The story: Amid the ongoing crackdown on protests in Iran, prominent Shiite cleric Hossein Nouri Hamedani has urged the authorities to address people's demands. This comes as deadly demonstrations continue following the death of a young woman in the custody of morality police. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic is accusing foreign actors of inciting unrest—launching attacks on alleged positions of Iranian Kurdish groups in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan.

The coverage: Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, a top Shiite scholar based in the holy city of Qom, on Sept. 25 urged the Iranian authorities to heed people's demands...