Al-Arabia – The recently assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was recorded saying he had been asked to produce “five warheads” for the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to reports by the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth quoted in the Times of Israel. The recording was reportedly acquired by Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after Israeli intelligence recruited an Iranian …

gatestoneinstitute.org – We may be proved wrong, but our guess is that Tehran will do nothing to raise the degree of tension even by one notch…. Khamenei promised “hard revenge” for Soleimani’s death but has vowed nothing but “prosecution and punishment” of perpetrators. His emphasis is on “the continuation” of Fakhrizadeh’s work. In other words, as long as our progress …

RF/RLE – Iran’s Supreme Court has said it will review the cases of three young men sentenced to death over links to anti-government protests in November 2019. “The case will be reviewed in another tribunal,” the court’s website said on December 5, without providing further details. The men were sentenced earlier in 2020, after being found guilty of “collusion to …

VOA – The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday America has reached an “uneasy deterrence” with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.  Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, who oversees the Navy’s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, struck an academic …

Iran-HRM – Inmates confined at Urmia Central Prison are under unbearable and harsh conditions; the prison authorities stepping up the pressures even more on daily basis, including physical and psychological pressures. An instance is, not delivering the vital medication for patients with special illnesses. An informed source said: “Two weeks has passed but the prison authorities have not yet distributed …

Al-Arabia – Iran continues to fund terrorist militias in the region while Iranian terrorist groups carry out operations in Europe, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said during his panel discussion at the Med Dialogue. “The Kingdom supports dialogue between US and Iran, but Tehran is the one who closes the door on dialogue,” Prince Faisal said during …

Shabtabnews – In a statement The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) expressed “its deepest condolences on the sad passing of Dr. Mohammad Maleki to his family and all freedom activists.Dr. Maleki was a gentle freedom fighter, who always chose the well-being of others over his own well-being and spent his entire life opposing enmity and oppression, and helping …

Radiofarda -German diplomat Helga Schmid, a key participant in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, was appointed secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), becoming the first woman to head the post. The Foreign Ministry of Albania, which chairs the organization, made the announcement on Twitter on December 4 following a vote by the foreign ministers of all …

Iranwire.com – The Persian month of Azar, or November-December in the Gregorian calendar, is the official month of the Iranian navy. Before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the Iranian navy’s national day fell on November 29, marking the reclamation of three islands, Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, from British forces in 1971. After the Islamic Republic came …

Iranwire.com -On the morning of June 23, 1981, Ghamarolmolouk Seif (Farhangi) was working in her kitchen when she heard the news on the radio. The office of the Islamic Revolutionary Court had announced the execution of four Baha’is, including her husband, Masih Farhangi. Dr. Masih Farhangi, a 69-year-old cardiologist, had been arrested at his home by the Revolutionary Guards about …