VOA – The U.S. military said it carried out four airstrikes Wednesday targeting anti-ship cruise missiles located in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. U.S. Central Command said the strikes hit seven mobile cruise missiles and a missile launcher that were ready to launch toward the Red Sea. U.S. forces also shot down a one-way attack drone, CENTCOM said. The strikes were …

CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the imminent execution of Abbas Deris, a street protester in Iran who was tortured and coerced into falsely confessing to a crime without any solid evidence implicating him. Despite glaring violations of due process and a pending request for a stay of the execution, Iranian authorities are pushing forward …

Al-Arabia – It’s been a month and a week since the US started bombing Houthi targets in Yemen, aiming to stop the Iran-backed group from continuing to attack commercial and international vessels passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In less than 24 hours this week, the Houthis shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, targeted and hit two …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s nuclear chief on Wednesday dismissed a suggestion that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi would visit Iran next month but instead invited Grossi to a conference in Tehran in May.Grossi said this week Iran was continuing to enrich uranium well beyond the needs for commercial nuclear use and said he planned to …

iranintl – Top secret intelligence documentation obtained by a hacktivist group reveals Tehran targeted dozens of Iran International TV staff with financial bans and threats to their families amid protests in 2019. The network was aware of the intimidation tactics at the time, but the documents, obtained by Edalat-e Ali (Ali’s Justice) hackers, offer indisputable proof that Iran’s Intelligence Ministry …

iranintl – With only ten days remaining before the March 1 elections in Iran, politicians are still weighing the advantages and disadvantages of participating in the vote amidst broad government electoral manipulations. “Reformists cannot participate in meaningless, non-competitive, unfair, and ineffective elections in governing the country.” This is strategy number 4 of the Iranian Reformist Front’s statement on the 2024 elections. …

iranintl – The hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali has disclosed a major breach in the servers of the Iranian judiciary, boasting access to a vast repository comprising millions of files and a treasure trove of confidential documents. The documents encompass a spectrum of sensitive subjects, ranging from internal deliberations within the National Security Council following the death of Mahsa Amini to efforts …

iranintl – Babak Zanjani, an Iranian oil sales middleman sentenced to death for embezzling the proceeds, may be released, as the judiciary has confirmed that his overseas assets were transferred to the country to settle his debts. Zanjani, a regime insider once hailed as Iran’s wealthiest man, was tasked with exporting oil circumventing international sanctions in the early 2010s when …

Iranwire – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji has said that Israel was behind last week’s attack on Iranian gas pipelines. “This was a plot orchestrated by the Israelis,” Owji told reporters on February 21. “The enemy’s aim was to disrupt domestic gas supplies in major provinces,” he added.  Israeli authorities usually do not comment on overseas operations. Owji initially referred to …

Iranwire – Eight protesters from Tehran’s Ekbatan Town went on trial before the Revolutionary Court on February 20 in connection with the death of a member of the paramilitary Basij force. The defendants face charges of “waging war against God,” “collusion,” “insulting the leadership,” “propaganda” and “membership in an anti-Islamic Republic group.” Lawyer Payam Derfashan said the case has “fundamental …