Social and Political

Al-Monitor – The United States says it wasn’t involved in the apparent cyberattack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday, which Tehran has described as “nuclear terrorism” carried out by Israel. “The US was not involved in any manner,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said when asked on Monday. “We have nothing to add on speculation about the causes or the …

JPost – Only the Cyrus Accords will bring prosperity to the Iranian people. Two deals involving Iran have caught global attention in recent weeks. The first is the much ballyhooed 25-year economic cooperation agreement between Tehran and Beijing. The second is the Joint Plan of Action (JCPOA) 2.0, which is apparently being negotiated by proxy in Vienna to address Iran’s nuclear activities, …

Al-Arabia – Yemeni model and actress Entisar al-Hammadi was kidnapped by Iran-backed Houthis near the capital Sana’a, activists said in social media posts on Sunday. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“The Houthi terrorist group continues to terrorize Yemeni women,” an activism page called Yemeni Feminist Voice said in a tweet. “Entisar al-Hammadi …

Iranwire – Mahmoud Nabavian, deputy chairman of the Article 90 Parliamentary Committee, said that Iran has lost control of the Internet within the country and that it is important for Iranian authorities to reassert its control with the help of the Chinese. In an interview published in Mehr News Agency on April 11, Nabavian, referring to the details of the …

Iranwire – A lot has been said about the unbelievable rates of drug addiction among different age groups and demographics in Iran. Numerous studies have been conducted into this social phenomenon, but in most of the published reports, the addicts themselves are notable for their absence. Do today’s drug users and addicts resemble those of times gone by? What socio-economic …

RFL/RE – Iran has vowed to take “revenge” for an alleged act of sabotage at its main Natanz nuclear site that it blames on its archenemy Israel, an incident that could overshadow diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said an act …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has resumed executions after a 20-day hiatus around Nowruz holidays, putting to death at least 13 people, 10 of whom were convicted of drug related charges. On April 11, a prisoner identified as Morteza Kabiri was executed in Isfahan Prison after being convicted of drug charges. Three more prisoners in Isfahan Prison are believed to …

Iran Human Rights (IHR)- It has been a year since two elite Sharif University students were arrested. After two months in solitary confinement, they were transferred to Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison under the control of the Ministry of Intelligence. Given the Islamic Republic’s track record of obtaining false confessions under torture, Iran Human Rights warns of impending heavy …

gatestoneinstitute.org – As for voter turnout, we now know that the regime has set the stage for an “historic event”. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Gen. Hussein Salami says the “Supreme Guide” has ordered “an epoch-making turnout” that his force will help assemble. [I]t is clear that the “Supreme Guide” will not tolerate the slightest deviation from the course he …

Al-Arabia – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose stance on Iran has worried Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Austin was due to meet Netanyahu and Israeli defense …