Iran Can Close Strait of Hormuz, Top Commander Warns Amid Tensions With Israel
Iranwire - Tensions are escalating between Iran and Israel as the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) navy,…
Nobel Laureate Critiques ‘Baseless’ Case Against Iranian Activists
Iranwire - Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the case against Iranian environmental activists as one of the "most…
Iranian Security Forces Detain Father of Protest Victim
Iranwire - Kamal Lotfi, a 46-year-old resident of Dehgolan in Kurdistan province, was again detained by Iranian security forces. Lotfi's…
Kurdish Journalist Detained Again by Iranian Authorities
Iranwire - Iranian security forces have again detained Mustafa Hamdi, a Kurdish journalist and social media activist from Saqqez. Hamdi,…
Iran Faces Soaring Food Prices Amid Rial’s Decline
Iranwire - Food prices in Iran have skyrocketed over the past few weeks as the Rial continues to lose value.…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Reaffirms Retaliation for Israel’s Consulate Attack
Iranwire - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has once again threatened to "punish" Israel as he said that last week's attack in…
Iran’s Special Forces Raid Political Inmates’ Ward in Notorious Prison
Iranwire - The special forces of the Islamic Republic have raided the political inmates' ward at a prison in southern…
Despite Being Jailed, Iranian Activist Sentenced For Failing To Report To Prison
RFL/RE - An Iranian political activist who was granted medical leave from Tehran’s Evin prison last year has been sentenced…
Iran Blocks ‘Blind Date’ As Part Of Social-Media Crackdown
RFL/RE - Iran's judicial authorities have seized the Instagram page of the popular online program Blind Date, hosted by an…
Gunmen kill 6 policemen in southeast Iran, media reports say
VOA - Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran's restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six police officers, media reports said.…