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Al-Arabia – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia will persist in targeting “Israeli ships” in the Red Sea as long as Israel continues its war in Gaza, Tehran’s top diplomat said on Monday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaking at a press conference in Tehran alongside his Indian counterpart, said that stopping the “genocide” in Gaza was the only way to put an end to …

iranintl – After nearly 45 years of Ali Khamenei’s rule in Iran, the most important question for many is what will happen after his death, a smooth or a rocky transition. Contrary to what has been presented so far in the discussion on succession after Ali Khamenei, this article will not speculate about the time of his death, the identity …

iranintl – Iran-backed Houthis attempted to hit a US warship in the Red Sea on Sunday, but their missile was intercepted, according to the US military. This latest Houthi attack comes only a few days after the airstrikes by the US and Britain on dozens of Houthi sites in Yemen, signaling that the group, which claims to be acting in …

Iranwire – The family of Iranian human rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she has been handed an additional 15-month prison sentence on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic while behind bars. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2HUcMDK5cp/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=e35bcde2-f6c5-45e5-b549-d93fd949bd3d&img_index=1 Mohammadi was sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court after a trial that she boycotted, the family said in a statement on …

Iranwire – The US Office of the Special Envoy for Iran has strongly condemned the increasing use of capital punishment by Iranian authorities, saying they often follow “unfair trials and arbitrary detentions.” At least 791 individuals were executed across Iran last year, marking a 33 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) group. …