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PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - French, British and German leaders on Friday condemned the killing of protesters in Iran and urged the Iranian authorities to restrain from violence, in a joint statement released by French President Emmanuel Macron's office. "The Iranian...

By Kayhan Life Staff / Reuters LONDON/DUBAI, Jan. 9, 2026 (Reuters) — Iran’s internet shutdown has become “essentially near-total,” a monitoring group said on Friday, as authorities moved to curb expanding anti-government protests that have...

BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday the response of the Iranian security forces to protests is "disproportionate" and added that any violence against peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable. "Shutting down the...

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's authorities must show maximum restraint towards protesters who have a legitimate right to demonstrate, a French diplomatic source said on Friday. A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is facing high inflation and other challenges, partly due to U.S. sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, underscoring Washington's concerns about Tehran cracking down violently...

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and...

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardships continued around the country. https://youtube.com/shorts/1Ih9SCZNef8?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/5bl9Yj4gWAM?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/-9f28ViOECM?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/62w2EWw1l_g?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/xuR2RVs2JQw?feature=share No further information on the internet outage was immediately available. Witnesses...

By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff The Iranian authorities have sharply escalated restrictions on Internet access as the nationwide protests enter their second week. They have gone from intermittent disruptions to what appears to...

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The U.S. seized the tanker - which...

By Elahe Boghrat (The following piece was written by Elahe Boghrat, Editor-in-Chief of Kayhan London, the Persian-language sister publication of Kayhan Life. The view expressed are her own.) What follows are recurring reflections on a moment...