While only three weeks ago Iran’s ruler Ali Khamenei described the ongoing uprising as a "riot”, on Wednesday he said it is a "hybrid war" led by the "enemies”.
Forty prominent Iranian human rights lawyers have publicly criticised the country's clerical rulers, saying their crackdowns which crushed dissent for decades will no longer work and protesters seeking a new political order will prevail.
Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear weapons program, US intelligence officials believe, as Tehran looks for a backup plan should a lasting nuclear deal with world powers fail to materialize.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran and said that protesters who oppose the Islamic Republic would soon succeed in freeing themselves.
In Iran, sharing a meal can be a revolutionary act. University dining halls, which for decades have been gender-segregated spaces, have become a new front line in the country’s uprising.
The German Foreign Ministry called on all German citizens to leave Iran immediately. The ministry cited the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention as women-led protests roil the Middle Eastern nation.
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) are set to discuss Iran’s crackdown on antigovernment protesters when they open two days of talks in Germany this week.
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