Social and Political

iranintl – On November 8th, five Swedish lawmakers called on the European Union and global governments to prohibit the sale of surveillance equipment and software to Iran. Led by Nima Gholam Ali Pour, an Iranian-born member of Sweden’s parliament (Riksdag), the lawmakers issued a statement condemning the Iranian government’s use of “intrusive mass surveillance technologies” to “disrupt peaceful assemblies and enforce oppressive …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Judging by what advisers are preparing on the Middle East, Trump II will focus on “closer ties” with allies, including Israel, and no more “favors” to the Islamic Republic in Iran and Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey unless he is back in line. Trump thinks that Marxists and other “crazy leftists” have seized control of US universities and are …

VOA — An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran, state media reported on Saturday. A report by the state-owned IRNA news agency said rescue teams recovered the bodies of five climbers from San Boran peak, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran. The injured climbers were taken …

iranintl – Iran’s interior minister denies having authorized hijab enforcers at the capital’s subway stations, claiming they are “citizens’ groups” carrying out a religious duty. Photos emerged on social media on Saturday that showed black-veiled women forming a human tunnel, which many now refer to as ‘tunnel of horrors’, at one of Tehran’s main subway stations to make sure women …

iranintl – The Canadian opposition leader, running to be the next prime minister, says Iran’s Revolutionary Guards pose the most significant security threat to his country. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, made the remarks on Thursday during a visit to a synagogue in Toronto, outlining his party’s plan for addressing acts of hate crime as well as terrorism …

VOA – A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday. The attack Friday on the CMA CGM Symi comes as global shipping increasingly finds itself targeted in the weekslong war that threatens …

VOA – An Iranian in his early 20s who was executed in a case connected to the 2022 protests has been buried amid a heavy security force presence, a rights group said on Friday. Milad Zohrevand, who was executed at dawn on Thursday in a prison in the western city of Hamadan, is the eighth convict to have been executed …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Germany is the top European trade partner buying oil and non-oil commodities from Iran. “UANI [United Against Nuclear Iran] said that research had led to the identification of 2,500 businesses around the world, suspected of having involvement with Iran, with hundreds in Europe. They will publish their names if they do not receive satisfactory answers.” — The National, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Newly obtained information shows that Hamidreza Azari was 16 years old at the time of the alleged murder he was executed for in Sabzevar Prison. According to newly obtained documents witnessed by Iran Human Rights, Hamidreza Azari who was executed in Sabzevar Prison on 24 November, was a juvenile offender and 17 at the time of execution. …

iranintl – As a truce took hold in Gaza between Israel and Hamas for the first time in seven weeks, Iranian officials continued to boast about a Palestinian victory in the war. Former chief of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani tweeted that the ceasefire proves Israel has been defeated in the conflict. “Hamas was not destroyed” and remains at its …