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Iran: The Mullahs Are Excited

gatestoneinstitute.org – The ruling mullahs of Iran are excited. They are convinced that a new US president, like his previous boss, former President Barack Obama, will throw them the lifeline so badly needed for their survival, their hold on power, and their ability to advance their nuclear and other imperialist plans — both in Venezuela against the United States, and …

Prominent Activist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Protesting Downing of Ukrainian Passenger Plane

CHRI —For her participation in a peaceful gathering to condemn the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in January 2020, the prominent women’s and student rights activist Bahareh Hedayat has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “The authorities in Iran seem determined to …

Iran Executions: Two Prisoners Hanged at Urmia Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two prisoners sentenced to Qisas (retribution in-kind) for “premeditated murder” were executed in Urmia Central Prison this morning. According to Iran Human Rights, the two men’s sentences were carried out in Urmia Central Prison this morning. The identities of the two men have been established as Ali Abdi and Amirhossein Ghahrian. According to HRANA News …

Iran faces medical worker shortage as COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of slowing

Despite massive efforts, lockdowns and province by province policy, Iran continues to grapple with the coronavirus, which shows no signs of slowing down as officials warn they are running short of medical workers. According to Health Ministry Spokesman Sima Sadar Lari, 212 people died from the virus in the last 24 hours. In April, Iran was able to bring its daily …

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) virtual event on advancement of international religious freedom.

Shabtabnews – U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a virtual event on the 8th August 2020 on advancement of international religious freedom. The details of the event can be seen below: Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual event about President Trump’s recent Executive Order to advance international religious freedom across the federal government …

iranintl – A government billboard in Tehran encouraging young girls to be homemakers and mothe…

iranintl – On Friday, prominent Sunni Muslim cleric Mowlavi Abdulhamid called on the Iranian g…

iranintl – Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi told the international community on Saturday that…

iranintl – The vote tally from Iran’s run-off parliamentary elections on May 10, conduct…

VOA – Iran’s hard-liners won most of the remaining seats in an election runoff to give t…

gatestoneinstitute.org – [T]he protest feeds on media attention. As soon as TV cameras are swi…

iranintl – Nechirvan Barzani, the President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, made an unexpect…

iranintl – Several of Iran’s top clerics have expressed concern over high inflation, fluctuati…

iranintl – A statement from Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi on Wednesday shed lig…

iranintl – An Islamic cleric in Iran is claiming that letters penned by Iran’s Supreme L…

iranintl – Canada’s intelligence agency is pointing to escalating aggression by Iran in Wester…

RFL/RE – The United States wants to force a gradual shift in Iran’s “decision-making calculus”…

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have sentenced a union activist to over four years in prison. T…

Iranwire – Amir Velayati, a protester who sustained eye injuries during the 2022 nationwide pr…

VOA – Iranian protest rap music artists Daniel Moghadam and Vafa Ahmadpour, known as Vafadar, …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Ayatollah Khamenei’s initial issuance of a fatwa against nuclea…

iranintl – Iran might already possess a nuclear weapon, an insider politician in Tehran said o…

iranintl – An Iranian cleric says that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has assured embattled Moham…

iranintl – The latest brutal crackdown enforcing hijab comes on the direct orders of Supreme L…

iranintl – Iran’s two-decade delay in developing its underground gas storage (UGS) facil…

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