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Iran elections: voting expected to be at record lows as polls close
Here in Iran, they’ve just extended voting in their parliamentary elections til midnight. The regime kept the polls open in the hope more people would show.
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‘Many Iranians pray Trump will be next US president’, says Iranian academic
We were joined by Sadegh Zibakalam, an outspoken academic and author here in Iran, who has been imprisoned in the past for speaking out against the Iranian regime.
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Iran election – will young Iranians take part in crucial vote?
In Iran, the regime’s popularity will be put to the test tomorrow in the first election since the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. It’s been imploring people to come out and make their voices heard by voting – amid concerns of a record low turnout. But the mass…
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How Hamas funds its $1 billion war chest
Iran is thought to support Hamas financially to the tune of 100 million dollars a year. But most of the one billion dollar war chest the group is thought to have accumulated, comes from investments. From tower blocks in Turkey to copper mines in Sudan, Hamas’ financial network spreads far and wide, carefully constructed to…
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Middle East conflict: Inside Iran ahead of crucial elections
In two day’s time Iranians will vote to renew their parliament in a key test for the country’s regime, the test being how many people will show up to the polls and not necessarily who will win.
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A US attack on Iran ‘would bring down the global economy’, says a Tehran academic
We spoke to Seyed Mohammed Marandi, who’s a professor at the University of Tehran and began by asking what he thinks could happen if the United States took military action against Iran.
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‘I don’t think there is a great likelihood of all out war’, says Middle East Security Expert
We spoke to Dr H.A. Hellyer, a senior associate fellow in international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies who is in Jordan.
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Middle East: Pakistan kills nine people in retaliatory missiles strikes on Iran
In a further heightening of tensions in the region, Pakistan conducted military strikes on Iranian territory overnight.
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More girls admitted to hospitals across Iran amid poisoning claims
More girls are said to have been admitted to hospitals across Iran, suffering from the effects of poisoning.
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Schoolgirls in Iran hospitalised after suspected poison gas attacks
Dozens more schoolgirls in Iran have been taken to hospital after suspected poison gas attacks.
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Zahedan: Inside the weekly protest defying Iran’s clerical regime
In Iran, thousands have been arrested and hundreds killed in the regime’s crackdown on nationwide protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody last year. And yet the demonstrations continue. In the city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, rallies are held every Friday, without fail.
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Will the Iran protests lead to regime change?
In this week’s episode, we speak to the head of middle eastern studies at the Royal United Services Institute, Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi. She discusses whether the regime is weak right now and how worrying it is that as Iran becomes more ostracised from the west, it draws closer to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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Iran executes first protester involved in anti-government demonstrations
Iran has said it has carried out the first execution of a protester for being involved in the anti-regime demonstrations that first erupted in September. 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari was found guilty of “enmity against God”. He was accused of taking part in a riot and using a machete to wound a member of the paramilitary…
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Iran to disband morality police, says attorney general
After more than two months of unrest that’s seen hundreds of people killed by security forces, Iran’s government has made – what on the face of it – appears to be a concession to anti-government protesters, by disbanding the country’s morality police.
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‘Enough is enough’ for many Iranians, says human rights lawyer amid continued protests
We’re joined by Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, Shadi Sadr.