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Trump warns Iran: 'Do not kill your protesters'

Date: 2020-01-13 06:40:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8267112

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has delivered a blunt warning to the government in Tehran amid growing protests and anger in the streets of Iran, The Washington Post reported on Monday. "To the leaders of Iran - DO NOT ....

Dozens injured as anti-regime protests erupt in Iran

Date: 2020-01-13 05:31:05 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:8267085

TEHRAN, Jan 13 (MENA) - Several people were injured after protests in Iran’s capital city Tehran turned violent on Sunday night, with security forces arresting demonstrators who had taken to the streets to protest against the Iranian regime, Al ....

Trump warns Iranian leaders of killing anti-regime protesters

Date: 2020-01-12 21:56:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8267006

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted another warning to Iranian leaders, calling them for not killing anti-government protesters, as thousands gathered in the country this weekend, CNN reported. "To the leaders ....

Iran summons British ambassador

Date: 2020-01-12 13:27:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8266459

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned British ambassador in Tehran Rob Macaire on the back of anti-Iranian government protests on Saturday, said Russia Today. The British ambassador was arrested during anti-government ....

British ambassador to Iran arrested and held for several hours in Tehran after attending vigil

Date: 2020-01-12 09:41:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8265913

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (MENA) - Britain’s ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, has been arrested and held for several hours after attending a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine plane crash which turned into a demonstration, the Daily Telegraph ....

Merkel says Iran admission it shot down airplane an "important first step"

Date: 2020-01-12 06:16:57 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:8265767

MOSCOW, Jan 12 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said Iran's admission that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet was an important step and called for a full investigation, ABC News reported. Merkel said it was ....

UK Foreign Office: Arrest of Ambassador in Tehran "flagrant violation of int'l law"

Date: 2020-01-12 05:39:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:8265754

LONDON, Jan 11 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab termed the arrest of UK Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire during protests against the Iranian government as "flagrant violation of international law" In a statement released by UK Foreign ....

Rouhani apologizes to Zelensky for downing Ukrainian jet

Date: 2020-01-11 22:39:42 GMT - Ukraine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8265632

KIEV, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the tragic downing of a Ukrainian passenger airliner in Iran and apologized on behalf of his country, Russia Today reported on ....

UK ambassador arrested at Tehran demonstration

Date: 2020-01-11 22:18:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8265715

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - UK Ambassador in Tehran Rob Macaire was arrested amid the protests on suspicion of organizing, provoking and directing radical actions, with hostility towards Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei having grown since ....

Putin, Merkel agree Iran nuclear deal should be preserved by all means

Date: 2020-01-11 19:20:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8265524

MOSCOW, Jan 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed that preserving the Iran nuclear deal is a matter of “tremendous importance” stressing that the agreement should be kept by all means ....