This is Beirut, 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had received assurances that the deadly crackdown on protests in Iran had come to an end. The U.S. president nevertheless maintained ambiguity over a possible American military intervention, as the international community remains on high alert in the face of a major crisis in the Middle ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States is evacuating forces from several of its key military bases across the Middle East, amid preparations for a possible strike on Iran, an official American source told Reuters news agency. A number of personnel have been told to depart the United States' Al Udeid military base in Qatar "in response to the current regional ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 14/01 12:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As Iran’s authorities scramble to repress a growing uprising through violence and information blackouts, the country’s diaspora has emerged as a crucial front in the confrontation with the regime, combining media outreach, international lobbying, and economic leverage. Since December 28, 2025, Iran has been gripped by a wave of protests of ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran’s judiciary chief said Wednesday authorities would pursue fast-track trials for suspects arrested during nationwide protests, signaling a further escalation in the state’s response as unrest continues across the country. U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington would take “very strong action” if Iranian ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were halted during a crackdown on nationwide protests in which activists said at least 646 people have been killed. However, the regime did not ease restrictions on the internet or allow texting services to be restored. Although Iranians were able to ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced fresh tariffs on Iran's trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that any country "doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran" will pay a 25% tariff "effective ...
This is Beirut, 12/01 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s leadership had called him seeking “to negotiate” after he repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters. He added, however, that the U.S. "may have to act before a meeting.” Trump has not elaborated on what the U.S. is considering, but said on Sunday that ...
This is Beirut, 10/01 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted Shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city centers. The two weeks of protests have posed one of the biggest challenges to the theocratic authorities who have ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, although ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protesters who he called "vandals" and "saboteurs", in a speech broadcast on state TV. Speaking to supporters in his first comments on the escalating protests since January 3, Khamenei said U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Salam El Zaatari, 08/01 23:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Amid growing protests, Iran’s rulers face one of their most dangerous moments since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with the pillars that have long sustained the regime now visibly cracking. Protests that erupted in late December 2025 over imploded living conditions have evolved into a nationwide revolt against the ruling system itself, fueled by ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday during his visit to Beirut that Iran intends to deepen relations with Lebanon, presenting his visit to the country’s capital as an “opportunity to enhance political and economic cooperation.” Speaking to reporters, Araghchi said the talks focused on exchanging views with Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 08:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP. The protests began on December 28 when shopkeepers in Tehran staged a strike over high prices and economic stagnation, but they have since spread to ...