Mehdi Ghanbari Executed and 5+ Prisoners Transferred for Execution in Rajai Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Mehdi Ghanbari who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison…
Month: July 2021
Rouhani says nuclear talks will be handed to successor
Al-Monitor - President Hassan Rouhani said in a Cabinet meeting today that nuclear negotiations will be passed on to the next…
US says nuclear talks to continue, despite alleged Iran kidnapping plot
Al-Monitor - The United States will continue to negotiate a mutual return to the landmark Iranian nuclear accord, despite allegations of…
Iran says US will delist IRGC, lift sanctions on Khamenei, Raisi if nuke deal revived
Al-Arabia - The United States will delist Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and lift sanctions on the country’s supreme leader and…
China Cautiously Eyes New Regional Leadership Role As Afghanistan Fighting Intensifies
RFL/RE - As the security situation in Afghanistan worsens, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a high-profile tour of…
Zarif’s Farewell Letter to Parliament Reveals Obstacles Blocking a JCPOA Return
Iranwire - The sixth round of negotiations in Vienna to revive the JCPOA and lift US sanctions on Iran ended inconclusively last…
Iran’s New Chief Justice Mohseni Ejei Linked to Murder of Journalist
Iranwire - Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the new head of the judiciary in Iran, has been linked to the murder of…
Four Iranian Intelligence Officials Charged In U.S. In Journalist Kidnap Plot
RFL/RE - Four Iranian nationals have been charged in New York City with conspiring to kidnap a U.S.-based journalist who…
Iran Says It Is Holding Talks On Prisoner Swap With U.S.
RFL/RE - Iran said on July 13 that it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with the United States, a…
Iranian Hackers Pose as UK Scholars to Target Experts
VOA - A notorious group of hackers tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has waged a covert campaign targeting…