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Iran accuses its usual foes

of fomenting a civil war

Iran on November 17 accused arch-foe Israel
and Western intelligence services of conspiring
to start a civil war in the Islamic Republic.
The country remains beset by anti-regime
protests that broke out in mid-September and
have entered their third month.
“Various security services, Israel and some
Western politicians who have made plans for
civil war, destruction and the disintegration
of Iran should know that Iran is not Libya or
Sudan,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Ami- engulfed the country for nearly two months. the Shi’ite clerical ruling system.
rabdollahian tweeted. A Revolutionary Court in Tehran determined The Human Rights Activists News Agency
Tehran has accused adversaries of fomenting that the defendant, who was not named, had set (HRANA) said on November 14 that it was
and stoking the nationwide unrest. fire to a government facility and was guilty of aware of 341 protesters who had been killed in
The latest death toll of protesters given by “enmity against God”. the unrest, including 52 minors. It added that
the Human Rights Activists News Agency French President Emmanuel Macron, mean- 39 members of the security forces had also
(HRANA) was 362, with 56 minors among the while, added to pressure on the Iranian regime been killed, while as of November 13 more than
dead. It also said that 56 members of the security by characterising the protests as a “revolution.” 15,820 people had been arrested in protests in
forces had been killed, while 16,033 people have “Something unprecedented is happening,” 140 cities and towns and 138 universities.
been arrested. The regime denies so many people France’s Emmanuel Macron told France Inter Iran has accused foes including the US, Israel
have been arrested. A handful of death sentences radio. “The grandchildren of the [1979] rev- and Saudi Arabia of fomenting “riots”.
have been handed out to some of the arrested olution are carrying out a revolution and are In the Iranian court system, at least 20 peo-
who have to date faced the Islamic courts. devouring it.” ple arrested for participating in the unrest were
Amnesty International said Iranian author- The EU’s new sanctions on Iran were meant currently facing charges punishable by death,
ities were seeking the death penalty for at least “to send a clear message to those who think they Norway-based Iran Human Rights said, citing
21 people “in sham trials designed to intimidate can suppress, intimidate and kill their own peo- official reports. It warned that the authorities
those participating in the popular uprising that’s ple without consequences,” Reuters reported might be planning “hasty executions”.
rocked Iran since September & deter others from German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Last week, judiciary chief Gholamhossein
joining the movement”. as telling reporters as she arrived for a meeting Mohseni Ejei declared that “key perpetrators”
Separately, the Pentagon on November 17 with her EU counterparts in Brussels. “They can- of the protesters should be identified as soon as
said it was sceptical of claims from Iran that it not,” she added. “The world, Europe is watching.” possible and given sentences that would deter
has developed a hypersonic missile. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly others from taking part in the protests.
“We’ve seen the reports asserted and coming announced that the UK had designated Iranian He warned that “rioters” could be charged
out of Iran, we remain sceptical of these reports,” Communications Minister Issa Zarepour and a with “moharebeh” (enmity against God), “efsad
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told a range of local law enforcement and Islamic Rev- fil-arz” (corruption on Earth) and “baghy”
news conference, as reported by Reuters. olutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials who (armed rebellion). All of these offences under
bne/IntelliNews, November 17 2022 have been involved in, and ordered, the crack- Iranian Sharia-based law can carry the death
down on the protests. penalty.
EU, UK slap sanctions on Majid, chief of Iran’s Cyber Police, “were des- bne/IntelliNews, November 14 2022
Zarepour and Vahid Mohammad Naser
Iran on same day regime ignated for shutting down the internet in Iran,
including disabling Whatsapp and Instagram, COMPANIES
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The protests, ignited in mid-September by the
The European Union and UK are attempting to custody after her detention on a Tehran street for sign framework deal on
strike at the heart of Iranian power structures “inappropriate attire”, have turned into a legiti- $8bn green hydrogen plant
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