New York Times | Trump Reiterates Support for Iranian Protesters, but Also Criticizes Obama New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump has given full-throated support to the antigovernment protesters in Iran. But the rising tide of unrest there complicates an already vexing decision for him: whether he should rip up the nuclear deal struck by President ... Iran protests could move Trump to kill nuclear deal The Key Players In The Iran Protests The Islamic Republic of Iran Is Doomed |
The Verge | Iran blocks encrypted messaging apps amid nationwide protests The Verge For the past six days, citizens have taken to the streets across Iran, protesting government oppression and the rising cost of goods. Video broadcasts from the country have shown increasingly intense clashes between protesters and riot police, with as ... A US official called on Iran to unblock social media sites amid protests Iran blocks messaging app Telegram used by protesters Telegram and Instagram being restricted in Iran | TechCrunch |
New York Times | Iran, North Korea, Orrin Hatch: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing New York Times (Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good evening. Here's the latest. Photo. Credit Aaron Lynett/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press. 1. The new year is absolutely frigid across much of North America. A jet stream is shuttling ... |
CNN | Nikki Haley on Iran: 'We must not be silent' CNN Goldstein's and Haley's remarks follow a series of tweets by President Donald Trump over the holiday weekend in which he praised the protesters, blasted the Iranian government and criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for failing to actively ... Nikki Haley addresses Iran protests, North Korea at United Nations Vox Sentences: Iran is gripped by its 6th day of violent protests Haley calls for emergency UN response to Iran protests |
CNN | Trump keeping options 'open' on Iran sanctions waiver CNN Sanders also echoed Trump's support for the popular protests in Iran and said the White House believes "the Iranian people are angry at the rising tide of corruption in their daily lives. "The people are tired of paying the price for their violent and ... |
CNBC | A map of the worst clashes in Iran is telling experts something 'very interesting' CNBC The geographical nature of Iran's ongoing anti-government protests is unique, analysts told CNBC on Tuesday. Nine people were reported to have been killed during protests on Monday night, bringing the death toll from the unrest to 21. The deputy ... Iran plays down violent protests despite mounting death toll Iranian protesters attack police stations, raise stakes in unrest |
New York Times | Kim Jong-un, Pakistan, Iran: Your Wednesday Briefing New York Times Good morning. Here's what you need to know: Photo. Credit Yonhap, via Reuters. • The Korean thaw appears to be moving rapidly. South Korea is waiting to hear whether North Korea will agree to high-level talks next week, which Seoul proposed after an ... News Brief: North Korea's Nuclear Warning, Iran Protests |
New York Times | The Worst Thing for Iran's Protesters? US Silence New York Times We are now six days into the Iran protests, and the questions that seized Washington during the 2009 pro-democracy movement have now once again come to the fore. Should the United States try to help Iran's protesters? Can we help them? Barack Obama's ... |
CNBC | Iran protests feel different, 'almost populism on the move,' says former NATO commander CNBC The anti-government protests in Iran feel different than the 2009 uprising, with the unrest more broad-based and occurring in more cities, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told CNBC on Tuesday. Several hundred people have been ... |
Chicago Tribune | Iran's top leader blames deadly protests on meddling by 'enemies' Chicago Tribune "In the recent days' incidents, enemies of Iran utilized various means — including money, weapons, politics and intelligence apparatuses — to create problems for the Islamic system," he said, in his first public remarks since the demonstrations began ... Six days of Iran protests: 20 dead, 450 arrested Iran's supreme leader blames foreign 'enemies' for protests as death toll rises to 20 Iran protests: 12 killed in violence as demonstrators attempt to storm police stations and military bases |