Iran kicks off air defense drills amid tensions with Israel, Azerbaijan
Al-Monitor - Iran’s Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps kicked off an annual air defense exercise in the country’s central…
Cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Maliki close behind
Al-Arabia - Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the…
Indian Port Operator Bans Cargo Containers From Iran
RFL/RE - India's biggest ports operator has announced that it will refuse containerized cargo from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan after…
Iran Urged To Halt Execution Of Man Arrested At 17, Sentenced In ‘Grossly Unfair Trial’
RFL/RE - Amnesty International is urging Iran to stop the execution planned for later this week of a man arrested at aged…
Two Iranian Journalists Summoned for Publishing News of Child Rape
Iranwire - Two local journalists in the city of Paveh in Kermanshah province have been detained by the city’s intelligence…
Jailed Researcher Transferred From Tehran as Punishment
Iranwire - Researcher and translator Mojgan Kavousi has been transferred from Evin Prison to Kachuei Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, a…
IRGC Commander in Baghdad as Pro-Iran Groups Lose Ground in Election
Iranwire - The new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ expeditionary Quds Force has come to Baghdad on an…
Bipartisan Congressional Group Urges Biden to Support Internet Freedom in Iran
CHRI – A bipartisan congressional group today urged U.S. President Joe Biden to support the free flow of information and…
Juvenile Offender Arman Abdolali’s Parents Summoned for Last Visit
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO - Death row juvenile offender Arman Abdolali’s parents were summoned to Rajai Shahr Prison for their…
Iran’s Power Company Warns Of Cuts Due To Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining
RFL/RE - Iran's state electricity company has warned that illicit cryptocurrency miners in the country could cause new power cuts…