iranintl- Iranian graduates seeking higher education in the US are facing significant delays in obtaining visas, even with letters of admission from top universities. Iran International has spoken to some students who have been waiting for much longer than the 6-month limit, after which a prospective student can pursue legal action under current advice of the State Department. The delays are …

iranintl – Despite extensive currency injections, Iran’s rial is on a nosedive amid heightened regional tensions and prospects of Donald Trump winning the US presidency. The rial fell to 562,000 against the US dollar on Saturday, as uncertainty grows about a military escalation in the region and Trump’s successes in US Republican primaries. The Iranian currency has fallen about 13-fold …

iranintl – Iran International has learned that the US and its European allies are considering boosting sanctions on Iran due to Tehran’s recent regional behavior, particularly its support for Houthi forces. “Following the threats posed by the Islamic Republic in the region, especially its support for the Houthis and proxy groups in Iraq in recent months, which led to the …

iranintl – A Lebanese commentator and economic analyst has warned of coordinated operations of an Iran-backed “cyber army” to silence anti-Hamas and anti-Hezbollah voices on X. The pro-Iranian cyber army is “gaming the platform’s limited moderation controls in English and especially Arabic to suppress criticism and amplify their own narrative,” wrote Geneva-based Samara Azzi in the “Fikra Forum” section of the Washington …

VOA – Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.The state-run IRNA news agency said the launch also saw the successful use of Iran’s Simorgh rocket, which has had multiple failures in the past. The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East …

VOA – Pakistan confirmed Saturday that nine of its nationals were killed by gunmen in neighboring Iran, demanding an immediate investigation into the “terrorist incident” to punish the perpetrators.Iranian media reported that the early morning shooting occurred in a home in the southeastern city of Saravan in Sistan-Baluchistan province bordering Pakistan.“It is a horrifying and despicable incident, and we condemn …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Despite attempts by both sides to pretend that the recent clashes were a passing storm, it is clear that something deeper and more lasting may be involved. Tehran is sore that China decided to locate the trade-cum-security hub it wants to build in the Indian Ocean in the Pakistani port of Gawadar on the Arabian Sea rather than …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Family members of Kurdish political prisoners Mohsen Mazloum, Pejman Fatehi, Vafa Azarbar and Hajir Faramarzi have been summoned for their last pre-execution prison visits in Evin Prison. Their executions could be carried out within hours. Iran Human Rights calls on the international community for urgent action to save the political prisoners and stop arbitrary executions …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Two drug death row prisoners named Hossein Havasizadeh and Reza Ghorbani are at imminent risk of execution after being transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for the gallows in Ghezelhesar Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were transferred to solitary confinement on 27 January in preparation for their executions in …

iranintl – Iran International can reveal that the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Ministry conducts cyberattacks against Israeli civilian targets via a cover tech company. The cyber group “Black Shadow” (“Saye-ye Siah” in Persian), which targeted Ziv Medical Center in the northern Israeli city of Safed in November is in fact a tech company which works under the registered name of “Raahkarha-ye …