The execution of the 23-year-old for his alleged role in protests in Tehran in September has been condemned internationally.
Australia live news: Penny Wong imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police; mountain mist frog declared extinct
Bowen is asked whether allowing elevated prices for fossil fuels would encourage the shift to renewables. He says: Nobody is more in favour of the move to renewables than I am. Nobody. But the way to do it is not to make the prices of existing power exorbitant.
Iran’s Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution
A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to press on with a crackdown a day after the man’s execution.
Russia trying to get ballistic missiles from Iran, says Britain
Russia is attempting to obtain more weapons from Iran, including hundreds of ballistic missiles, and offering Tehran an unprecedented level of military and technical support in return, Britain’s U.N.
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Russia Over Human Rights Violations
Australia’s foreign minister on Saturday said the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it said were “egregious” human rights violations. In a statement, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia was imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities,
White House warns of deepening Russia and Iran military ties
The White House on Friday warned Russia and Iran are laying the groundwork for joint weapons production, citing U.S. intelligence surrounding Moscow and Tehran’s deepening military ties. The warning comes as Russia has sourced explosive drones from Iran for use in Ukraine,
What would success look like for the protests in China and Iran?
In China, where protests in cities across the country erupted late last month, sparked by draconian anti-covid measures, the government has now reversed course and is easing up on many restrictions. Some China experts view this as a victory for the protesters and proof that people power can force change,
Russia is providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran in exchange for drones, officials say
This partnership poses a threat not just to Ukraine, but to Iran’s neighbors in the region,” a senior administration official told NBC News.
Manifesting the New Iran
Almost all Iranians have in one way or another imagined a New Iran, be it an unrealistic theocratic utopia or a liberal secular democracy. Given the …
He Was Jailed in Iran. Here’s What Happened.
He quickly realized his error. Minutes after he was struck, he found himself sitting in a minibus with darkened windows alongside several other young men. His clothes were covered in blood.