Amnesty International says security forces’ raid on hospital in Ilam to seize protesters violates international law.

Amnesty International says security forces’ raid on hospital in Ilam to seize protesters violates international law.

Iranians from all walks of life are no strangers to protests or strikes over political, economic and other grievances.

Donald Trump now says he wants American companies to take over Venezuelan fields in order to extract and sell resources.

Cybersecurity company Cloudflare shows an average 35 percent lower traffic volume in Iran compared with previous days.

Israel moves to ban dozens of aid organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, as harsh winter conditions grip Gaza
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UAE says it will voluntarily withdraw ‘counterterrorism’ units, its only remaining military force in Yemen.
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Russia shells the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing at least one person and injuring five.

Prices of basic items like food are only expected to grow over the coming months as Iranians get poorer.

Comments come days after PM Kamil Idris presented a plan to end the country’s nearly three-year war.

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region kills at least one and injures three, according to its governor.
