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Regional Reactions to the Iran War

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Pakistani General's Role in Saudi-Led Coalition Troubles Iran
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  • Pakistani General's Role in Saudi-Led Coalition Troubles Iran

    The Iranian government has said it has “reservations” about the appointment of Pakistan’s former army chief, retired Gen. Raheel Sharif, as the head of the Saudi-led coalition.

    April 4, 2017

    Activist on Hunger Strike Writes Her Will from Iran’s Evin Prison
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  • Activist on Hunger Strike Writes Her Will from Iran’s Evin Prison

    Hengameh Shahidi, a reformist political activist on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has written a will, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reports. “Hengameh called me today (Saturday, April 1) and she was in very bad shape,” Nahid Kermanshahi, Shahidi’s mother told CHRI. “She has chest pains and doesn’t have the strength to walk…She said she had handed her will to the interrogator.” In the two-page letter, Shahidi has said that if she dies in the jail, President Hassan Rouhani, Intelligence Ministry and the Judiciary should be held to account.

    April 3, 2017

    Authorities in Iran Arrest Five Members of Baha’i Minority
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  • Authorities in Iran Arrest Five Members of Baha’i Minority

    Simin Fahandej, the spokesman of the Baha’i International Community, has told Radio Farda that Iranian authorities have arrested five members of the Baha’i community in the Iranian province of Isfahan.

    March 31, 2017

    Iran Rejects Arab Leaders’ Call for Dialogue on Disputed Islands
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  • Iran Rejects Arab Leaders’ Call for Dialogue on Disputed Islands

    Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a request by Arab leaders to negotiate with the United Arab Emirates for a peaceful settlement to the three disputed islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa.

    March 30, 2017

    Iran’s Defense Minister Calls on U.S. Naval Forces to Leave Gulf Region
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  • Iran’s Defense Minister Calls on U.S. Naval Forces to Leave Gulf Region

    Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan on Thursday depicted the U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf as armed intruders and called on Washington to leave the region. “What are the Americans doing in the Persian Gulf?

    March 30, 2017

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    TEHRAN, IRAN – MARCH 10: Smoke rises among the residential buildings following an Israeli attack on Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)