Tag: Ali Khamenei
The power of the mullahs in Iran
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in connection with the protests in Iran. The regime has also executed the first protester sentenced to death after participating in the protests. 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari was hanged after being accused of being an “enemy of God”. Iranians protesting in the streets continue to demand that the system be…
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, concern and unity
London – As anti-government protests roil towns and cities in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in the streets of Europe, North America and beyond to support what many believe is a watershed moment for their homeland. From those who fled in the 1980s after Iran’s 1979…
EU foreign policy chief is a ‘spineless coward’: EU lawmaker who cut off her hair in support of Iranian women
By RohitNew Delhi [India]October 5 (ANI): European lawmaker Abir Al Sahlani, who cut off her hair in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, said she wanted to show the women of Iran that they have been heard and have a voice in the European Parliament . The death of 22-year-old girl Mahsa Amini in…
‘Enough of the mumbling’, EU lawmakers cut her hair in support of Iran’s protests
Brussels [Belgium]October 5 (ANI): A European lawmaker cut off her hair during a debate in parliament to express solidarity with Iranian women amid the ongoing protest in the country, following the death of Mahsa Amini. Speaking to the EU debate in Strasbourg, Swedish politician Abir Al Sahlani said: “We, the people and the citizens of…
The regime’s tactics to crush resistance in Iran
Protests continue to rage in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini. She was arrested by the moral police and later died. As Iranian women burn their veils, dance in the streets and cut their hair, the security forces have responded harshly. Iran’s president has said the authorities will crack down decisively on…
Ukraine: Russian shelling kills 2 in Kharkiv
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow wants to seize territory in southern Ukraine beyond the eastern Donbas region as the United States and its allies committed more military aid to Ukraine. Russia failed in the early stages of its five-month offensive to topple the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or capture…
Russia’s Lavrov: Moscow wants more territory than Donbas
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow wants to conquer territory in southern Ukraine beyond the eastern Donbas region, where Ukrainian forces are currently fighting for control. Russia failed in the early stages of its five-month offensive to overthrow the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or to capture the capital, Kyiv,…
Putin is open to Ukraine’s grain deal, wants Russian sanctions lifted
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia is ready to facilitate Ukrainian grain shipments from ports along the Black Sea, but that he wants Western countries to lift their sanctions on Russian grain exports. Putin spoke in Iran after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a proposed plan to resume Ukrainian…
Biden refuses to lift sanctions to get Iran back to the negotiating table on a nuclear deal
The recently sworn president also announced he would lift sanctions only if Iran stopped uranium enrichment outside the nuclear treaty. Earlier in the day, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei The speech reiterated the need for the United States itself to lift sanctions and return under the nuclear treaty, The Wall Street Journal reported. “If they…
Iran risks banning world chess unless it supports competitions with Israelis
Iran risks being suspended from international chess tournaments from next month unless it publicly approves Iranian players facing rivals from Tehran’s regional enemy, Israel, according to a member of the game’s global governing body. In a Tuesday interview with VOA Persian from his home in Athens, Greece, Nigel Short, Vice President of the International Chess…