At least 648 protesters have been killed in the crackdown by Iranian security forces on a protest movement that has shaken the Islamic republic, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Monday, warning the actual toll could be far higher.
The EU said conditions were not yet ripe to talk to Russia’s Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, after the leaders of France and Italy said it was time Europe re-engaged.
Sweden is investing four billion kronor ($437 million) to acquire drones for all branches of its armed forces, the country’s defense minister said, stressing that Europe needed to assume “greater responsibility” for itself and Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 25 percent tariff on any country trading with Iran, ramping up pressure on Tehran over its violent crackdown on a wave of protests.
The EU is “looking into” imposing additional sanctions on Iran over the repression of protests convulsing the country, the bloc said Monday.
A channel of communication is open between Iran and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East despite the lack of diplomatic relations, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
China said on Monday it opposes foreign “interference” in other countries after US President Donald Trump threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters.
Vice president of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) Faraj Al-Bahsani on Sunday said that southern forces would not agree to unite under the command of a Saudi-led coalition as announced the day before by the head of the country’s ruling council.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Iran’s use of “disproportionate and brutal violence” against protesters was “a sign of weakness”.
Iran is fully prepared for conflict but also ready for negotiations, its foreign minister said on Monday, as US President Donald Trump said the Iranian leadership was seeking talks after he threatened to intervene militarily over a crackdown on protests.
