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UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuses to answer if he regrets working for Iran's Press TV, September 25, 2018 (Screenshot via Channel 4 News)
September 26, 2018, 4:50 pm
Irate Corbyn refuses to say if he regrets working for Iran’s Press TV
UK Labour leader claims not to have appeared on channel since Iranian election protests; in the past defended receiving up to £20,000 for 5 appearances between 2009 and 2012
By TOI staff
In this Dec. 30, 2017 file photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a university student attends a protest inside Tehran University while a smoke grenade is thrown by anti-riot Iranian police, in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo, File)
September 25, 2018, 1:34 am
As anger builds and norms change, topsy-turvy Iran seeks release valve
With Tehran readying to mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic’s founding, the regime hopes allowing slightly more public criticism will ease pressure on leaders
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative image taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, university students attend a protest inside Tehran University while anti-riot Iranian police prevent them to join other protestors, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2017. (AP Photo)
August 27, 2018, 6:53 pm
Iran student gets 7 years for taking part in university protest
Lawyer says 21-year-old convicted of ‘assembly with the intention of acting against national security’ was demonstrating over such issues as dormitory opening hours
By AFP
Illustrative: People protest the state of Iran's economy at the old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 25, 2018 (Iranian Labor News Agency via AP)
August 20, 2018, 12:02 pm
Iranians rage against elites’ nepotism, corruption in social media campaign
Anger grows online over the privileges and apparently extravagant lifestyles of government officials’ family members
By TOI staff
FILE -- Iranian soccer fans follow a qualifying match with Uzbekistan in their Asia Group A, 2018 Russia World Cup at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2017 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 11, 2018, 9:18 am
Iran TV accused of muting ‘Death to the dictator’ stadium chants at soccer game
Sports commentators for the state broadcaster tell viewers low volume is due to ‘network disruption’
By AFP
An Iranian man walks in front of a currency exchange shop in the Iranian capital Tehran on August 8, 2018. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
August 8, 2018, 10:30 pm
Experts say US sanctions unlikely to spark turmoil in Iran
Rial rises 20% boosting confidence; pundit says localized demonstrations are not ‘wholesale rejections of the Islamic republic’
By Eric RANDOLPH
US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a press conference at Finland's Presidential Palace July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (AFP / Brendan Smialowski)
July 17, 2018, 8:12 am
Trump says meeting with Putin was ‘really good’ for Israel
US president tells Fox that Putin is a ‘big fan’ of Jewish state and Netanyahu, but does not go into specifics
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump throws a soccer ball to his wife (unseen) from the 2018 football World Cup that he received from Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)
July 17, 2018, 5:44 am
Trump says Iran in turmoil since US withdrew from nuke deal
After meeting Putin, US president says Moscow still committed to accord due to its business interests
By AFP
Screen capture from video of protests about water in Iran, June 30, 2018. (Twitter)
July 12, 2018, 10:26 pm
Iranian police kill demonstrator during protest over water scarcity
Local commander says shots fired in the air after crowd refused to disperse, man hit in the neck and died in hospital
By TOI staff
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani listens during a joint press conference with Austrian President following talks on July 4, 2018 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. (AFP PHOTO / APA / GEORG HOCHMUTH)
July 5, 2018, 10:13 pm
Surge of hardliner support for Rouhani after his anti-Israel words
Revolutionary Guards’ head thanks president for ‘wise and appropriate’ words while his hawkish comments imply he may block the Strait of Hormuz
By Marc Jourdier
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
July 4, 2018, 12:23 am
US, Israel set up task force to stoke internal pressure in Iran – report
John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat said to have met on issue, but not pursuing regime change; secret document sent to Israeli missions abroad details plan to turn up heat on Tehran
By TOI staff
A still from video shared on social media showing protests in the Iranian city of Khorramshahr, on June 30, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter/BBC)
July 2, 2018, 12:54 pm
Iranian demonstrators clash with police for a second night
A day after 11 people hurt by gunfire while protesting water scarcity, state media says authorities dispersed crowd in southwestern province
By Agencies
A still from video shared on social media showing protests in the Iranian city of Khorramshahr, on June 30, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter/BBC)
July 1, 2018, 7:51 pm
Iran denies killing demonstrators at water protests
If unrest in Khorramshahr doesn’t end, ‘law enforcement forces will carry out their duties,’ warns Tehran’s interior minister, after reports that security forces killed 4 people
By AFP
A still from video shared on social media showing protests in the Iranian city of Khorramshahr, on June 30, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter/BBC)
July 1, 2018, 1:42 am
Several reported killed as Iranian forces open fire on protesters
Gunshots heard on videos shared on social media of demonstrators in Khorramshahr, where residents have complained of a lack of water
By TOI staff and Agencies
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani "Free Iran 2018 - the Alternative" event organized by exiled Iranian opposition group on June 30, 2018, in Villepinte, north of Paris. (AFP Photo/Zakaria Abdelkafi)
June 30, 2018, 9:20 pm
Trump allies push for regime change at ‘Free Iran’ rally in Paris
Giuliani, Gingrich call for ramping up sanctions on Islamic Republic, say ‘freedom is right around the corner’ amid recent protests
By AFP
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