/TiV3m0fiX6 — Press TV (@PressTV) December 30, 2017 Unlike protests, the state TV channels showed a rally in the capital Tehran and…
Rex Tillerson to visit NATO HQ in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Brussels (Belgium) Vienna (Austria), and Paris (France) on December 4-8. On December 4, he will arrive in Brussels, where he will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and attend the December 5-6 NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. While in Brussels, he will also meet with senior…
Paris: escaped circus tiger executed
News of the tiger’s escape came after Paris’ public transport authority, RATP, briefly closed down a tramline in the 15th arrondissement, according to France Info – the public radio that broke the news. Two eyewitnesses told the radio station said they saw the tiger descend onto the tracks. “At first, we thought it was a technical incident,”…
Iran arrests of Europe dual-nationals on rise
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, say lawyers, diplomats and relatives, the number doubled as earlier reported by local or international media. Exclusive: Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals https://t.co/5zFMqlHDrs — Reuters (@Reuters) November 9, 2017 The number marks a sharp rise since…
Iran to continue missiles production
Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense, because it does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast on state television. President @HassanRouhani has pledged that Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense. pic.twitter.com/sXDYe9ZKso — Press TV (@PressTV) October 29, 2017 “We have…
Russia-China roadmap for North Korea crisis resolution
Foreign minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov urged world powers to get behind a joint Russian-Chinese roadmap for settling the crisis over North Korea’s weapons program. Speaking at a conference on non-proliferation in Moscow, Lavrov said that the break-up of a deal on Iran’s nuclear program would send an alarming message about international security mechanisms, and…
Foreign ministers Council to discuss broad agenda
Today in Luxembourg the Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the following international issues: 📺@FedericaMog spoke with press on today's agenda at Foreign affairs Council: #IranDeal #DPRK #Turkey. Watch here ▶️ https://t.co/Q6ERJxmb5N pic.twitter.com/1RXcXYmZx5 — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) October 16, 2017 Iran The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran. North Korea Ministers will…
Mogherini defends Iran nuclear deal
“More than 2 years ago, in July 2015, the international community welcomed the result of 12 years of intense negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme: 104 pages, full of technical details, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the JCPOA” – says the statement by EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini on the latest developments regarding the implementation…
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