Middle East worries about possible US strike on Iran
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Iranian officials have reached out to Middle Eastern countries over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike.
Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies
The Grand Bazaar, once a pillar of Islamist power, has re-emerged as a symbol of economic anger and political strain.
Activists say at least 6,221 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still feared dead.
Iran’s economic turmoil has pushed the country’s bazaar merchants, once the backbone of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, into open protest. Rising inflation, a collapsing rial, and the Revolutionary Guards’ control over key sectors have intensified public anger,
Security forces in Rasht allegedly fired on protesters as a massive blaze swept through the city’s historic bazaar during nationwide unrest, leaving dozens dead and widespread destruction
Protests in Iran have escalated, particularly at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, where clashes with security forces resulted in the use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Activists report at least 35 fatalities since the protests began,
Bazaar workers and merchants, historically some of the Islamic Regime’s most loyal supporters, triggered the latest wave of protests.
Iran's bazaaris have long been a political force beyond the marketplace. Here's who they are, why Tehran's Grand Bazaar matters, and how trader protests still signal unrest in the Islamic Republic.
HAUNTING images show piles of abandoned shoes in Iran after the brutal regime burned protestors to death. The chilling scene comes after Iran’s totalitarian regime reportedly trapped surrendering
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini greets the crowd at Tehran University after his return to Iran from exile in France during the Iranian Revolution. (Photo by Alain Dejean/Sygma via Getty Images) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini greets the crowd at Tehran University ...