Al-Arabia – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers, diplomats and relatives, twice as many as earlier reported by local or international media. The number marks a sharp rise since 2015, when an international nuclear deal raised hopes of detente with the West. In the years …

CHRI – Case Highlights Trend of Denial of Medical Care to Political Prisoners. Three human rights activists held in Rajaee Shahr Prison in Iran have written a letter urging international rights groups to help fellow political prisoner Majid Assadi, who has been denied outside medical treatment despite severe health problems. “For a long time, Assadi—who is suspected of suffering from intestinal …

CHRI – Unsophisticated Malware Exposes Mac Vulnerabilities Hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted journalists based abroad with a malware campaign launched on November 6, 2017. An investigation by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) showed that the malware, targeting Mac computer users, was sent in a ZIP file claiming to include an “article about women’s …

Al-Monitor — The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the formation of a series of republics in the Caucasus, including Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Since these states’ independence, Iran, which regards the Caucasus as a strategic region, has sought friendly relations with them. It now enjoys “very good ties” with Armenia and “balanced relations” with Georgia. In the case of Azerbaijan, bilateral relations …

Al-Monitor – In a visit to Iran to boost military relations, Pakistan’s chief of army staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, expressed interest in learning from Iran’s Basij Organization. The meeting between the two countries at the military level was hailed in Iranian media as a new era in Iran-Pakistan military relations. Speaking to Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the head of Iran’s Islamic …

PayvandNews – At the end of October, Sunni Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri, an ally of the West and of Saudi Arabia, went to Riyadh for an official visit. On November 1, back in Beirut, he announced that the visit was successful, and that the Saudi regime maintains its support for the Lebanese government. This government was established a year …

Reuters – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers, diplomats and relatives, twice as many as earlier reported by local or international media. Iran’s national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia recently announced a list of 40 names of leaders and members responsible for terrorist activities carried out by Houthis. But who is Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, who was ranked third and whom a bounty worth $20 million was placed on him? Mohammed was born in 1975 in Saada. He joined the Iranian revolutionary guards before 2004 and later …

Daily Mail – Iranian women have filmed themselves without face veils as part of a campaign. Veil has been mandatory for women in Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 Shocking video shows a man threatening to slap one defiant activist in the face. Others show relatives and passers-by stepping in to defend campaigners. By JULIAN ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE Footage has emerged of …

Telegraph – Iranian state TV has seized on comments made by Boris Johnson on a detained British-Iranian mother as an unintended “confession of her real plot”. A news bulletin aired on Iranian television on Wednesday night on a segment called “Confession”, the host referred to the Foreign Secretary’s comments as evidence that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was conducting illegal affairs in Iran. Mrs …