alarabiya – At least one person was killed and 14 injured in an explosion in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, a local official told Iranian news agencies, but the cause of the blast was not known.The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander had been targeted in …

alarabiya – Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert following Washington’s heavy military deployments in the Gulf. He also insisted the Islamic Republic’s nuclear expertise could not be eliminated, after Trump said he expected Tehran to seek a deal to avoid US strikes. …

alarabiya – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to conduct their announced two-day live-fire naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in a safe and professional manner. While acknowledging that Iran has a right to operate in international airspace and waters, CENTCOM warned against the consequences of unprofessional behavior. “Any unsafe or unprofessional behavior near US …

iranintl – Several Afghan migrants were killed during Iran’s recent nationwide protests, with some taking part alongside Iranian demonstrators and others shot despite having no direct involvement, a source confirmed to Afghanistan International. The protests began in Tehran and several other cities in late December, initially driven by public anger over the sharp fall in Iran’s national currency, soaring inflation …

CHRI – Arrests Skyrocketing After Mass Killings, Detainees Held in Hidden Warehouses, Violent Nighttime House Raids, Trials Conducted En Masse Without Lawyers, Protesters Being Charged with Capital Crimes “Forces charged into the crowd and assaulted people using knives, machetes, pistols…” The geographic scale, intensity, and rate of the mass killings carried out by Iranian security forces during the nationwide protests …

alarabiya – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday the UK was working with allies to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, when asked whether he would support possible US strikes on Iran. “The goal, or the aim, here is that Iran shouldn’t be able to develop nuclear weapons and that is hugely important,” Starmer told BBC News. Asked …

alarabiya – Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei warned on Friday that European countries would face consequences after the EU listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. “There is no doubt that the hostile action of the Europeans, who labelled the IRGC as a terrorist organization, will not go unanswered,” Ejei was quoted by state television …

iranintl – Iran showed no sign of shifting its stance toward the United States at a joint press conference with Turkey on Friday, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran had no plan to meet US officials and would not negotiate under threats or preconditions. “We do not have any plan or programme to meet or discuss with any US …

iranwire – The Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran has confirmed that several doctors were detained in connection with the recent civil unrest. Mohammad Mirkhani, the Council’s deputy for social and parliamentary affairs, said on Friday, January 30, that doctors were arrested during the January protests. According to Mirkhani, a reliable total count of the detained medical professionals …

iranwire – What will happen to Iran’s plainclothes agents, Basij members, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces if the Islamic Republic collapses?  This question has gained urgency following the deadly suppression of protests on January 8 and 9, alongside growing fears of war and a possible US military strike on Iran.  Analysts warn that the remnants of these forces …