Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement.
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S. Embassy takeover, speaks in an interview with The Associated Press in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 29, 2019. – Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement, reports said Monday.has received another prison sentence of over seven years. It signals a widening effort to silence anyone opposed to the bloody suppression of unrest by Iran's theocracy as it faces new nuclear talks with the United States. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned he could launch an attack on the country if no deal is reached. Media reports quoted officials within the reformist movement, which seeks to change Iran's theocracy from inside, as saying at least four of their members had been arrested. They include Azar Mansouri, the head of the Reformist Front, which represents multiple reformist factions; and former diplomat Mohsen Aminzadeh, who served under reformist President Mohammad Khatami.Iran's state-run IRNA news agency quoted a statement from prosecutors in Tehran, the country's capital, saying four people had been arrested and others summoned to meet authorities. It accused those allegedly involved of “organizing and leading ... activities aimed at disrupting the political and social situation in the country amid military threats from the United States and the Zionist regime.” “Having bludgeoned the streets into silence with exemplary cruelty, the regime has shifted its attention inward, fixing its stare on its loyal opposition,” wrote Ali Vaez, an Iran expert at the International Crisis Group. “The reformists, sensing the ground move beneath them, had begun to drift — and power, ever paranoid, is now determined to cauterize dissent before it learns to walk.”Iran and the U.S. held new nuclear talks last week in Oman. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking Sunday to diplomats at a summit in Tehran, signaled that Iran would stick to its position that it must be able to enrich uranium — a major point of contention with Trump, whoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to travel to Washington this week, with Iran expected to be the major subject of discussion, his office said., ships and warplanes to the Middle East to pressure Iran into an agreement and have the firepower necessary to strike the Islamic Republic should Trump choose to do so. Meanwhile, Iran issued a warning to pilots that it planned “rocket launches” Monday into Tuesday in an area over the country’s Semnan province, home to theCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Clay County bus driver shortages cause student delays, frustration for familiesA warm-up on the way means you can start trimming, leaf-plucking | Chief Meteorologist explainsVictim of attempted car theft that led to deadly crash shares story with News4JAXMeet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and countingFlorida driver’s license tests now offered only in English2 dead, 2 injured when stolen SUV speeding away from traffic stop flips in San Marco: JSOPaxon high schoolers stage walk out during lunch to protest ICECity starts foreclosure process on long-troubled home in St. AugustineBlown tire believed to spark 120-acre Baker County wildfire amid severe drought conditionsMassive drug bust involving FBI ends with 55 of 56 arrests in Glynn CountyStar-filled baseball class headlines national signing day at Trinity Christian11 Chinese nationals indicted in marriage fraud scheme involving Jacksonville Navy sailors
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Reformists detained in Iran crackdown after protestsIranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement. Reports on Monday said this widens a crackdown on dissent after authorities earlier put down nationwide protests. The protests resulted in thousands of deaths and tens of thousands more detained.
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