In the second execution in just a few days, a 23-year-old protester was hanged from a construction crane at dawn in the city of Mashhad, galvanizing a new wave of demonstrations.
Tag: Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Iran Cracks Down as Protests Show No Sign of Easing
Security forces fired on a crowd at a metro station on Tuesday, setting off a panicked rush of commuters, video showed.
Iran Sends Drone Trainers to Crimea to Aid Russian Military
The trainers from Iran’s paramilitary wing have been deployed to help Russia overcome mechanical problems with the fleet.
Iran’s Loyal Security Forces Protect Ruling System That Protesters Want to Topple
The Revolutionary Guards — the country’s most powerful military force — have become so deeply woven into Iran’s economy and power structure that they have everything to lose if the system falls.
How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern Iran
A New York Times analysis of witness testimony and videos reveals a bloody scene that unfolded last month in Zahedan during Friday Prayer, with mats as stretchers and bodies piled in cars.
Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq
Tehran has blamed Kurdish groups for fomenting some of the protests that have convulsed Iran for almost three weeks.
At Least 9 Killed as Tensions in Iran Cross the Border Into Iraq
The Revolutionary Guards Corps has been attacking Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, blaming them for fomenting the unrest in Iran that was set off by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Tensions in Iran Spill Across the Border Into Iraq
The Revolutionary Guards Corps has been attacking Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, blaming them for fomenting the unrest in Iran that was set off by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Biden’s Support for Iran Protesters Comes After Bitter Lessons of 2009
President Biden has quickly backed demonstrators in Iran. When the country faced similar unrest 13 years ago, U.S. officials feared such a strong approach would be counterproductive.
Iran Strikes Kurdish Opposition Groups in Northern Iraq
The death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in police custody has set off an intense wave of protests across Iran over the past 10 days, igniting fury particularly in the country’s Kurdish minority community.