US EditionIran’s foreign minister claims ‘the situation has come under total control’ in the nationwide protests
Iran’s foreign minister claims control amid protests that have resulted in at least 544 deaths and over 10,600 detentions, with an ongoing internet blackout limiting information flow.
- On Monday, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, said 'the situation has come under total control' after a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests in Tehran.
- The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the Iranian rial's collapse, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, and protests swelled in Tehran challenging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Authorities cut internet and phone lines on Thursday, hampering outside reporting while Iranian state television aired chants 'Death to America!' and Al Jazeera, Qatar-funded broadcaster, reported despite the blackout.
- Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets, while police sent warning texts as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed military and cyber options.
- U.S.-Based Human Rights Activists News Agency has verified 544 deaths 15 days into the demonstrations and reported more than 10,600 detainees amid diplomatic moves.
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Iran says situation 'under total control' amid pro-govt demonstrations
Tens of thousands of pro-government Iranians flooded the streets on Monday, answering an official call to show solidarity with the state. As state media broadcast images of sprawling crowds at Tehran's Enghelab Square, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared that the internal situation is now "under total control."
While Donald Trump threatened to intervene in Iran before announcing trade sanctions, US legislation seems outdated. Even though both Republicans and Democrats are making their concerns heardAs a fierce crackdown continues in Iran, where at least 10,000 people were arrested and several hundred killed, the Internet-cutting regime for almost five days, Donald Trump announced that any country trading with Iran would be subject to 25% US customs dut…
Trump Holds off on Military Action against Iran’s Protest Crackdown as He ‘Explores’ Tehran Messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government as it continues a violent crackdown on protests that have left nearly 600 dead and led to the arrests of thousands across the country.
BBC World Service - Newshour, Iran's foreign minister: protests brought under 'total control'
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has hailed a day of rallies in support of the government, as estimates of the number of anti- regime protesters killed by his security forces continue to rise. The Ayatollah said it was a historic day which had thwarted Iran's enemies. He described the rallies as a warning to the United States and what he called its domestic mercenaries. A Norway- based Iranian rights group (Iran Human Rights) says it's now con…
Truth or Fake - Iran protests: Fact-checking claims of AI manipulation, low turnout
For around two weeks - and despite an internet blackout - thousands of Iranians have been mobilising in large protests that threaten the future of the ruling regime. But some internet users are casting…
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