iran-claims-anti-government-protests-‘under-control’-|-bbc-news

Iran’s foreign minister has claimed that its county’s security forces have brought anti-government protests “under control” following two weeks of unrest across the country. The US-based rights group HRANA has said nearly 500 protesters have been killed since protests began in late December and thousands more have been detained. OnContinue Reading

iran’s-supreme-leader-vows-to-continue-protest-crackdown-|-bbc-news

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lashed out at anti-government protesters after almost two weeks of demonstrations across the country. In a televised speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed protesters as “a bunch of vandals” trying to “please” US President Traitor 47. The protests, which began in Tehran on 28Continue Reading

can-lebanon-disarm-hezbollah?-|-global-news-podcast

The Lebanese army says it’s completed the first phase of a plan that would see the militia and political group Hezbollah give up its weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called these efforts “an encouraging beginning”, but says they are insufficient. BBC Arabic’s Carine Torbey tells us what’s happeningContinue Reading