VOA – Iran on Thursday unveiled a new liquid-fueled ballistic missile. State media said the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers with a 1,500-kilogram warhead. State television showed what it said was a successful test launch of the missile. Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said the missile could be readied for launch in a short period of time. …

CHRI – Islamic Republic Is Severely Violating International Laws Governing Death Penalty  Protesters Hanged After Sham Trials, Minorities Targeted for Capital Punishment May 24, 2023 — In a letter delivered to 75 governments around the world today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) called on world leaders to radically increase pressure on the Islamic Republic to cease the …

Al-Monitor – The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, will travel to Iran on Sunday, his first visit to Tehran since coming to power in 2020, Omani state media reported. The sultan will stay in Iran for two days upon the invitation of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. His delegation will include Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, …

Al-Monitor – A Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday that several Israeli companies sustained a cyberattack that was likely orchestrated by Iran. ClearSky Cyber Security said that at least eight Israeli websites were targeted in a “watering hole attack.” This occurs when the actor infects a website that a specific group uses. The firm said the attack was “highly likely …

RFL/RE – Two Iranian protesters known as “eye victims” have been arrested in what rights activists say is a campaign by authorities to silence those who have been shot in the face by security agents during months of unrest over the death of a young woman while in police custody for an alleged violation of the country’s hijab law. Human …

Iranwire – The US State Department has rejected Iranian claims that two women journalists facing the death penalty in Iran for covering the events surrounding Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody had collaborated with the United States. “We reject those charges. They are obviously not true,” spokesman Matthew Miller said on May 23, hours after the Iranian authorities announced that the …

Iranwire – On November 16 last year, three men named Ali Abbasi, Morad Bahramian and Muslem Hoshangi were shot and killed by security agents during mass protests in Samirom, a city in Isfahan province. On December 31, which coincided with mourning ceremonies marking 40th days since their death, the streets of Samirom witnessed a surge of protests against the Islamic …

Iranwire – In response to the execution of three protesters — Saleh Mir-Hashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeed Yaqoubi — on May 19, outraged Iranians flooded the streets of several cities. The protests spread to prisons as well. According to a report received by IranWire, a group of woman political prisoners staged a protest in the courtyard of Tehran’s Evin Prison on May 20. Meanwhile, six …

Iranwire – The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence claims it had arrested individuals linked to the foreign spy agency of a “hostile” country.  The individuals were collecting sensitive information about Iranian officials traveling abroad, the ministry said in a May 23 statement carried by Tasnim news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC).  “To gather information about …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have announced the dates for the start of the trials of two Iranian women journalists who are being prosecuted for covering the events surrounding Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. Elahe Mohammadi will go on trial on June 29, followed by Niloofar Hamidi’s trial on May 30, judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on May 23, eight …