These Iranian activists fled for freedom. The regime still managed to find them | CNN

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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say | CNN

CNN  —  Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous…

11 more US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after attacks in Syria last month | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The military identified 11 additional cases of traumatic brain injury following a series of…

US citizen of Iranian descent sentenced to 4 years in prison for crimes related to attempted kidnapping plot of US journalist | CNN

CNN  —  A US citizen of Iranian descent living in California was sentenced to four years…

Iran installs cameras to identify women breaking dress code | CNN

CNN  —  Iranian authorities are to use cameras in public places to identify women who violate…

Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to reopen embassies during Beijing talks on resumption of diplomatic ties | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Saudi Arabia’s and Iran’s Foreign Ministers met in Beijing on Thursday to…

Erdogan’s political fate may be determined by Turkey’s Kurds | CNN

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Video shows moment man throws yogurt on two women in Iran | CNN

Video shows an incident at a store in the Iranian city of Shandiz where a man…

Iranian women arrested for not wearing hijab after yogurt thrown on them | CNN

CNN  —  Two women in Iran were arrested after a man threw yogurt on them for…

US bolsters forces in Middle East following series of attacks on US troops in Syria | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series…