Iran

Government authorities said that any additional protests are illegal and will be met with a “crushing response.” Ali Akbar Velayati said that government will not back down, “even one step” from its nuclear ambitions. Five Iranian detainees held by the US were released to Iraq. Jundullah leader Abdulmalik Rigi claimed to have received $100,000 from US operatives to fuel sectarianism in Iran.

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