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Al-Arabia – The Trump administration on Wednesday hit Iran with new sanctions that target several transportation firms as it continues its “maximum pressure campaign” against the regime over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. https://vid.alarabiya.net/2019/12/11/uspomsdb1211ce921693/uspomsdb1211ce921693___uspomsdb1211ce921693_video.mp4 Washington targeted three general sales agents of Mahan Air over the role the airline has played in weapons of mass destruction proliferation, US Secretary of …

Iran-HRM – As the details of the crackdown on Iran protests are trickling out, we hear of horrific crimes committed against humanity including deaths under torture. At least 1,000 protesters have been killed during the November Iran protests, including several minors. 4,000 others have been injured and 12,000 have been taken to the regime’s prisons. The fate of many of …

RFL/RE – Iran says it has “repelled” a cyberattack on its e-governance infrastructure that was allegedly “state-sponsored,” according to the country’s telecommunications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, as cited by local media.The security attack was “highly organized,” he said, while adding that authorities were investigating its exact dimensions.The minister would not say which country allegedly attempted the attack or go …

VOA – Top American officials say the U.S. is hopeful that the recent prisoner exchange will lead to a broader discussion on consular affairs between the U.S. and Iran. In an interview with VOA on Wednesday, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, recalled some of the emotional moments of witnessing the release of Xiyue Wang, a Chinese American …

CHRI – Fifteen-year-old Mohammad Dastankhah was walking home from high school in the city of Shiraz, Fars Province when he was shot and killed by a bullet while local authorities were repressing street protests in his city. In an interview with the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), his sister Ghazal Dastankhah said the authorities had offered to pay …