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RFL/RE – Iran has condemned what it called a “disproportionate and unacceptable” attack by Pakistan on its territory, which came in response to an Iranian strike, raising fears of escalating military exchanges between the two neighbors. While criticizing Islamabad for the scale of the attack, Iran’s Foreign Ministry also appeared to try and allay concerns of rising tensions, striking a conciliatory tone …

RFL/RE – Iranian authorities arrested a Swedish-Iranian man in his 60s last year, Stockholm said on January 18, as tensions between the two countries continue to build. Without identifying the man, Sweden said he had been arrested at the end of November 2023 “without a clear reason” and called for his release. Iran has not yet commented on the issue.The …

VOA – Iran said on Friday that it successfully carried out an air defense drill using drones designed to intercept hostile targets in an area stretching from its southwestern to southeastern coasts, amid heightened tensions in the region. On Thursday Pakistan launched air strikes against what it said were separatist militants inside Iran in a retaliatory attack two days after …

Amnesty – Iranian Kurdish dissidents Pejman Fatehi, Vafa Azarbar, Mohammad (Hazhir) Faramarzi and Mohsen Mazloum, are at grave risk of execution in secret, without prior notice to their families and lawyers, as the authorities have been subjecting them to enforced disappearance, a crime under international law, since July 2022. Amid a horrific spike in executions across Iran, the men’s death …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Kamran Khoroush, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Shiraz Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Shiraz Central Prison (Adel Abad) on 16 January. His identity has been established as 44-year-old Kamran Khoroush, a father who was arrested two years ago. Kamran …