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Radiofarda – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says airstrikes attributed to Israel has killed at least nine “Iranian-backed” forces in the Syrian province of Hama. The airstrikes were conducted on Thursday evening, June 4, during which missiles were fired at workshops linked to the Syrian army’s Military Industries Complex. “Anti-aircraft defense systems have been activated in Hama, responding to …

Reuters – Iran confirmed on Friday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had discussed prisoner releases with former U.S. ambassador Bill Richardson, a day after the two countries each released one detainee. A ministry official had said in December that Richardson, a former U.S. envoy to the United Nations, had held talks with Zarif but played down their significance. On …

President Hassan Rouhani warned Iranians Saturday to prepare to live with the novel coronavirus “for a long time,” as the country gradually rolls back restrictions imposed to curb the outbreak. People should not assume that “this disease will be eliminated in 15 days or a month: we must therefore follow the instructions for a long time,” Rouhani said during the …

Al-Arabia – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will run in the next presidential elections in Iran, the state-affiliated news website Entekhab reported on Saturday. Ahmadinejad was president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, having served as mayor of Tehran between 2003 and 2005. In 2017, Ahmadinejad announced he would run in the Iranian presidential elections, but his nomination was rejected …

Iran-HRM – Despite nearly 60 days since the arrests of two elite students of Sharif University of Technology, Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, they are still denied access to lawyers and visit their families. Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi have remained in detention despite human rights groups and activists repeatedly expressing concern about their conditions. Amnesty International said …