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iranintl – Iran has sentenced Jamshid Sharmahd, a dual national abductee sentenced to death, along with the US, to $2.5 billion in fines, signaling Tehran’s new attempt at hostage diplomacy. A court in Tehran ruled Monday that German-Iranian Sharmahd and the United States government should pay the amount as a compensation for the families of the victims of a terrorist …

iranintl – Princeton University controversial academic, Hossein Mousavian, who is currently being investigated by the US Congress for his pro-Iran regime activities, now faces a grassroots Iranian-American campaign to secure his dismissal. The campaign Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists (AAIRIA) wrote in its Wednesday statement that “In the seven years Mousavian served as IRI’s ambassador in Germany, more than 23 …

Iranwire – Peruvian authorities arrested Iranian national Majid Azizi on March 6 on charges of plotting a terrorist attack on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) summit. According to the Peruvian Police’s Counter-Terrorism Directorate, he was collaborating with two Peruvian citizens for the planned attack, but only Azizi has been apprehended so far.  Azizi was arrested after he withdrew …

Iranwire – An Iranian MP who lost her re-election bid last week has revealed that the elections were marred with violations. Somayeh Mahmoudi said that peoples’ national ID numbers were used to cast votes without their knowledge. “I heard reports of national ID cards being taken from my city and used for voting in neighbouring areas,” she said in an …

iranintl – Iran’s parliament speaker has found himself in a weak political position after ranking fourth in the number of votes received in elections on March 1, dominated by radical right wingers. However, as a seasoned veteran of the IRGC and a relative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Ghalibaf still enjoys significant political support. The editor of the IRGC-affiliated Javan …

Al-Arabia – Israel must complete its military objectives in Gaza and “(remove) the threat of Hamas” on the country, Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz told US Vice President Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and other senior officials in the administration and the Senate on Monday. “In the meeting, I iterated the imperative of completing the mission of removing the threat Hamas …

iranintl – The FBI has publicized its search for an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate senior US officials from current and previous administrations. Majid Dastjani Farahani, sanctioned by the US treasury in December 2023, is believed to be an officer from Iran’s intelligence ministry recruiting individuals “for operations in the U.S.,” as revenge for the killing of Iran’s …

Iranwire – Two actors were killed and four other people were injured in an accident on the set of the historical TV drama Salman Farsi in northeastern Iran.  The incident occurred on February 29 at the filming location in a village near Shahrood, according to the official news agency IRNA. The report quoted local officials as saying that the casualties …

iranintl – The United Nations’ fact-finding mission, set up in December 2022 following Iran’s bloody crackdown on protesters, will release its comprehensive report on March 18. The mission is also scheduled to release its preliminary report on the International Day of Women (March 8). In his address to the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in …

Iranwire – Saman Yasin, a well-known Iranian rapper imprisoned since the 2022 nationwide uprising, has asked the judiciary to decide about his fate after enduring more than a year of torture.  In a letter published on Yasin’s Instagram account, Yasin painted a picture of despair and frustration. “You’ve staged mock executions, hospitalized me… What’s left? Take my life too and …