... investigation into the actions that had resulted in people’s deaths. This can be taken to mean that the emerging rapprochement between al-Sistani and al-Sadr will play a role in the future.
It should be noted that there is an anti-Iran element to the protests. The Iranian leadership, in particular, the country’s spiritual leader Ali Khamenei, was restrained in its response. Noting that “enemies cannot sow discord” between Iran and Iraq, he did not express any attitude towards the protesters. The Ministry ...
... currency spike led to protests in Tehran and several other cities around the country. The demonstrations were localized and did not snowball into serious clashes, although several sources reported a number of detentions.
Major incidents of civil unrest in Iran took place in the winter. Localized protests have since become a regular occurrence in the country. In general, these protests do not develop into clashes with law enforcement and are economic or social in nature. The “currency demonstrations” can thus be seen as a continuation of this ...
... (JCPOA) with Iran unless the document were revised to eliminate what he believed to be substantial shortcomings.
These developments certainly pose a challenge to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his government. The question arises as to whether the Iranian protests have anything to do with Trump's statements.
The difficult and controversial talks on Iran's nuclear programme have been going on for around 15 years, ever since the country's illegal nuclear research was brought to light.
In 2012, the EU and ...
