Category: raisi
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Visits Iraq: Messages and Significations
In his first foreign visit after being elected as Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian undertook a three-day trip to Iraq from September 11 to September 13, 2024. This visit came in response to an official invitation from Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani in July 2024 and included stops in five Iraqi cities: Erbil, Najaf, Karbala,…
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New Iran president vows to ensure morality police don’t ‘bother’ women
TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Monday (Sep 16) to use his power to ensure that morality police do not “bother” women, speaking on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. “Morality police were not supposed to confront (women). I will follow up so they don’t bother” them, said Pezeshkian during his first…
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After seven weeks in office, how is Iran’s President Pezeshkian faring?
Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has now been in office for a month and a half in one of the most eventful and tumultuous starting periods for a president since the country’s 1979 revolution. Over the past seven weeks, Iran has grappled with rising tensions with Israel — including considering a retaliatory strike…
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Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance
Advertisement People attend a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s “morality police”, in Tehran, Iran Sep 21, 2022. (PHOTO: REUTERS/West Asia News Agency) PARIS: Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts opponents…
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Iran deploys Chamran-1 satellite, prompting Western worries about ballistic missile tech progress
Synopsis Iran successfully launched its Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit using the Qaem-100 rocket, developed by the Revolutionary Guard. The satellite aims to test orbital maneuver technology. This launch comes amid heightened Middle East tensions and follows recent military actions by Iran. Western nations, particularly the US, express concerns over potential ballistic missile development disguised…
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Iran two years after Mahsa Amini’s death in custody: Persecution, defiance
PARIS – Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran’s clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic. Activists and exiles still hope that the…
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Iran two years after Mahsa Amini: persecution and defiance
Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran’s clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic. Activists and exiles still hope that the protests sparked…
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Iran says it successfully launched satellite with rocket that officials fear may advance ballistic missile program
September 14, 2024 / 9:49 AM EDT / AP Iran’s campaign hacking efforts: What we know What we know about Iran’s efforts to interfere in U.S. elections 04:02 Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West…