Iran’s road to revolt
How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink...
Jan 17Financial TimesPolitics
How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink...
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Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge...
Move comes amid growing concern American action against Tehran could destabilise region...
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The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previousl...