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EU Sidelined as Iran-Israel Peace Deal Unfolds Without European Input

Middle East /

A surprise ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, announced late Sunday, appears to have been brokered primarily through U.S.-led diplomacy—without direct involvement from the European Union. The development has drawn attention to the EU’s limited role in the recent escalation and subsequent de-escalation in the region. On the same evening the agreement was revealed, Dutch […]

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Germany – More than 500 federal and state representatives express support for Iranian opposition’s 10-point program for transition to a secular democratic republic

Middle East, Uncategorized /

In a cross-party initiative, 180 representatives of the Bundestag and 350 members of the German state assemblies signed a joint statement supporting the Iranian people’s uprising and their demand to reject any type of dictatorship, including the deposed shah and the ruling theocracy, in favor of a secular and democratic republic. These representatives also supported Mrs.

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Iranian Opposition Leader Denounces UN’s ‘Moral Failure’ in Scathing Rebuke as Hundreds of Iranians Decry UN Appointment of Iran Regime Envoy at Geneva Rally

Middle East /

Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2023 – In a stirring convergence of outrage and solidarity, hundreds of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) supporters thronged outside the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva today. The demonstration, fueled by fervent speeches and resounding denouncement, was a direct response to the United Nations’ decision to appoint an

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Former US Secretary of State in meeting with Iran opposition leader: Future of Iran will be a democratic, free republic devoid of any form of dictatorship

Middle East /

Mike Pompeo, the former US Secretary of State, on Friday underscored that one year after the beginning of the uprising against the ruling theocracy in Iran in September 2022, the regime is doomed to fail, and these protests are “aimed at a democratic, free republic of Iran that is devoid of any form of dictatorship.”

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“Bloody Friday” Anniversary Protests in South-east Reinforce Message of Earlier Protests in Iran

Middle East /

The Islamic Republic of Iran saw a new outbreak of large-scale protests on Friday, this time localized in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, home to the country’s chronically persecuted Baluch minority. Demonstrations were reported in the provincial capital of Zahedan and several other cities on the eve of what has come to be known

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Iran protests now as widespread as 2019 protests

Middle East /

By Pieter Cleppe The ongoing protests in Iran against the mandatory hijab have now become as widespread as the 2019 protests, which resulted in 1500 deaths after the regime cracked down hard. 🇮🇷 Locations of #IranProtests (Map 👇) – Day 9#IranProtests2022 are now as widespread as the 2019 protests https://t.co/vNWHdPUPMC — Prof. Michael Tanchum (@michaeltanchum)

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