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VOA – The U.S. military said its forces destroyed eight aerial drones late Wednesday in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi militant group. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement the drones “presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels in the region.” CENTCOM also reported destroying three other Houthi drones early Wednesday, including two that …

iranintl – For two decades, Iran’s Supreme Leader’s “nuclear fatwa” has served as a shield for Tehran’s denial of nuclear weapon ambitions. But how trustworthy can this fatwa really be? “According to the [Supreme] Leader’s opinion, going in this direction [making the atomic bomb] is now forbidden, because he is a mujtahid [religious scholar]; maybe he will change [his opinion] …

iranintl – Media and citizens in Iran have been discussing the potential involvement of Russia and Syria in providing intelligence to Israel regarding the locations of IRGC officers prior to a precision strike last week. Speculations are arising amidst calls from Iranian hardliners for a rapid and decisive reaction to the Israeli strike on April 1, targeting the Islamic Republic’s …

Iranwire – Tensions are escalating between Iran and Israel as the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) navy, Alireza Tangsiri, warned that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz if it deems Israel’s presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a threat. The warning comes amidst heightened regional tensions following suspected Israeli airstrikes on an Iranian consulate in …

Iranwire – Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the case against Iranian environmental activists as one of the “most baseless and deceptive” fabricated by Iranian security forces against civil society. Niloofar Bayani, Homan Jokar, Sepideh Kashani, and Taher Ghadirian, environmental activists, were released after seven years in prison this week. Mohammadi, in a note posted on her Instagram page, …