Paris-based correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Reported from postings in Tehran, Moscow, Istanbul. Heart in many places. Focusing here on Iran.
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Iran's almost three month internet blackout has ended but connectivity far from full, widespread filtering, VPNs needed and messaging problematic
and as @OfficialToomaj noted; connection 'is not a favour -- it is our right'
out story for @AFP
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He had been spared execution at the last minute after a heart attack and married his fiancee in prison. Bur he was hanged on Oct 5
our @afp story on the last weeks of Iran protester Alireza Sepahi
w/ input from @IranRights_org @IHRights @drmaisato
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After one of the most meteoric rises in the history of French politics, Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old top ally of Marine Le Pen, is fighting for his political life after allegations he made antisemitic comments as a teenager in 2013.
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Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize for her advocacy work. Still in Iran after her release on bail, she said via video message that "one day, the sun of freedom will shine upon our country as well." u.afp.com/S9WS
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Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi has said her biggest fear is dying without seeing her two children again after being separated from the twins for over a decade, in her memoir published on Thursday.
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Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, then just 20, in Jan joined the mass protests in Iran, spurred by hopes of change. But now they languish in prison with Romina facing a lengthy jail term and Taraneh the death penalty.
My story for @AFP @MasoudNour
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Four years after custody death of Mahsa Amini, @AmnestyIran says Iran's crackdown on ensuing protests amounted to 'crimes against humanity'
'Nothing has changed. We are seeking justice' says @mahsa_piraei whose mother Minoo was killed
my story for @AFP
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Keenly aware of the approaching US midterms, Iran is seeking to inflict maximum damage on Trump with confrontational actions, taking a calculated but dangerous risk
our @afp story
comment from @SanamVakil @thomasjuneau @Alfoneh
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Iran executed Afghan national Ghaem Hosseini, 21, in case related to January 2026 protests
He is 28th Jan protester executed during war, as well as 2 from 2022 protests
Per @IHRights 'authorities presented no evidence' his actions led to death of policemen
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Spoke with @Stuart_JW for @AFP about the new #Iran regime military and security appointments. I noted how they are indicative of the adoption of a more risk-ready, confrontational stance.
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A recent reshuffle of Iran's security leadership elevating old guard + IRGC figures points to Tehran digging in to take a more offensive stance in a longer term conflict with US
sty for @AFP comments by @JasonMBrodsky
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‘US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to scramble to source a printer from within the grand palace of Versailles’. Superb @AFP account of a dizzying week of Trump-led Iran diplomacy, by colleagues including @AureliaEndAFP, @ffontemaggi and @Stuart_JW
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Unseen in public + wounded, Iran's new SL Mojtaba Khamenei likely now involved in decision-making and his engagement may increase with time, analysts say
But his power unlikely to match his father's, they add
our @afp sty w/ @thomasjuneau and @IranWonk
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Mojtaba Khamenei spent his career in the shadows working in the office of his father but was significant enough to be sanctioned by the US and is alleged to have intervened in 2005 elections and a crackdown on 2009 protests
our profile
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No room in Iran's World Cup squad for its 3rd most prolific all time goal scorer Sardar #Azmoun
An omission, commentators say, which has more to do with politics than football amid current int'l tensions
our profile for @afp w/analysis by @Eri1806
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Iran in last 2 days hanged protester + man charged w/ espionage
Execution spree aims to 'instil fear in society and prevent future protests' says @IHRights
At least 39 people hanged on political/security charges since March, per its figures
@afp story
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I told AFP that while Iran has made gains by blocking the Gulf, "the leadership was taking a gamble, facing a "hugely discontented population"... a struggling economy, and major damage to civilian and military infrastructure after US-Israeli attacks."
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Iran thinks it can outwit/outwait Trump with Hormuz control. But strategy risks backfiring in face of unpredictable WH + domestic tensions, leading to new war
our @AFP sty
comments by @thomasjuneau @SanamVakil @arash_tehran
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'I did nothing wrong,' Peyvand Naimi told his parents. The Iranian #Bahai was subjected to torture + mock executions but couldn't have committed the acts he is accused of, say his family
our @afp sty on the crackdown vs Iran's largest non-Muslim minority
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