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Al-Monitor – The daily coronavirus death toll in Iran reached a new high on Aug. 9 at 588 deaths. The previous high was the day before, Aug. 8, with 542 deaths. According to the latest numbers by Health Ministry officials, there have been over 94,000 COVID-19 deaths in the country, though the actual number could be twice as high. The spread of the …

Al-Monitor – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called on the United Nations to hold Iran accountable for a fatal drone strike last month in the Arabian Sea, warning that failure to do so would “fuel their sense of impunity.” “We are confident that Iran conducted this unjustified attack, which is part of a pattern of attacks and …

Iranwire – New President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi has appointed Mohammad Mokhber as his first vice president. Mokhber was formerly president of the Executive Headquarters of Imam’s Directive (“Setad”): one of the biggest business conglomerates in the Middle East, which also happens to be directly controlled by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Despite the enormous wealth he presided over at Setad, …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Soheil Arabi has been sentenced to two more years behind bars. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced Soheil Arabi, a political prisoner held in Rajai Shahr Prison, to two years in prison and 5 million tomans fine for “spreading propaganda with the intention of disturbing the public opinion.” According to the indictment, …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Juvenile offender Sajad Sanjari who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison last week. Massoud Esfandiari was also executed at the same prison and on the same charge in June. Juvenile offender Sajad Sanjari (Chalabeh) was executed on the morning of August 2 in Kermanshah Central Prison (Dizelabad). News of his …