The shadow foreign secretary said a ‘cautious approach’ to the protests was needed because it was difficult to determine the political forces behind them Emily Thornberry has defended Jeremy Corbyn over his silence on the civil unrest in Iran, saying the Labour party takes an approach of “extreme caution” when it comes to the politics of the Islamic republic. The shadow foreign secretary told the BBC it was impossible to determine what political forces lay behind the protests, which began on 28 December and are said to have led to at least 21 deaths – mostly of protesters but also some security guards, according to officials. Continue reading…
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