Updated: Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
Last updated: 8:30am, 20th April, 2024 (AEST) Jerusalem/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iran’s foreign minister […]
Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, videos show
Reuters Protests rocked Iran again overnight Thursday after seeming to have dwindled in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed on Friday. The marches in numerous cities including Tehran that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the […]
Iran leader says “enemies” may target workers as protests rage
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country’s “enemies” may try to mobilise workers after failing to topple the Islamic government in more than two months of unrest. One of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders in […]
Thousands rally in central Iran to protest water shortages
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Thousands of farmers and their supporters gathered in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday, state TV reported, in a major protest over water shortages in the drought-stricken region. “Let Isfahan breathe again, revive Zayandeh Rud,” chanted some of the demonstrators in a video posted on social media as crowds […]