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# Iran

Last month
November 2023
Iranian diplomat in Dublin denies Iran is involved in 'proxy war' in Middle East
Dr Kazem Sharif Kazemi is Charge d’Affaire of the Iranian Embassy and he spoke about the alleged proxy wars in the Middle East and human rights.
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Nov 18th 2023, 9:30 AM
This year
2023
US military strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
According to the Pentagon, there have been at least 12 attacks on US bases and personnel in Iraq and four in Syria since 17 October.
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Oct 27th 2023, 6:59 AM
Red Cross in contact with Hamas over release of hostages as Gaza death toll reaches 1,200
Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and Iran’s president spoke by phone about the war between Israel and Hamas yesterday.
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Oct 12th 2023, 8:25 AM
Tom Clonan: International community needs to intervene to stop a catastrophe in the Middle East
The senator says terrorist attacks by Hamas have not advanced the cause of the Palestinian people.
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Oct 9th 2023, 11:55 PM
Five US citizens who were jailed in Iran have been freed in a deal between both countries
US President Joe Biden has granted clemency to five Iranians who were jailed or awaiting trial for non-violent crimes.
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Sep 18th 2023, 3:24 PM
Iran authorities prevent commemoration of Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year
The protests sparked by Amini’s death a year ago saw security forces kill hundreds of protesters.
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Sep 16th 2023, 7:15 PM
Iran court orders US government to pay $330 million for 'planning coup'
Relatives of those killed in the coup filed a legal petition specifically accused the United States of “planning and executing” the coup
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Aug 26th 2023, 4:17 PM
Iran orders two-day holiday due to extreme temperatures
In recent days cities and towns in Iran saw temperatures of up to 50C.
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Aug 1st 2023, 7:39 PM
Putin says Wagner group ‘doesn’t exist’, as Ukraine airforce downs 16 Iranian-made drones
The Russian president said Wagner had rejected an offer to keep its troops in Ukraine.
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Jul 14th 2023, 10:17 AM
Family of Bernard Phelan 'over the moon' to have Tipperary man home after Iran pardon
Bernard Phelan was pardoned on Friday by the Iranian government after he was detained on spying charges.
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May 15th 2023, 10:20 AM
Iranian government pardons Irish citizen Bernard Phelan after imprisoning him on spying charges
The Irish/French citizen was arrested last year amid nationwide protests in the country.
Iran accused Bernard Phelan of spying during a crackdown on demonstrations last October.
A campaign by his family saw politicians and Amnesty International appeal for the 64 year old's release due to his failing health.
Phelan's release, alongside a French national, has been welcomed by Tánaiste Micheál Martin and France's Emmanuel Macron.
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May 12th 2023, 3:46 PM
Opinion: Ireland can play its part in helping people pushing for freedom in Iran
Colin Lee is an experienced humanitarian worker – he outlines the ways in which the Irish government can help the people of Iran.
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Apr 9th 2023, 7:30 AM
Family of jailed Irishman accused of spying in Iran bring their fight to the Embassy in Dublin
Supporters showed up with pictures of 64-year-old Bernard Phelan.
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Mar 30th 2023, 5:24 PM
US air strikes kill 14 in Syria in retaliation for drone strike
A drone attack had killed one American contractor and wounded five US service personnel in Syria.
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Mar 24th 2023, 5:25 PM
Iran arrests 'a number of people' over mystery poisonings of at least 5,000 school pupils
Scores of Iranian schools have been hit by poisonings since late November, with some being treated in hospital.
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Mar 7th 2023, 8:10 PM
Iranian general says his country is still seeking to kill Trump
The regime is reportedly still pursuing revenge on the former US President who ordered a top Iranian commander to be assassinated in 2020.
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Feb 25th 2023, 12:19 PM
Iranian TV channel halts London broadcasts after death threats from regime
Met Police and MI5 had foiled 15 plots ‘to either kidnap or even kill’ people seen as ‘enemies of the (Iranian) regime’.
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Feb 18th 2023, 4:42 PM
Thousands of protesters in Iran pardoned by country's supreme leader
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meanwhile, has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of a ‘significant number’ of people.
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Feb 5th 2023, 6:41 PM
Tánaiste holds hour-long phone call with Iranian counterpart seeking release of Irishman
Phelan’s health is understood to have deteriorated since his detention.
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Jan 31st 2023, 12:38 PM
Drone attack reportedly hits Iran defence ministry complex
The drone strike comes at a tense time in Iran, which has been rocked by nationwide protests.
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Jan 29th 2023, 12:57 PM
Irish Iranians: 'We cannot give in to this barbaric regime'
Irish Iranians show solidarity with protestors in Iran and ask European lawmakers to take decisive action against the regime.
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Jan 18th 2023, 7:00 AM
France concerned for health of French-Irish citizen on hunger strike in Iran prison
Phelan, 64, was arrested in October while travelling through a town during protests and has been accused of spreading anti-regime propaganda
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Jan 17th 2023, 8:39 PM
Rishi Sunak condemns 'callous' execution of British-Iranian man accused of spying
Tehran’s state media has announced that the former Iranian defence minister had been put to death.
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Jan 14th 2023, 9:28 AM
Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests
The Islamic republic has been rocked by civil unrest since the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini.
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Jan 9th 2023, 7:18 AM
German police arrest Iranian man in chemical terror attack plot
German security services were tipped off to the suspect by the American FBI.
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Jan 8th 2023, 6:22 PM
Iranian man held in Germany suspected of chemical terror plot
Cyanide and ricin had allegedly been obtained.
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Jan 8th 2023, 10:09 AM
Iran executes two more men in connection with protests
It brings the total executions in Iran following the protests to four.
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Jan 7th 2023, 1:58 PM
Iranian Revolutionary Guard shot dead in Tehran amid claims of botched burglary
Iran has been rocked by protests since the 16 September death of a woman who was arrested for allegedly violating the country’s female dress code.
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Jan 4th 2023, 1:04 PM
Iran upholds two death sentences over protests, but orders retrial for three others
Iran has been rocked by demonstrations since the 16 September death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
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Jan 3rd 2023, 4:28 PM
Last year
2022
Iran's top court orders retrial of third death row inmate sentenced over protests
Iran has been rocked by demonstrations since the 16 September death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
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Dec 31st 2022, 12:13 PM
Iran's President vows 'no mercy' for 'hostile' protest movement
Protests were triggered by the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini.
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Dec 27th 2022, 12:22 PM
Iran court orders retrial of rapper protester reportedly on death row
Iran has arrested thousands of people over protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Dec 24th 2022, 12:32 PM
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after condemning execution of protester
Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning film The Salesman, was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram.
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Dec 18th 2022, 7:46 AM
Opinion: Iran’s nod to International Human Rights Day was more repression of its people
Brendan McNamara highlights the cases of women activists of Bahá’i faith incarcerated in Iran.
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Dec 16th 2022, 7:00 AM
Iran ousted from UN women's rights body over protest crackdown
The US led the campaign for Iran’s removal.
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Dec 14th 2022, 8:20 PM
A doctor, rap artists and footballer among those facing death penalty in Iran
Iran has already executed two men who were detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy.
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Dec 14th 2022, 1:27 PM
Footballer union 'sickened' as Iranian player risks death sentence
Amir Nasr-Azadani reportedly faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country.
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Dec 13th 2022, 3:02 PM
Iran publicly executes second prisoner detained amid protests challenging the country's theocracy
At least 488 people have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-September, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran.
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Dec 12th 2022, 7:54 AM
More Iranians at imminent risk of execution, according to human rights groups
The protests have lasted almost three months, having been sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Dec 11th 2022, 12:06 PM
International outcry of 'inhumanity' as Iran carries out execution over Amini protests
Mohsen Shekari had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary.
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Dec 9th 2022, 8:07 AM
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