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Tehran threatens to confiscate property of Iranians abroad who back attacks on Iran
Iran threatens legal action and property confiscation against diaspora members who support the U.S. and Israel amid ongoing conflict, with up to 5 million Iranians living abroad.
- On Monday, the Iranian prosecutor general's office warned Iranians living abroad could face property confiscation and other legal penalties for supporting the United States and Israel.
- Some members of the Iranian diaspora celebrated the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in European and American cities, which Tehran linked to a U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began on February 28.
- Details circulated online show newly established Telegram channels shared information about prominent Iranians abroad critical of Iran's authorities, and the prosecutor general's office warned, 'They will be met with the confiscation of all their properties and other legal penalties in accordance with the law.'
- Up to 5 million Iranians live abroad, mostly in the United States and Western Europe, while Iranian media put their numbers closer to 10 million as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei successor.
- Markets reacted as the pan-European benchmark.STOXX fell 2.34% and oil prices surged more than 25% to just shy of $120 per barrel amid the expanding conflict.
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Some members of the Iranian diaspora who want political changes in Tehran were on the streets in Europe and the United States to celebrate the death of the then supreme leader, Ali Khamenei Aaitolá
·Brazil
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The Iranian Attorney General's office announced on Monday that Iranians living abroad could face confiscation of their property and legal penalties if they express any support for the United States or Israel.
·Amman, Jordan
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 36%
14%
R 50%
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