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CNN —A man is reported to have been killed by security forces in northern Iran during public celebrations by anti-government protesters following the national football team’s defeat against the United States on Tuesday. Norway-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Mehran Samak was shot in the head by security personnel when he was out celebrating in Bandar Anzali Tuesday night. Based on existing evidence, he had been shot by a hunting rifle,” Bandar Anzali police chief Colonel Jafar Javanmardi said according to Tasnim. Footage obtained by CNN from pro-reform news outlet IranWire shows Samak's funeral in Bandar Anzali. Several videos were posted on social media Tuesday night showing people in cities across Iran, including in the capital Tehran, celebrating inside their homes and residential buildings after the US defeated Iran 1-0 in the World Cup.

☆ U.S. Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supported protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday. The Twitter account of the U.S. men's team displayed a banner with the squad's matches in the group stage, with the Iranian flag only bearing its green, white and red colors. The USSF displayed the official Iranian flag in a graphic showing Group B standings on its website. As comments raged online, Iranian state television described the U.S. federation as "removing the symbol of Allah" from the Iranian flag. In the capital Tehran, anti-riot police — the same ones cracking down on protests — waved the Iranian flag after the Wales win, angering demonstrators.

☆ Iran to enrich uranium to 60% purity at Fordow nuclear site - TV
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has started enriching uranium to 60% purity at its underground Fordow nuclear site, according to state media on Tuesday, which described the action as a response to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand for more cooperation from Tehran. "In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has informed the agency that it has started enriching uranium to 60% purity at Fordow site," the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, adding that it was a "strong response" to the agency's latest resolution. Iran's SNN network said Tehran will also be building a new set of centrifuges at its Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites. In June, Reuters reported that Tehran was escalating its uranium enrichment further by preparing to use advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow site, which can easily switch between enrichment levels. The IAEA resolution is the second this year targeting Iran over the investigation, which has become an obstacle to talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal because Iran has demanded the probe be ended.

DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60% purity at its underground Fordow nuclear site, the government's nuclear chief said on Tuesday, a move that may irk Western powers pushing Tehran to roll back its nuclear work by reviving a 2015 pact. "We had said that Iran will seriously react to any resolution and political pressure ... that is why Iran has started enriching uranium to 60% purity from Monday at the Fordow site," said Mohammad Eslami, according to Iranian media. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported Iran had informed the agency in a letter about the decision to use "IR-6 advanced centrifuges to produce 60% enriched uranium" at Fordow, a site buried inside a mountain. In June, Reuters reported that Tehran was enhancing its uranium enrichment further by preparing to use IR-6 centrifuges, which can easily switch between enrichment levels, at the Fordow site. "Iran has also started the process of injecting gas into two cascades of IR-2m and IR-4 advanced centrifuges at the Natanz site," state TV reported.

Iran’s national men’s soccer team refused to sing the country’s national anthem at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday, in an apparent act of defiance against their government, which has become the target of growing and incendiary protests. The Iranian team has enthusiastically sung the anthem in previous tournaments, including the World Cup in 2018 and the Asian Cup in 2020. Head coach Yahya Golmohammadi of Persepolis FC League during a match between Persepolis FC and Mes Rafsanjan in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28. The news came as the continuing protest movement and the security forces’ attempts to quash dissent led to further unrest over the weekend and into Monday. “We expect the security forces to protect people’s lives and property,” he said in a statement.

☆ Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at its first World Cup game
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Patrick Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Iran's national men's soccer team refused to sing the country's national anthem at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday, in an apparent act of defiance against their government, which has become the target of growing and incendiary protests. The Iranian team has enthusiastically sung the anthem in previous tournaments, including the World Cup in 2018 and the Asian Cup in 2020. Nour News, an outlet owned by the Iran's National Security Council, posted infrared footage which it said was from a Ministry of Intelligence drone observing what it called "armed terrorists." "We expect the security forces to protect people's lives and property," he said in a statement. He said he wrote to the Supreme National Security Council asking security forces stationed in the city to "treat the people with dignity and kindness so that the city calms down."

☆ Fact Check-Confusion spreads online about 15,000 people detained in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

CONFUSION SPREADSOn social media, the picture became blurred. Other social media users cited a Nov. 10 Newsweek article titled “Iran Protesters Refuse to Back Down as 15,000 Face Execution” as their source (here), (here), (here). Posts on social media conflated this with figures by local activist agencies that over 15,000 people had been detained. As of publication, death sentences have not been handed to 15,000 detained people. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts here .

☆ Gulf Arab states can’t give up oil. But they can slash their emissions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Abu Dhabi CNN —As Western states try to wean themselves off their addiction to hydrocarbons, Gulf oil nations have been pushing back hard, warning that a hasty transition away from fossil fuels will be counterproductive. According to the World Bank, Qatar had the highest carbon emissions per capita as of 2019, followed by Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. So, investment in clean energy projects and renewables “makes very good business sense and PR sense for the Gulf,” he said. Gulf petro-states are warning against a quick transition away from hydrocarbons, with the UAE calling for a “mixed energy” approach that minimizes emissions without cutting hydrocarbons. Much of the hydrocarbons exported by Gulf states go to some of the world’s biggest consumers and polluters, including China and India.

CNN —Two British-Iranian journalists working in the United Kingdom have been warned by police of a “credible” plot by Iran to kill them, according to their employer, London-based news channel Iran International. The Iranian government has labeled Iran International as a “terrorist organization,” Iran’s state-aligned news agency ISNA reported Tuesday, citing the country’s information ministry. CNN reached out to Iran International for comment. Iran International’s protest coverageFounded in 2017, Iran International has been at the forefront of covering the recent demonstrations with exclusive footage of events on the ground. The sanctioned entities included what Tehran referred to as “anti-Iranian TV channels” such as Iran International, Tasnim reported.

Security forces clashed with crowds who had gathered at 22-year-old Amini's grave in her hometown of Saqqez, according to a semi-official Iranian news agency, which also said that the internet in the region was subsequently cut-off. Anti-government protests since Amini’s death last month have persisted across Iran despite an intense crackdown. Cemetery clashes“A limited number of those present at Mahsa Amini’s memorial clashed with police forces on the outskirts of Saqqez and were dispersed," according to the semi-official news agency ISNA. Internet in Saqqez was then "cut off due to security considerations,” the agency reported, adding about 10,000 people had gathered. The governor also said that Amini's family decided against holding a memorial service for her and described as "false" any reports of roads to Saqqez being closed.

☆ Top adviser to Iran's Khamenei calls for reopening of Saudi, Iranian embassies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iran and Saudi Arabia must reopen their embassies to facilitate a rapprochement between the two regional rivals, a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, amid moves by Tehran and Riyadh to revive ties. Iran and Saudi Arabia, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016 with both parties backing opposite sides in proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere. "We are neighbours of Saudi Arabia and we must coexist. The embassies of the two countries should reopen in order to solve our problems in a better way," said Ali Akbar Velayati, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Last year, Tehran and Riyadh began direct talks in an attempt to improve relations.

☆ Iran airs video from Evin prison hours after fire, tells Biden to stop interfering
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Iran, which has blamed the violence on enemies at home and abroad, deny security forces have killed protesters. The footage of Evin aired on state television showed firefighters inspecting a workshop with fire damage to the roof. State news agency IRNA said on Saturday eight people were injured in the fire at the Evin prison. Video obtained by Reuters showed protesters marching amongst traffic towards Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Iran's notorious Evin prison, which holds criminal convicts as well as political detainees, has long been criticised by Western rights groups and was blacklisted by the U.S. government in 2018 for "serious human rights abuses".

☆ Iran's top judge orders harsh sentences for 'main elements of riots' as protests persist -ISNA
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots", sparked after the death of a young woman in custody last month, the Iranian semi-official Students News Agency (ISNA) reported. "I have instructed our judges to avoid showing unnecessary sympathy to main elements of these riots and issue tough sentences for them while separating the less guilty people," ISNA quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei as saying. Protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran's morality police on Sept. 16 have turned into one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Iranian news broadcast hacked after female students heckle president
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Unrest on the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday. Throughout the 15-second hack, a caption read “Join us and stand up!” along with text criticizing Khamenei for their deaths. Several state-run Iranian media outlets noted Sunday that similar hacks had taken place in the past. Police initially said Amini, an Iranian Kurd, died after falling ill and slipping into a coma. Elsewhere, a visit by Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, to a women's university in Tehran seemingly backfired after the students there began to heckle him.

☆ Iran's hardline president to address nation as unrest spreads
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Iranian human rights groups have reported a higher toll. read moreIranian authorities have accused armed Iranian Kurdish dissidents of igniting the unrest, particularly in the northwest where most of Iran's over 10 million Kurds live. Early on Wednesday, a video showed protesters in Tehran chanting "Mullahs get lost!" The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Iran's clerical rulers to "fully respect the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, peaceful assembly and association". human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday reports indicated "hundreds have also been arrested, including human rights defenders, lawyers, civil society activists and at least 18 journalists".

☆ Iran summons UK and Norwegian envoys as unrest persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Protestors stand in solidarity with Iranian women after the death of Mahsa Amini, in London, Britain September 24, 2022. He also said that "acts of chaos" were unacceptable and that Iran must deal decisively with the unrest. At the United Nations, he said extensive coverage of Amini's case was "double standards", pointing to deaths in U.S. police custody. The Norwegian envoy was also summoned to explain the "interventionist stance" of the country's parliament speaker, who has expressed support for the protesters on Twitter. State media said 12 bank branches were destroyed in the unrest in recent days, and 219 ATMs have been damaged.

☆ Iran denounces U.S. support for 'rioters'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. support for "rioters" is contrary to Washington's diplomatic stance towards Iran, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was quoted as saying by the semi-official ISNA news agency on Sunday. "Peaceful protest is the right of every nation. However, the U.S. involvement in Iran's affairs and support to 'rioters' in implementing their destabilisation project is in clear conflict with Washington's diplomatic messages to Iran regarding the necessity of a nuclear deal and establishing stability in the region," Amirabdollahian said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by David ClarkeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Иран приступил к испытаниям усовершенствованных центрифуг IR-9
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Иранские специалисты приступили к испытаниям усовершенствованных центрифуг для обогащения урана IR-9. "Одним из наших достижений в области обогащения стало начало механических испытаний центрифуг IR-9, мощность которых составляет 50 ЕРР (единица работы по разделению изотопов, один из показателей мощности центрифуг)", - цитирует его агентство ISNA. Иран на протяжении многих лет работает над созданием новых и модернизацией существующих центрифуг для обогащения урана. Так, 1 апреля Иран приступил к обогащению урана на подземном заводе в Натанзе с помощью четвертого каскада центрифуг класса IR-2m. При этом по условиям ядерной сделки Иран может обогащать уран только на центрифугах IR-1.

Persons: Бехруз Камальванди Organizations: Организация по атомной энергии Locations: Иран, США, Тегеран, Натанзе

☆ Parlamentarii iranieni cer interzicerea vaccinurilor anti-COVID-19 occidentale
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Săptămâna trecută, ayatollahul Ali Khamenei a interzis vaccinurile anti-COVID-19 din SUA, Marea Britanie şi Franţa, susţinând că siguranţa şi eficacitatea lor nu au fost dovedite. Acuzaţiile Iranului nu corespund consensului experţilor care au studiat datele, iar decizia ayatollahului a declanşat o dezbatere aprinsă în ţară. Guvernul preşedintelui Hassan Rouhani s-a distanţat de aceste declaraţii cu caracter extrem, dar, în general, împărtăşeşte îngrijorările cu privire la vaccinuri, scrie Aherpres. Criticii, pe de altă parte, consideră că vaccinurile occidentale sunt mai sigure decât cele din China, Rusia şi Cuba, cu care guvernul iranian nu are nicio problemă. De la începutul pandemiei, autorităţile iraniene au declarat peste 56.000 de decese şi aproape 1,3 milioane de cazuri de contaminare cu noul coronavirus.

Persons: Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani, Rouhani Organizations: OMS Locations: SUA, Britanie, Franţa, Teheran, China, Rusia, Cuba

De asemenea, Zelenski a înregistrat o adresare video națiunii, exprimând condoleanțe familiilor victimelor și promovând asistența guvernamentală rudelor cetățenilor ucraineni, care au murit în accident. Vladimir Zelenski a vizitat și Aeroportul Boryspil din Kiev, unde a depus flori, pentru a comemora victimele accidentului. Potrivit ultimelor informații, relatate de televiziunea de stat iraniană, niciuna dintre victime nu a putut fi salvată. Președintele Ucrainei, Vladimir Zelenski, a creat o celulă de criză și a solicitat procurorului general inițierea unei anchete penale pe cazul prăbușirii aeronavei. Ambasada Ucrainei în Iran a exclus, însă, versiunea unui atac cu rachete asupra avionului prăbușit, însă ulterior s-a răzgândit să o facă.

Persons: Președintele, Zelenski, Vladimir Zelenski, Qasem Organizations: Aeroportul, BBC Locations: Ucraina, Kiev, Teheran, Iranului, Președintele Ucrainei, Irak, Ucrainei, Iran

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