US URGES IRAN TO UNBLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA, CALLS EMERGENCY UN SESSION
BY MICHAEL WILNER JANUARY 2, 2018 “By the thousands, Iranian citizens are taking to the streets to protest the oppression of their own government,” US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley said. — US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday called on Iran to unblock social media sites used by anti-government protesters to organize their demonstrations and on “freedom-loving” nations to rally to their cause after violent unrest gripped the Islamic Republic for a fifth day. Reading the slogans of protesters from outside the Security Council, Haley rejected claims from Iranian leaders that “foreign enemies” were behind the demonstrations: “We …