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China Fails to Weaken Iran Motion Before U.N. Rights Body
China tried but failed to pass an amendment to a motion on Iran before the U.N. Human Rights…
U.N. Rights Body Deplores Iran Crackdown, Establishes Probe
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and…
Iranian Soccer Player Arrested Amid World Cup Scrutiny
Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the…
5 Things to Know About the Iranian Protests After 60 Days
Internet Shutdown and Journalist Suppression From the start, the regime shut down Internet services throughout Iran to prevent…
State Department Response to The Foreign Desk/Lisa Daftari Regarding Iran’s Soccer Team
“We support the rights of all athletes to express themselves however they wish. Iran’s leadership should be heeding…
U.S. Sanctions Iranian Security Officials Over Aggressive Protest Crackdown
Three Iranian security officials were sanctioned Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury Department for the continuing aggressive crackdown on…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Lands in Qatar to Hold Talks on Iran and Watch World Cup
Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Doha earlier this week to attend the World Cup and to…
Official: Iran Airstrikes Target Kurdish Groups in Iraq
Iran on Tuesday launched a new round of strikes at Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq’s northern,…
Iran Says 40 Foreign Nationals Arrested Over Anti-Regime Protests
Iranian judiciary officials said Tuesday that authorities arrested 40 foreign nationals for participating in ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Judiciary…
Lisa Daftari Joins David Webb to Discuss Current Events in the Middle East
Lisa Daftari joins the show to discuss Iran and the reaction by neighboring countries in the Middle East.…