CNN — A large, dark plume of smoke was seen billowing near Evin prison in northern Tehran in multiple videos on social media Saturday night. An Iranian security official said “thugs”…
Tag: Middle East
Iranian police looking into incident involving woman surrounded by officers in street | CNN
CNN — Video from Tehran has shown a large group of male security forces surrounding and…
‘They hated him.’ Former subordinate recalls serving under Russia’s new top commander in Ukraine | CNN
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s devastating war on Ukraine is faltering. Now, there’s a new…
Qatari Emir met with Putin to ‘defuse tensions’ between Moscow and Doha, source says | CNN
Abu Dhabi CNN — Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock | CNN
CNN — Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president on…
How Iran’s protests transformed into a national uprising | CNN
CNN — Nearly a month after the start of nationwide protests, parts of Iran now bear…
US State Department says Iran nuclear deal ‘not our focus right now’ | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — The Iran nuclear deal is “not our focus right now,” US State Department…
Iranian official admits that student protesters are being taken to psychiatric institutions | CNN
CNN — As women burn headscarves and cut off their hair in nationwide protests, an Iranian…
Saudis aren’t weaponizing oil like Americans claim, top official says | CNN Business
CNN — Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said his country partnered with…