iranintl – The Yemeni information minister announced that 70 Iran-backed Houthis and members of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) were killed in a US airstrike on Tuesday, claims denied by the IRGC, which called it “false news”. The IRGC affiliated Tasnim News Agency called the Saturday announcement by Muammar Al-Eryani “psychological warfare”. Al-Eryani is minister of Yemen’s official government, in war …

iranintl – Any potential US airstrike would target not only Iran’s nuclear facilities but also its air defense and missile capabilities in a bid to prevent possible retaliation, the former commander of US Central Command told Iran International. The US military has in recent days deployed long-range bombers at a strategic Indian Ocean airbase amid escalation of tensions with Tehran, …

iranintl – An Iranian cargo aircraft belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards transported weapons to Sudan’s armed forces last month amid that country’s ongoing civil war, two informed sources told Iran International. A European intelligence source said the Boeing 747 with registration EP-FAB operated by Fars Air Qeshm, an airline owned by the powerful military organization, departed Tehran and landed in …

iranintl – Iran’s President dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs on Saturday after images surfaced online showing the official on vacation in Argentina and en route to Antarctica during the Iranian new year holidays. In a letter published by government-affiliated media outlets, President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that the Antarctic vacation, “even if paid for personally,” could not be justified while …

iranintl – A rhetorical column, written in a satirical tone, in an Iranian newspaper on Saturday called for violent revenge against US President Donald Trump, mocking his threats and invoking the killing of Qasem Soleimani. The ultra-hardline Kayhan newspaper, published under the supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office, mocked Trump’s threats of military action should Iran fail to reach …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The West needs to recognize the intentions of Iran’s rulers. The regime has made it clear that it has no plans to abandon its nuclear or ballistic missile programs. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has openly stated that Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi made a fatal mistake by giving up his nuclear program. Each time Iran’s regime finds itself under pressure, it …

Iran Human Rights – April 4, 2024: In March 2025, at least 59 people including five women, were executed in Iranian prisons. Three Afghan nationals, seven Baluch and one Kurdish minority were amongst those executed. The number of executions in the first three months of 2025 were more than double for the same period in 2024. Iran Human Rights expresses …

Iran-HRM – Hossein-Ali Nayyeri, a senior Iranian judge and head of the “Death Committee” responsible for the mass executions of political prisoners in the summer of 1988, has died at the age of 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday, April 3, 2025, but state media did not disclose the cause. Nayyeri was a central figure in Iran’s judiciary for …

alarabiya – US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wanted “direct talks” with Tehran on a nuclear deal, after he threatened to bomb Iran if it develops nuclear weapons. Trump has given Iran’s leaders a two-month deadline to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program, which has strained relations with Western nations for decades. Western countries including the United …

iranintl – Two Republican senators told Iran International on Thursday that Washington must deploy economic pressure to cripple it Mideast adversary the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Everything we can do to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and ultimately to support regime change in Iran would be an improvement in US national security”, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said. “I …