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Iranwire – Law enforcement officials in various Iranian cities have indicated a planned crackdown on citizens protesting the mandatory hijab starting Saturday. This escalation comes just a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a speech where he emphasized the importance of fulfilling the hijab enforcers’ duty “faithfully.”  The exact nature of this duty was not specified. On Thursday, …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces detained writer and translator Loghman Ghanbari in western Kermanshah province. According to a report by Kurdpa news agency, around 20 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence agents searched his home and seized some belongings on April 7.  Ghanbari is known for translating “The Kurds in a Volatile Middle East,” a book published in Sweden after …

Iranwire – Hailstorms and heavy rain caused significant damage to agricultural products in the western Iranian provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah on Wednesday. Agricultural authorities in Dehloran confirmed damage to wheat and rapeseed fields due to the hailstorm. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed due to limited visibility after the storm. Mehr news agency, citing the …

Iranwire – Top Israeli officials warned on Wednesday that Israel would retaliate with strikes inside Iran if Iran launched an attack from its territory. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking to troops at an Iron Dome air defense system battery in northern Israel, emphasized that any attack on Israel would be met with a strong defense and a “powerful response …

Iranwire – A Lebanese banker, accused of transferring money from Iran to the Hamas terrorist group, was reportedly killed near Beirut. The body of the man, identified as Mohammad Sarur, was discovered on Tuesday in a villa in Beit Mary, a city overlooking Beirut. He had been struck by more than five bullets and was found in possession of an …