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2021-07-25 19:49
Iran slams U.S. stance on Khuzestan protests as 'shameful'
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has castigated the United States for its comments on the Khuzestan water protests, saying Iran will not let anyone meddle in its internal affairs.
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2021-07-24 18:44
Khuzestan problems should be addressed according to Leader directive: Rouhani
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on government officials to seek solutions to Khuzestan water problems in accordance with the latest instructions issued by Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in that regard.
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2021-07-18 16:58
Counter-revolutionary forces kill two people in Khuzestan protests: senior cleric
TEHRAN – A senior cleric representing the protest-stricken province of Khuzestan in the Assembly of Experts has confirmed that two young protestors have been killed in recent protests over water shortage in the region, saying that the two young victims were killed by counter-revolutionary forces.
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2020-06-02 02:26
230 people killed in November protests: MP
TEHRAN — Top MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said 230 people were killed during the protests in November 2019.
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2020-05-31 18:51
Nearly 200 to 225 people killed in November protests, minister suggests
TEHRAN — Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli has suggested that nearly 200 to 225 people were killed during the widespread protests in November 2019.
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2020-02-19 18:52
November’s unrest death toll to be announced in coming days: government
TEHRAN — Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday that the death toll resulting from the widespread November protests will be announced in the coming days, ISNA reported.
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2020-01-20 19:30
Pezeshkian: Officials should show tolerance toward people
TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday urged authorities to show tolerance toward the people, noting violence should be avoided in dealing with protestors.
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2019-12-29 18:42
Enemies were trying to ‘Syrianize’ Iran: civil defense chief
TEHRAN — Enemies were after throwing Iran into disarray and making it like Syria in the mid-November protests, chief of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization said on Sunday.
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2019-12-27 18:37
By staff and agency
Iran listens to peaceful protesters, but responds to vandalism: Kadkhodaei
Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, has said that Iran has always listened to peaceful protesters, but when there are vandalism security forces take action and respond.
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2019-12-13 22:00
Most of those killed in riots had not even participated in protests, top security official says
Shamkhani appeases families of victims of riots
TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), on Thursday visited some families in western cities of Tehran province who lost a family member in the mid-November riots.
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2019-12-13 18:14
German foreign minister’s anti-Iran remarks irresponsible, unfair: spokesman
TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi on Thursday censured German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’s remarks about the recent protests in Iran, calling his statements unfair and irresponsible which are aimed at misleading public opinion about Belin’s indifference towards economic terrorism against Tehran.
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2019-12-10 17:36
Defense chief: No force capable of countering Iranian nation
TEHRAN – No force is capable of countering the Iranian nation, Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday.
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2019-12-04 23:11
Military outfit means sacrificing oneself for nation: Army chief
TEHRAN – Army Chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has said the military outfit worn by Iranian servicemen shows that they have chosen the path of sacrificing themselves in order to defend the country and the people.
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2019-12-04 23:05
Leader urges Islamic mercy in regard to recent riots
TEHRAN - The Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Wednesday urged relevant state bodies to honor Islamic mercy in regard to those who committed violent acts and caused insecurity in the protests that followed a rise in gas price.
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2019-12-03 19:12
Intelligence Ministry arrests members of anti-Revolution network
TEHRAN – The Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested the top members of an anti-Islamic Revolution network who intended to create chaos in universities during the upcoming Students’ Day ceremonies.
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2019-12-03 10:01
By Mohsen Zanganeh
Failed attempt of engineering a ‘crisis’ in Iran
TEHRAN - For over a year now, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been grappling with severe economic crisis following the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal and re-imposition of crippling economic sanctions. The failure of the European Union to uphold its commitments under the deal have made matters worse.
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2019-12-02 19:09
Raisi urges govt. to compensate human, financial losses caused by riots
TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi on Monday highlighted the necessity of compensating the human and financial losses caused by the recent unrest, calling on the administration to take measures to that end.
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2019-12-01 18:42
Iran investigating cause of unrest-related deaths: general
TEHRAN – Commander of the Tehran division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Reza Yazdi, says investigations are underway to clarify the cause of death of those who lost their lives during the recent unrest across Iran.
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2019-11-30 13:42
By Sharmine Narwani
Western media excited about ‘new Iran revolution’, but polls tell a different story about protests
Data from two foreign polls tell a very different story about protests in Iran. The economy is tough, but a majority of Iranians back their government's security initiatives and reject domestic upheaval.
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2019-11-30 10:36
* By Mohammad Ghaderi
How many people were killed in recent protests in Iran?
TEHRAN - As it was obvious from the beginning, a complex scenario, which had been designed long before to create unrest and insecurity in Iran, was began by exploiting legitimate protests.
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2019-11-26 22:05
Reformist journalist highlights psychological damage of protests
TEHRAN – Reformist journalist Abbas Abdi has downplayed the impact of the financial damage of the recent protests as opposed to its “psychological damage”, which he described as a much bigger problem for the country.
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2019-11-26 10:08
* By Mohammad Ghaderi
Some important points about recent unrest in Iran
It is not possible to trace recent events without considering the key factors influencing them.
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2019-11-25 19:13
Protestors are different from rioters and thugs: MP
TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentarian said on Monday that those who protested against increase in gas price definitely have nothing to share with those who embarked on damaging public property and attacking security forces.
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2019-11-25 16:59
Photo: Shahab Ghayumi
Manifestation of support for security and order
A huge number of people in Tehran held a massive rally in central Tehran to affirm their support for national security and order. The rally followed one week after rioters, that some of them were linked to violent groups such as MKO and PJAK, derailed peaceful protests against increase in petrol prices by attacking security forces with guns and burning gas stations. Marchers in Tehran also condemned certain foreign countries which expressed support for unrest in certain cities in Iran.
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2019-11-25 16:23
Iran says three countries have accepted to join Hormuz peace initiative
TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced on Monday that three countries have accepted to join Iran’s Hormuz peace initiative.
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2019-11-25 15:44
Tehraners rally against rioters and those who provoked unrest in Iran
Large numbers of people took to the streets in Tehran to express their disgust to acts of violence that followed a rise in gasoline prices on November 15. In the midst of peaceful protests against hike in gasoline price, which is still heavily subsidized, rioters took the opportunity to commit acts of violence. Certain countries, including the United States which through its illegal sanctions against Iran has caused economic problems for the Iranians, provoked unrest and chaos in Iran. In addition, the MKO cult group and monarchists incited unrest in Iran.
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2019-11-24 16:49
‘Leader defends system by supporting petrol subsidy reform plan’
TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the Islamic Development Coordinating Council said on Sunday that support for the petrol subsidy reform plan by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution was in fact a support for the Islamic Republic system.
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2019-11-24 16:25
Pompeo’s support for rioters shows depth of his anti-Iran sentiments: Ebtekar
TEHRAN - Iranian Vice President for Family and Women’s Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s support for rioters in the recent protests in Iran revealed the depth of his anti-Iran feelings.
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2019-11-23 22:56
VP warns of consequences if clues found regional states stoked riots in Iran
TEHRAN – The first vice president said on Saturday that Iran will give a harsh response if it is proven that regional countries stoked unrest in Iran.
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2019-11-23 22:54
Democratic presidential candidates support unrest in Iran
Without mentioning the Trump administration’s penalty against the Iranian nation in violation of international law, certain Democratic presidential candidates have expressed support for protests in Iran.