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iranintl – A second night of apprehension in Tehran and Tel Aviv passed eventless Thursday, as the US and Britain vowed to back Israel in case of an Iranian retaliatory attack. Reports from American and Israeli sources pointing to a ‘significant’ operation against Israel first emerged on Wednesday and spurred regional and world leaders to call for restraint and de-escalation. …

iranintl – Mohammad Saeedi, the Friday Prayer Imam of Qom appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has cautioned against sowing discord among insider figures of the Islamic Republic. Using the harsh rhetoric often heard among Iranian hardliners, Saeedi remarked: “We should sever the hands of those who sow discord, as there are far too many such hands in Iranian society.” However, …

Iranwire – As the protests raged on, an Islamic Republic riot squad officer smirked at Kowsar Eftekhari. Moments later, he targeted her eye with pellets from his gun, and blinded her in one eye.  A year and a half since the start of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, her name resonates in the array of people who have suffered human …

Iranwire – In the aftermath of a deadly airstrike in Syria that claimed the lives of two Iranian generals, Iran is considering a retaliatory strike against Israel within the next 48 hours, the Wall Street Journal reported. The suspected Israeli attack on a diplomatic facility in Damascus has escalated tensions between the two countries Making public threats against Israel, Iran has pledged to …

Iranwire – Alireza Marzban, a 27-year-old resident of Shiraz, was reportedly executed on April 7 at Shiraz Central Prison in Iran.  Marzban had been sentenced to death for murder after he was arrested three years ago following an altercation. According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Marzban’s execution was carried out clandestinely, denying him a final visit with his …