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Iranwire – The Iranian judiciary has collectively sentenced five women activists from northern Gilan province to a total of over 20 years and seven months in prison. The women, known for their work in media and environmental fields, have been identified as Anahita Dostdar, Nina Golestani, Rozita Rajaee, Anahita Hejazi, and Nagin Edaltakhah. According to a report from the Hengaw …

RFL/RE – Two Iranian brothers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps face terrorism charges in the United States in connection with deaths of two U.S. sailors during the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea earlier this year. The indictment announced on August 8 by federal prosecutors charges Shahab and Yunus Mir’kazei and Pakistani boat captain Muhammad Pahlawan with providing …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s retaliation to the Israeli assassination of a top Hamas official in Tehran is taking longer than the US initially thought, sources and officials familiar with US intelligence said on Tuesday. US officials had braced for a quicker retaliation, potentially involving rockets, missiles, or drones, to unfold as early as Sunday night or Monday. However, as of Tuesday, neither Iran …

iranintl – The German government has deported the Iran-linked Imam of the Islamic Center in Berlin, Nasir Niknejad, according to information obtained by Iran International’s correspondent in Berlin. According to these reports, Niknejad and his wife were detained at Berlin airport upon their return from a one-month leave, three weeks after the closure of Islamic centers affiliated with the Islamic …

iranintl – The Middle East has recently witnessed a series of security and military developments, including targeted assassinations carried out by Israel, aimed at prominent leaders of Iran-backed armed movements. These events come at a time of rising fears of a full-scale regional war, with escalating tensions between Israel and Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. This escalation …

RFL/RE – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, will not influence the peace process toward ending the Israeli-Hamas war “because peace is not on the agenda at this point.” Olmert told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda in an interview on July 31 …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – : Nabi Bakhsh Molazehi, a Baluch man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Minab Prison. According to Haal Vsh, a Baluch man was executed in Minab Prison in Hormozgan province on 30 July. His identity has been reported as 61-year-old Nabi Bakhsh Molazehi who was arrested for drug-related offences in Minab five …

RFL/RE – The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand capsized during repairs in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported on July 7. “As Sahand was being repaired at the wharf, it lost its balance due to water ingress. Fortunately…the vessel is being returned to balance quickly,” the official news agency IRNA reported, citing a Iranian Navy statement. It …

gatestoneinstitute.org – For months, Israel has refuted libelous claims of famine in Gaza, as international organizations — especially the UN and the EU, the International Court of Justice and mainstream media alongside NGOs such as Human Rights Watch — pushed the false, malicious narrative that Israel was causing famine in Gaza and even using it as a “weapon of war.” …

Iranwire – As Iran approaches the runoff stage of its snap presidential election, the nation stands at a crucial crossroads. In less than a week, voters will choose between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili to lead the Islamic Republic’s executive branch. This report, part of a series of articles about the contenders, examines the foreign policy stances of the two final candidates and explores …