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Iran Banned From Hosting International Soccer

rferl.org – Iranian teams have been banned from playing international matches on Iranian soil, the Islamic republic’s football federation said on January 17. It said the decision was made by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and announced in a letter. Iranian football officials did not say if the decision was related to the accidental shoot-down of a Ukrainian jetliner last …

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Iran’s Khamenei Defends Military Amid Anger Over Downed Plane

rferl.org – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for national unity and defended the country’s armed forces in the wake of angry protests over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger airliner by Iran’s air defenses last week. In a sermon at Tehran’s Mosalla Mosque on January 17, Khamenei — the highest authority in Iran — said those who …

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U.S. Military Now Says 11 U.S. Troops Injured In January 8 Iran Attack

rferl.org – The U.S. military says 11 U.S. service members were treated for concussion symptoms following the January 8 Iran missile attack on a base in Iraq, despite earlier remarks by President Donald Trump that “no Americans were harmed” in the incident. “While no U.S. service members were killed in the January 8 Iranian attack on Ain Al-Asad air base, …

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US Condemn Iranian Repression of Religious Minorities

On the afternoon of January 16th the US Department of State publicly condemned the Iranian regime for its repressive treatment of religious minorities within the country, by posting the following statement on its Twitter account.

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Republican Senators Introduce Resolution To Support ‘Iranian People’

Radiofarda – Leading republican Senator Lindsey Graham announced January 15 that he and several other Republican senators have introduced a resolution to express support for the “Iranian people who are demanding their freedom…”. Senator Graham released a statement that his senate colleagues, Martha McSally (Arizona), James Lankford (Oklahoma), Marco Rubio (Florida), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Ted Cruz(Texas) and Mitt Romney (Utah) have joined …

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