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Up to 15,000 feared dead as Iran regime hunts Starlink, activist says

Euronews spoke to Ilia Hashemi, a popular online activist whose Telegram channel is a source of reliable news from within Iran, who has been among the few during the ongoing protests to cover and relay the scant information coming out of Iran despite a regime-imposed internet outage.

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'We are facing thousands of deaths' in Iran, MEP tells Euronews

The regime in Tehran is deliberately blocking communications to transmit its propaganda while preventing the truth from reaching the world, especially on the death toll which is reportedly still rising, MEP Hannah Neumann, who chairs the European Parliament's delegation to Iran, told Euronews Parsi.

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Newsletter: Metsola predicts Iranian regime collapse

Also in this newsletter: Trump's Greenland annexation threats loom large as NATO's North Atlantic Council meets, and former EU trade boss Pascal Lamy warns that delaying approval of EU-US trade deal could jeopardise Trump's support for Ukraine.

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Iran protest death toll reaches 2,500 as communication blackout eases

The toll exceeds deaths from any Iranian unrest in decades and recalls chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution, analysts said.

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Can a leaderless revolution succeed? Examples from other countries

Leaderless revolutions are, at times, a reaction to historical distrust of charismatic leaders who, after victory, themselves become the source of absolutist and oppressive power.

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'Keep protesting, help is on the way,' Trump tells Iranians

Trump's remarks came as the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said over 2,000 people had been killed in anti-government protests.

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The Netherlands to propose new sanctions package against Iran

The proposed sanctions would include the freezing of assets for new individuals involved in the recent crackdown, which has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives since protests began nearly two weeks ago in Iran.

Europe Today

Watch: The US, the EU and the Iran question — what's next?

In Iran, real people are being murdered. With hundreds of reported deaths, the question arises: how many more lives will the next turn take?

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Venezuela's 'black gold' allies: How China, Russia and Iran are linked

From 1999 onwards, successive governments pursued a strategy linking foreign policy, state financing and the management of the country's main industry. The result was a network of bilateral alliances that channelled much of Venezuela's crude outside conventional buying and selling circuits.

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Trump weighs military action against Iran over protest crackdown

The demonstrations are the biggest Iran has seen in years. Protests spurred by the Iranian currency collapse have morphed into a larger test of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's rule.

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Tehran summons Western ambassadors as protester death toll climbs

In a bid to reclaim the narrative, the government called for nationwide rallies backing the Islamic republic with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying the turnout was a "warning" to the United States.

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European Parliament bans Iranian diplomats in response to crackdown

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the decision as governments around the world condemned a deadly crackdown on protesters.

Europe Today

Europe Today: Trump weighs Iran options, EU jolted in new world order

In this newsletter: former French PM Dominique De Villepin reacts to Iran protests; European NATO allies mull response to Trump's Greenland threats; the EU-Mercosur trade deal risks deepening political turmoil in France.

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Thousands in Paris support Iranian protesters and exiled crown prince

Thousands marched in Paris on 11. January supporting Iranian protesters, waving monarchy flags and calling for the return of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi.

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Video of bodies outside Tehran morgue raises alarm about Iran crackdown

A verified video shows bodies outside a Tehran morgue, indicating a deadly crackdown on protests in Iran, with human rights groups reporting numerous deaths.

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Tehran ready for 'war' as Trump warns of military action over protests

Iran declared readiness for war after Trump repeated that the US would embark on military action over deadly protests.

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Who is shah's heir Reza Pahlavi and what is his vision for Iran?

Euronews provides an in-depth look at Reza Pahlavi, the heir to the Persian throne, his journey from exiled crown prince to a leading opposition figure, and his vision for a future secular democratic society in Iran based on national referendums and peaceful transition.

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Iran threatens US and Israel of retaliation amid protest crackdown

Washington and Tel Aviv reportedly discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran, as Tehran warns for retaliation. Meanwhile, Iran's nationwide internet blackout crosses the 60 hour mark, as the death toll rises to 116 people.

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Protests held across European cities in solidarity with Iran protests

Protesters gathered in major European cities in solidarity with the ongoing demonstrations in Iran amid a communications blackout. Protests erupted in Tehran and across Iran two weeks ago over dire economic conditions and a worsening food price crisis.

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Is the Ayatollah fleeing Iran? Euronews looks at the viral rumours

Rumours invariably become one of the main sources of public unrest. The line between news and speculation can become blurred quickly, and social media can aid in the quick spread of false narratives. Euronews takes a look at some of the most viral rumours surrounding the Iranian protests.