iranintl – The Canadian government’s designation of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist entity provoked diverse reactions from Iranians: the authorities expressed profound outrage, while many citizens welcomed the decision. Shortly after the announcement, the Canadian Foreign Minister advised against travel to Iran, citing increased risks of arbitrary detention for Canadians. The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, did …

voanews – An Iraqi fighter from an Iran-backed group was killed in an overnight airstrike in eastern Syria near the Iraq border, the group and a war monitor said Saturday. The strike occurred in Deir Ezzor province, where Iran wields significant influence and which is regularly targeted by Israel and the United States, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human …

voanews – The Biden administration will again allow Iran to run absentee voter stations on U.S. soil for next week’s Iranian presidential election, VOA has learned, prompting the Islamic republic’s critics to denounce the plan as absurd and shameful. Iranian Foreign Ministry official Alireza Mahmoudi told state media on Sunday that Tehran is planning to set up more than 30 …

rferl.org – Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned popular rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence, his lawyer said on June 22. In April, Salehi was sentenced to death by a court in Isfahan on a new charge, “corruption on Earth,” as he was serving a six-year prison sentence for his involvement in the 2022 protests that rocked Iran for months. “As expected, …

iran-hrm – It is a crime against humanity, genocide, and possibly a war crime Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) presents a report on the conference titled “Examining the Ongoing Crimes against Humanity by the Iranian Regime” featuring Prof. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur for Iran. This conference, initiated by the Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre …

iranintl.com – Iran is grappling with a severe energy deficit crisis, exacerbated by the summer heat and the government’s failure to meet natural gas and electricity production targets. Recently, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade announced drastic measures, revealing that electricity supply to the industrial sector will be halved during the summer months. In a letter addressed to …

Iran’s mission to the United Nations said on Friday that Hezbollah has the capability to defend itself and Lebanon against Israel, warning that “perhaps the time for the self-annihilation of this illegitimate regime has come.”“Any imprudent decision by the occupying Israeli regime to save itself could plunge the region into a new war,” Iran’s UN mission posted on X amid …

rferl.org – The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Karaj has sentencedAmirhossein Kouhkan, a defense lawyer for the family of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, who was executed during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini that rocked Iran in 2022, to six years in prison. Kouhkan faced several charges, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), including “assembly and collusion” and …

iranintl – Canada’s official designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization has garnered global praise from political figures both inside and outside Iran. After years of campaigning, Canada’s designation follows a series of plots uncovered in Canada where the IRGC is said to have both raised money and recruited agents. Michael Chong, Conservative Shadow Minister …

iranintl – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson reiterated last week that the Revolutionary Guard would refrain from any involvement in the election process despite the close affiliations of most candidates with the organization. Ramezan Sharif emphasized that the IRGC would remain neutral and abstain from supporting or opposing any candidate but while the IRGC officially denies fielding candidates …