
Khamenei's Defiance Dashes Hope For Solution To Iran’s Crisis
As Iran's largest uprising in four decades continued for the 25th day on Wednesday, the country’s ruler Ali Khamenei pretended to be unaffected by the upheaval.

As Iran's largest uprising in four decades continued for the 25th day on Wednesday, the country’s ruler Ali Khamenei pretended to be unaffected by the upheaval.

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday that pursuing nuclear talks with Iran "is not the US' focus right now” amid the Iranians uprising against the Islamic Republic.

Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Iranian government’s killing of children, saying any sort of violence against children is completely “unacceptable and unexplainable.”

Widespread protests across Iran Wednesday, marked by security forces' use of guns and beatings, once again showed the degree of anger against the clerical regime.

No specifics as yet have emerged over new measures against Iran the European Union is set to impose at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxemburg Monday.

The president of the European Commission has called on Iranian authorities to stop the violence against protesters, saying “women must be able to choose.”

While protests are raging across Iran Wednesday, Islamic Republic’s ruler Ali Khamenei called the uprising "scattered riots" designed “by the enemy.”

Former US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have expressed solidarity with Iranian women and girls who have “inspired the world” through their protests.

Iranian protest song by singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour, which has become the anthem of the current uprising, has flooded the submission box for the Grammys’ newest special award category.

United States Middle East policies are under renewed focus after President Joe Biden said Saudi Arabia faced “consequences” over the OPEC+ cut in oil output.

Leading ‘reformist’ politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was detained in July, has been sentenced to a total of eight years imprisonment on charges of activities against the regime.

Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is conspicuously nowhere to be seen these days as Iran experiences its biggest uprising in more than four decades.

Iran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi Tuesday claimed that overthrowing the Islamic Republic “is a stupid idea” because the regime is at “apex of its power”.

Russia has ordered 2,400 Iranian-made Shahed drones from the Islamic Republic, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday.

An Iranian American community organization has called on the Biden Administration to reassess US Iran policy and State Department team in charge of that policy.

Lebanon and Israel have finally agreed on a US-brokered proposal over a disputed maritime border in a rare cooperative move since 1948 when Israel was established.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Tuesday Paris was pressing Iran to free detained nationals, confirming five were currently held.

Many people injured by the Islamic Republic’s security forces amid current protests avoid treatment in hospitals for fear of being arrested, reports say.

Many Iranians have taken to social media in the past few days to refute allegations of sectarianism levelled at some protesters by officials and hardline media.

The UN's body for humanitarian and developmental aid to children, UNICEF, has called for the protection of children and adolescents amid Islamic Republic’s crackdown on popular protests.

Leading ‘reformist’ politician, Mostafa Tajzadeh, who has been jailed since July, has written to Iran’s ruler Ali Khamenei to protest how IRGC intelligence agents treat prisoners.