Who are the exiled Iranian groups backing US intervention?
Exiled Iranian opposition groups are encouraging demonstrators to take over state institutions amid protests in Iran.

Exiled Iranian opposition groups are encouraging demonstrators to take over state institutions amid protests in Iran.








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“Greenland will not be part of the USA,” the territory’s prime minister said.
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Somali government minister Ali Omar says the UAE improperly used Somali airspace to smuggle a Yemeni separatist leader.

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Inuit Greenlander Joel Hansen has many reasons to oppose a US takeover of his home.
US sanctions have damaged Iran’s economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place.