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Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’
ByKyriakos Petrakos January 11, 2026

Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights groupIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsA 23-year-old student was shot in the head “from close range” during t…

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‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou January 11, 2026

Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s controlSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank…

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Trump wants to help Iranian protesters but his advice is conflicted
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 11, 2026

If the US gets its response wrong to the Tehran regime’s repression it could end up entrenching the ayatollahIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsDonald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he …

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Ella Baron on Iran’s anti-government protests – cartoon
ByElla Baron January 11, 2026

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‘Iranians are fed up of dictatorship’: the exiled female activists daring to dream of a new era
ByChris Osuh Community affairs correspondent January 11, 2026

Hopes are high among British Iranians that Ayatollah Khameni’s theocracy is finally about to be toppled“In Europe, women are running countries. Women in Iran deserve that. They have always been a leading part of the resistance,” Diana Nammi, 62, a long…

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Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut, Deepa Parent, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

Tehran issues warning after Donald Trump says US stands ready to help amid crackdown on demonstrationsIran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, w…

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Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets
ByJon Henley January 11, 2026

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in AleppoSyrian government forces have detained 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters after clashes in Aleppo, the interior ministry has said, as US and allied fo…

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US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans
ByAgence France-Presse January 10, 2026

Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military …

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Film-makers condemn Iran’s internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’
ByDonna Ferguson January 10, 2026

Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof’s intervention comes amid outpouring of solidarity from cultural figures in Iranian diasporaThe Iranian film-makers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof have slammed the internet blackout in their country as a “blatant …

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Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out
ByWilliam Christou and Deepa Parent January 10, 2026January 11, 2026

Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdownDemonstrators have continued to take to the streets of Iran, defying an escalating crackdown by authorities against the gro…

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