iran-hrm.com – While international organizations, human rights defenders, and families of political prisoners had been working for months to prevent political executions, at dawn on Sunday, July 27, 2025, the ruling regime in Iran led to the gallow two political prisoners, Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani, in silence, without notifying their families, without granting them a final visit, and in …

 iranhumanrights – In a statement today, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned that Iran’s escalating use of the death penalty has reached alarming levels, calling for an immediate moratorium on executions.  According to the UN Human Rights Office, at least 612 people were reportedly executed in the first half of 2025—more than double the number during the same period …

alarabiya.net – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said Monday that Hamas must disarm and give up control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority to restore security in the war-torn territory. “Israel must withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip and Hamas must relinquish its control over the strip and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” Mustafa said at a …

iranintl.com – US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed frustration over stalled efforts to reach a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza and accused Iran of obstructing the negotiations. “I think they (Iran) got involved in this negotiation, telling Hamas, giving them signals and orders. And that’s not good,” Trump told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with the United …

iranintl.com – US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed surprise at Tehran’s continued insistence on uranium enrichment despite last month’s American airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, vowing to block any attempt by Iran to maintain the program. “Iran has been very nasty with their words, with their mouth. They got the hell knocked out of them, and they, I don’t …

iranintl.com – Iran’s foreign minister on Monday insisted Iran would not give up enrichment and the United States has no way to end it militarily, hours after US President Donald Trump vowed to wipe out Iran’s nuclear sites again if it revived its activities. “All should know that we Iranians have NOT BOUGHT our PEACEFUL nuclear program; we have BUILT …

iranintl.com – US Navy veteran Michael White’s pursuit of love in Iran instead landed him in a Mashhad jail, where he looked destined to languish as a political bargaining chip. But the kindness of an Iranian cellmate allowed him to contact his loved ones, and Mehdi Vatankhah’s risking of his own life ultimately earned him a new one in the …

iranintl.com – Israel was preparing a final wave of attacks aimed at toppling Iran’s ruling system when US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire, The Washington Post reported, citing Israeli and American officials involved in the operation. “When Trump declared a ceasefire, Israel was moving into a final phase of attacks intended to topple the regime,” said David Ignatius in …

iranintl.com – The Islamic Republic’s downfall would lead to sustainable peace and prosperity in the Middle East, Iranian exiled prince Reza Pahlavi said on Saturday, calling for unity among dissidents during a major opposition gathering in Munich. “This regime has poisoned our soil, air, and economy and dragged Iran to the edge of destruction. Ali Khamenei should know his regime …

rferl.org – At least six people were killed and 22 injured after three Jaish al-Adl militants attacked a courthouse in Zahedan, the capital of the restive province of Sistan-Baluchistan in southeast Iran. The Iranian judiciary in a statement on July 26 called the assault a “terrorist attack.” Jaish al-Adl, a Baluch separatist militant group that is believed to be operating …