3 h. ago Images of carnage in Iran as Trump blasts leader as 'sick man'

Thousands of protesters have been killed amid uprisings in Iran with the country's supreme leader admitting among "some" of the deaths had been in "an inhuman, savage manner"

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4 h. ago Iran 'killed 16,500 protesters and injured more than 300,000' in brutal crackdown, report claims

The findings contradict the first public admission by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who yesterday acknowledged that 'several thousands' had died since the demonstrations erupted.

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13 h. ago Iran dubs Donald Trump a 'criminal' for supporting protests that killed 'thousands'

In a speech broadcast by state television on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted the death toll in the first indication from an Iranian leader of the extent of the casualties in the wake of the December protests that led to a bloody crackdown.

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20 h. ago Iranian supreme leader admits thousands killed during protests and blames Trump

The ayatollah blamed the US and Israel for the casualties and ‘damage inflicted upon the Iranian nation’

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22 h. ago Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in ‘inhuman, savage manner’

Supreme leader blames US for death toll and calls Donald Trump a criminal for support of demonstrationsThe Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during the protests that rocked Iran over the last two weeks.In a speech on Thursday, Khamenei said that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, and blamed the US for the death toll. The supreme leader railed against Trump, whom he called a “criminal” for his support of demonstrations, and called for strict punishment of protesters. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Iranian embassy flag torn down for second time as protesters clash with police

An Iranian flag was torn down for a second time outside the country's London embassy on Friday (16 January) during a protest.

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23 h. ago Iran's supreme leader admits 'savage' killing of thousands of protesters as he blames Trump for unrest

'Those linked to Israel and US caused massive damages and killed several thousands' during the protests that convulsed Iran for more than two weeks, Khamenei said on Saturday.

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23 h. ago Hundreds march through Manchester in support of Iran's protesters

Crowds chanted, sung and waved flags as they walked through the city

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25 h. ago Senior Iranian cleric calls for protester executions in defiance of Trump claims

Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami is not alone among regime voices calling for harsh response to unrest, say rights groupsA senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement.In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators, saying “armed hypocrites should be put to death”. He described protesters as “butlers” and “soldiers” of Israel and the US, vowing that neither country should “expect peace”. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Four police officers injured in violent clashes outside Iranian embassy in London

Missiles were thrown at officers and 14 people arrested as violence erupted outside the embassy in South Kensington

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26 h. ago Four police officers injured and 14 arrested after ‘violent’ clashes outside Iran’s London embassy

The London Ambulance Service was called to the unrest in South Kensington at 8.45pm

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27 h. ago Police were injured in angry clashes with protesters outside Iran's London Embassy as Met reveals it arrested 14 after activist scaled roof and removed flag

Police violently clashed with protesters outside the embassy yesterday after an activist climbed the building and took down the Islamic Republic's flag.

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27 h. ago Iran's supreme leader blasts Trump as cause of 'casualties' during protests

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has attacked Donald Trump for causing deaths in anti-government protests following the US president saying executions were not going ahead

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28 h. ago Twisted Ayatollah calls Trump a ‘criminal’ as he accuses the US of being responsible for the deaths of 3,000 Iranians

IRAN'S twisted Ayatollah has lashed out at Donald Trump accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of over 3,000 protesters. Tyrant Ali Khamenei, 86, labelled the US president a "criminal" as he claimed Trump fuelled the nationwide demonstrations which saw his security forces shoot civilians dead on the street. Khamenei says Iran views Trump...

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28 h. ago Inside Iran’s protests: ‘Either we overthrow the regime, or we are destroyed. We have nothing left to lose.’

Independent Persian has received messages from protestors within Iran via Starlink satellite that describe a ‘war-like situation’. Amirhossein Miresmaeili reports

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30 h. ago Police officers injured in 'violent disorder' outside Iranian embassy in London

Missiles were thrown at officers and a number of people arrested for violent disorder outside the embassy in South Kensington, the Metropolitan Police said

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31 h. ago Police officers injured in 'violent disorder' outside Iran's London embassy

Missiles were thrown at officers and a number of people arrested for violent disorder outside the embassy in South Kensington, police said

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33 h. ago Iran protests live: Exiled Iranian royal says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran after unrest

Tense calm returns in Iranian streets as large scale protests in Iran appear to have been suppressed

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33 h. ago The Iranian state silenced protests with brutality. What now for Iran’s opposition?

Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change?The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami in his novel 1Q84 may have foreshadowed the great and indelible rift Iranian society is about to experience. “The ones who did it can always rationalize their actions and even forget what they did. They can turn away from things they don’t want to see. But the surviving victims can never forget. They can’t turn away. Their memories are passed on from parent to child. That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”Inside Iran, contrasting memories are already being brought into even sharper relief and made more traumatic by the blanket propaganda from Iran state TV portraying protesters as drug-crazed or pawns of a foreign power attracted to a violent terrorist culture reminiscent of Islamic State. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Iran democracy protesters clash with police outside London embassy as multiple arrests made

Iran democracy protesters clash with police outside London embassy as multiple arrests made  GB News

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