A senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement.
In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators,…

A senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement.
In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators,…

Iran is approaching a moment it can no longer defer. Years of economic pressure, persistent domestic unease, and a rapidly shifting regional landscape have brought Tehran to a strategic crossroads. The question confronting Iran and the…


Says there are no restrictions in the statutes of the Nobel Foundation on what a laureate may do with the medal.
María Corina Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump. PHOTO: REUTERS

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The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal.
Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer, a town about 50km (30 miles) from Aleppo.
On Friday, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces…