At least five police officers were seriously injured and 12 people arrested after a “violent disorder” broke out near the Iranian embassy in London on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said. Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the embassy on Sunday afternoon, as protests spread across the world following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini died…
Iran Roiled by Protests Amid Mounting Regional Tension
Iran saw several days of violent protests last week, triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody after being detained for “inappropriate attire.” Dozens have reportedly been killed, including security personnel, in what Iranian state media has described as “foreign-backed riots.” While American officials voice support for the…
Musk Says Activating Starlink, in Response to Blinken on Internet Freedom in Iran
September 24, 2022
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he would activate the firm’s satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet that the United States took action “to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued guidance expanding internet…
Musk Says Starlink Will Seek Exemption From Iranian Sanctions
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company will ask for an exemption from sanctions against Iran to provide the firm’s Starlink satellite broadband service in the country. Musk made the statement on Twitter at a time of widespread protests in Iran over the death of a woman in police custody. Some people…
Israeli Investigators Find COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Side Effects: Leaked Video
September 23, 2022
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Israeli researchers found some side effects that occurred after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by Pfizer’s vaccine, according to a leaked video. The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) commissioned researchers to analyze adverse event reports submitted by Israelis and the researchers presented findings from the new surveillance system in an internal June 2022 meeting, video of…
Saudi Arabia Plans to Send Female Astronaut to Space in 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will launch a training program with the goal of sending its own astronauts, including a woman, into space next year. The kingdom is actively promoting science and technology as part of its wide-ranging Vision 2030 plan to overhaul its economy and reduce its dependency on oil. The…
At Least 4 Killed, 10 Wounded After Blast Near Kabul Mosque
KABUL—At least four people are dead and 10 wounded after an explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with a hospital confirming the number of casualties. A column of black smoke rose into the sky and shots rang out several minutes after the blast in the city’s diplomatic quarter….
What the Media Could Learn From Oriana Fallaci
Commentary A few weeks after Iran’s “president,” Ebrahim Raisi, promised stricter enforcement of his nation’s misogynistic dress code, a woman named Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd, was likely beaten to death by “morality police” for failing to wear her hijab properly. The apparent murder was nothing new for the theocratic “guidance patrols” that have been…
US Sanctions Iranian Morality Police After Woman’s Death
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and leaders of other government agencies after the death of a woman who’d been detained over an accusation she violated the country’s dress code by wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely. The sanctions come after at least nine protesters have been killed in clashes…
At Least 9 Killed as Iran Protests Spread Over Woman’s Death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since protests erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press. The scope of the protests still remains unclear as demonstrators in at least…
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