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US supporting 'brave people' of Iran fighting for 'freedom', says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): Hours after saying that Washington does not support the protestors in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday clarified that his country backs the demonstrators in the Middle East country who are protesting against the hike in fuel prices.
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Iran: Government vows to restore internet once situation 'stabilises'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 20 (ANI): Amid protests over the fuel price hike, a government spokesperson on Tuesday (local time) said Iran will restore Internet connection as soon as the situation in the country becomes stable.
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Protests over gas price hike: Three Iranian security personnel killed
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Three members of the Iranian security forces were killed during the unrest in Tehran, which is part of massive protests against the recent increase in gasoline prices across the country, media reported on Tuesday.
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US says it supports people of Iran in their 'peaceful protest'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 18 (ANI): The United States has extended support to the people of Iran in their "peaceful protests".
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Iran: 36 killed in protests against fuel price hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 18 (ANI): At least 36 people have died since protests erupted across over the fuel price hike.
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Iran: 12 dead in protests against fuel price hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 17 (ANI): At least 12 people have been killed in Iran in protest against the hike in fuel prices.
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Protest erupts in Iran over petrol price hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 16 (ANI): Protests were held in several cities of Iran on early Saturday (local time) after the government announced effective measures to rationalise and increase the price of petrol by three times, a day before.
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Pak launches protest with Iran over inaction against Omara terror incident
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 20 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday lodged a strong protest with Iran for not taking action against the group responsible for offloading a passenger bus and allegedly killing 14 people on the Makran Coastal Highway in Ormara in Balochistan on Thursday.
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Teachers in Iran protest over low wages
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jul 20 (ANI): Teachers in Iran are venting their anger against their government's latest policy to hike the salaries of the teachers from six percent to ten percent for the academic year 2018-19.
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UN rights chief urges Iran to defuse tension
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the wave of protests that have taken place around the country with great care so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
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Khamenei blames 'enemies' for Iran protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 2 (ANI): Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday blamed the country's enemies to instigate the ongoing anti-government protests, which has continued for the last five days.
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Death toll in Iran protests rises to 20
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 2 (ANI): As anti-government protests continued in Iran for the fifth consecutive day between the Iranian security forces and protestors, the official death toll has risen to 20.
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