iranintl – Several journalists and political activists in Iran have alleged to a local newspaper that their SIM cards have been blocked and deactivated by order of security agencies in recent months. A journalist, using the pseudonym Amir, told Shargh in a lengthy article on the subject that after his SIM card was deactivated, he could no longer make emergency …

iranintl – Once the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East, Lake Urmia has again dried up completely after briefly refilling earlier this spring. The lake, which received nearly one billion cubic meters of water during the winter and spring, has now evaporated, leaving behind an environmental and public health crisis for the nearly five million residents in the surrounding …

iranintl – The exiled son of Iran’s Shah ousted in the 1979 Islamic revolution warned against agreements with the theocratic government that replaced his father’s rule or its armed Islamist allies, citing Tehran’s rights abuses and role in conflicts throughout the region. Reza Pahlavi was speaking in Washington at a gathering of the Israeli American Council, a top advocate for …

Israel said an air strike it launched in south Beirut on Friday killed top Hezbollah commanders in a meeting of the Iran-aligned group’s elite Radwan unit, escalating a week of devastating attacks in Lebanon. “Ibrahim Aqil and the Radwan commanders who were eliminated today were planning Hezbollah’s ‘Conquer the Galilee’ attack plan, in which Hezbollah intended to infiltrate Israeli communities …

iranintl – Iranians have reacted to the treatment of several Hezbollah members whose eyes were injured in explosions in Lebanon while Iran’s security forces blinded hundreds of protesters during the crackdown on 2022 protests. Several have voiced their discontent over social media to fighters being brought to Iran and Iranian doctors sent to Lebanon to treat Hezbollah operatives in the …

iranintl – Israel’s Shin Bet, the country’s domestic intelligence service, has disclosed info about what it calls a thwarted Iranian assassination plot against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar. The plot escalated following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July, according to Shin Bet. The Iranian scheme …

iranintl – An Iranian daily has revealed that 14 paintings stolen from Tehran’s Imam Ali Religious Arts Museum have been sold in Dubai, with no information on the whereabouts of 16 other missing works. The museum, overseen by Tehran’s municipality, is now embroiled in a scandal that raises questions about corruption and negligence at the highest levels. Naser Amani, a …

iranintl – Mostafa Tajzadeh asserts that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is responsible for Iran’s problems, and that Masoud Pezeshkian’s proposed ‘reforms’ will only be a mirage unless Khamenei agrees to fundamental changes. In his recent note from Evin Prison entitled “New Era or Mirage” , the former advisor to reformist President Mohammad Khatami has outlined a long list of fundamental political …

iranintl – An internal probe obtained by Iran International reveals that the US State Department violated regulations by not reporting allegations against former Iran envoy Rob Malley to the department’s watchdog. The state department has yet to release details of these allegations which led to the revocation of Malley’s security clearance, and effectively ended his mandate. The report, initiated by the State …

Iranwire – Faezeh Hashemi, political activist and daughter of the late Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was released from Evin prison on Wednesday. Evin prison authorities confirmed her parole, though Hashemi herself expressed a lack of desire for release. In an interview with IranWire, she emphasized that she resisted leaving prison but officials forced her out. Hashemi’s most recent arrest occurred during …