Iranwire – Police in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province say they have impounded 439 vehicles and initiated legal proceedings against a number of women accused of non-compliance with the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf laws. Provincial police commander Ali Mohammadi said on August 10 that women who disregard police warnings about hijab violations “will be referred to the judicial system.” He declined …

VOA – The White House stressed Friday that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with any funds unfrozen under an emerging agreement that has led to the release of five Americans from prison to house arrest in Tehran. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the United States would have “full visibility” into …

gatestoneinstitute.org – “For the last year and a half, Iran stated clearly that its main strategy is to make the Samaria region [of Israel] another Gaza.” The Iranians… are “pouring money and smuggling weapons into the region. They are supporting Hamas and the PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and other factions within the Palestinian Authority.” — Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Asadollah Arjmand was executed for murder charges in Yasuj Central Prison. According to HRANA news agency, a man was executed in Yasuj Central Prison on 9 August 2023. His identity has been reported as Asadollah Arjmand who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. He is reported to have been on death row in Yasuj Prison for …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hamid Barahouyi and Ahmad Narouyi, two Baluch men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were secretly executed in Mashhad Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, two Baluch men were secretly executed in Mashhad Central Prison (Vakil Abad) on 10 August. Their identities have been reported as 45-year-old Hamid Barahouyi (Barichi) and 44-year-old Ahmad Narouyi who …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Amir Jahangiri, Javad Bazgir and an unidentified man were executed for drug-related charges in Karaj Penitentiary. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Karaj Penitentiary on 6 August. Two of the men have been identified as Amir Jahangiri and Javad Bazgir. The third man’s identity has not been established …

Al-Monitor —  The transfer of several Americans from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison to house arrest is only the first step in a series of coordinated moves to secure their permanent freedom.  The detainees, including Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, are expected to remain at a hotel under Iranian guard until the country’s frozen energy revenue is transferred from South Korea …

Al-Arabia – The US said on Thursday that five Americans who were unjustly detained by Iran had been released from prison and placed on house arrest. “While this is an encouraging step, these US citizens – Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, Emad Shargi, and two Americans who at this time wish to remain private – should have never been detained in …

Iranwire – US media report that the United States and Iran have reached a deal to win the freedom of five Iranian-Americans held in Tehran in exchange for several jailed Iranians and access to billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue. Jared Genser, the lawyer for one of the prisoners, said on August 10 that the five were transferred from Tehran’s Evin …

Iranwire – When a Tehran official said on August 10 that university classes might be held online for the first 10 days of the next academic year to reduce the traffic load in the capital, Iranians discerned another reason for the plan. Over the past weeks, officials of the Islamic Republic have warned against a resurgence of widespread protests around …