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RFL/RE – Iran has obtained the technology to build a supersonic cruise missile, which is still under test, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on August 9. The announcement comes amid rising tensions with the United States in the Persian Gulf and following the unveiling last week of new vessels equipped with 600-kilometer-range missiles. “This missile, which is a new …

Iranwire – Saeed Shahrabi, the father of Shima Shahrabi, editor-in-chief of IranWire’s Persian-language website, was summoned to the Third Branch of Evin Prosecutor’s Office on August 8 – as the Islamic Republic marked Journalist’s Day. Shahrabi was first summoned to an office of the Ministry of Intelligence in May, shortly after the arrest of his son, Sajjad Shahrabi, a radio host and announcer. …

Iranwire – Fatemeh Mousavi, a children’s rights activist and mother of two, was arrested on June 25 at her home in Shahreri, near Tehran.  After 23 days of detention, the judicial system of the Islamic Republic imposed a heavy bail of 3 billion tomans ($60,000) on her.  It took two weeks of round-the-clock efforts by her husband to gather the …

Iranwire – The situation remains tense in a village in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province where security forces opened fire on protesters demanding employment at a nearby gold mine. In recent days, villagers of Agh-Dareh in Takab district held rallies to protest the non employment of locals at the gold mine of the same name.  The unrest took a dramatic turn …

Al-Arabia – Iranian authorities have banned the editor-in-chief of reformist daily Etemad “from any press activity for a year” over coverage of last year’s nationwide protests, the newspaper reported on Saturday.The journalist, Behrooz Behzadi, was “accused of publishing false content,” Etemad said, citing a decision by the prosecutor’s office following a complaint by a Tehran branch of the Iranian Revolutionary …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Thanks to the appeasement policies of the Biden and Obama Administrations, the ruling mullahs of Iran, called by the US State Department the top state sponsor of terrorism, have now also emerged as a major arms exporter. Moreover, coupled with imminent nuclear bombs, they appear determined to ramp up their exports even further. Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad …

RFL/RE – Iran would retaliate against any oil company unloading Iranian oil from a seized tanker, the Revolutionary Guards’ navy commander, Alireza Tangsiri, said on July 20, according to state media. In April, the U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in a sanctions enforcement operation, according to a maritime security firm. Tangsiri added that Tehran would hold …

Iranwire – The Iranian judiciary has announced the release from prison of two well-connected men who had been convicted in separate corruption cases: Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of former President Hassan Rouhani, and Hadi Razavi, the son-in-law of an ex-minister of labor. Judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi told a press conference on July 18 that Fereydoun was released on July 13 …

Iranwire – Iranian political activist Majid Tawakoli says he has been sentenced to a total of six years in prison on charges of “gathering and collusion against the security of the country” and “propaganda activity against the system.” Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court also banned Tawakoli from using social media and from traveling for a period of two years. …

rferl.org – For over 20 years, the Imam Ali’s Popular Student Relief Society has worked on combating poverty and helping vulnerable children in Iran. But the charity, which has over 10,000 volunteers across Iran, has come under mounting pressure from the authorities in recent years. In 2021, an Iranian court ordered the independent NGO be dissolved, a ruling that was …