Jon Snow
My Iranian friend
A year ago he was in the notorious Evin jail in Tehran being subjected to repeated torture and false confessions.
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Do Cameron’s Iran and visa claims stack up?
Cathy Newman’s FactCheck analyses David Cameron’s claims in Brighton about whether Iran has a nuclear weapon and cost of appealing a visa application.
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General Dannatt: army had ‘no desire’ for Iraq war
Former head of the army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, tells the Iraq inquiry that an overstretched army ‘almost seized up’ due to troop commitments abroad, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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Row over stoning of Iranian woman
The story of a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran has sparked international outrage. Channel 4 News speaks to campaigners and explains the laws surrounding a “medieval punishment”.
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Stoning: victims, survivors and the condemned
International pressure has saved one woman in Iran from being stoned to death but at least 10 people are still facing the cruel punishment, Channel 4 News discovers.
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Jon Snow
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Iran protests: one year on, the streets are almost deserted
One year on from the Iranian election protests, the streets of Tehran are quiet apart from the basij, but that doesn’t mean nothing has changed.
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Will Iran sanctions impact an economy already in bad shape?
“These sanctions are not aimed at the Iranian people,” said the US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, in the Security Council session where the new resolution was passed. “These sanctions are as tough as they are smart and precise.” Targeting banks, shipping lines and companies which help the government’s nuclear and missile programmes,…
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Iran reporter’s Ofcom complaint over TV confession
Maziar Bahari, held and tortured in Iran after last June’s protests, tells Channel 4 News he has referred Iran’s Press TV to Ofcom after it sent a journalist to cover his interrogation.
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Jon Snow
Does 'new politics' bring new thinking on Iran?
Amid the thrill of the “new politics”, is there the slightest possibility of any UK “new thinking” about Iran? asks Jon Snow.
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Maziar Bahari threatened
Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the new threats to the Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari
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Foreign affairs leaders' debate
A perusal of the manifestos suggests that during Thursday’s debate on foreign policy and defence, Gordon Brown won’t be saying “I agree with Nick” very often. The phrase “I agree with David” may not pass Mr Brown’s lips but – with the exception of policy on Europe – the two bigger parties have more in…
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Iran supplies weapons to Taliban
Channel 4 News reveals Taliban insurgents fighting British and US forces are being supported by Iranian weapons – mines, mortars and plastic explosives – smuggled over the border, writes Nima Elbagir.
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Jon Snow
Leaning on Israel?
Put simply, he’s in Israel to try to dissuade the Israelis from bombing Iran. There remains a strong thread of opinion inside the Israeli cabinet that argues that Iran is building a nuclear bomb and needs to be stopped in its tracks. Reportedly, Israel does not have a supply of the American developed deep bunker…
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Iran: revolution revisited
Against a backdrop of growing diplomatic tensions, the nuclear question and increasing reports of human rights abuse, Iran marked the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in February 2010.
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Iran: former militia member’s jail ordeal
A former member of the Iranian Basij militia tells Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum that he was jailed and mistreated for refusing to assault opposition protesters.
