Failure to foresee shah’s fall in 1979 was diplomatic disaster, but experts see little indication of mass defections now
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‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak ⊖⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and anger
The families of Iranians killed by the reg…
Iran denies death sentence for protester despite Tehran's threat of fast trials and executions ⊖⊖
Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.
Fears for British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges after UK closes embassy in Tehran amid deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in Tehran in January last year during a motorcycle tour around the world and were later charged with espionage.
Iran confirms protest hero will NOT be executed as Trump reveals Tehran told him 'the killing has stopped' after he threatened to take military action ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Erfan Soltani, a 26 year-old Iranian man arrested on January 10 during protests, has not been sentenced to death, the country's judiciary said.
Iran protest killings have halted, Trump claims, as Tehran says executions are ‘out of the question’ ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
US president adopts more measured tone and suggests a pause in decision on threatened US military action in Iran
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Iran-US live: Tension lingers amid threats as Tehran reopens airspace ⊖⊖
Tensions are rising in the region after the US began to withdraw some personnel from an airbase in Qatar.
Trump says he’s been assured Tehran has stopped killing protesters as Iran reopens its airspace – live ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iranian airspace reopens to flights after near-five-hour closure
Full report: US and UK military to withdraw some pers…
Concern for couple jailed in Tehran as British embassy closes ⊖⊖
Joe Bennett says his parents are in a "dangerous position" amid Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests.
Trump says Iran has 'no plan' to execute protesters ⊖
The US president does not rule out military action in Iran, as Tehran temporarily shuts its airspace to nearly all flights.