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iranwire – Rahil cradles her six-month-old baby in one arm while checking her phone with the other, waiting for a text from a friend. Not about politics or family gossip, but about something more urgent: whether their household water tank still has enough to wash a load of infant clothes. “God knows, some days for six hours, sometimes up to …

iranwire – Afghanistan’s Taliban government says at least 10 Afghan citizens were killed in a shooting by Iranian border forces, with two others missing. Nasim Badri, spokesman for the Taliban’s central command in Farah province, announced the deaths in a statement posted on X. He said the individuals were attempting to illegally enter Iran through the Abunasr Farahi border crossing. …

iranwire – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence agents have arrested a Baha’i resident of northern Gorgan and transferred him to an unknown location, according to a human rights organization. Kambiz Teimouri Moqaddam was detained at his home on Tuesday. Security agents searched Teimouri Moqaddam’s residence during the arrest and confiscated several digital devices and religious books. Teimouri Moqaddam suffers from high …

iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader has warned domestic media against repeating Western rhetoric about women’s hijab and dress. Ali Khamenei told a gathering of women that “when hijab and women’s dress and cooperation between men and women is discussed, domestic media should not repeat and highlight what Westerners say.” He said the media should promote “Islam’s deep and …

iranwire – Iranian Border Guard forces shot and wounded two Kurdish kolbars in separate shootings along the country’s western border. Siavash Javani, 30, from Saqqez, was shot on Monday in the Bashtam border area of Saqqez, sustaining serious injuries to his waist and thigh. During the shooting, border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars, killing four pack horses …