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VOA – The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the action, taken in coordination with the United Kingdom and Canada, targets over one dozen entities, individuals and …

Iran Human Rights – Ali Khoshavaz, a man on death row for drug-related charges, and Shahram Sharghi and Alireza Aghayi, who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man named Ali Khoshavaz was executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj on 21 April. He was sentenced to death by …

iranintl – As much of the global media scrambled to decode where Iranians stand on the escalating tension between Tehran and Jerusalem – Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi appeared to be everywhere. In what can only be described as a kind of media tour, Pahlavi embarked on at least 13 interviews in the span of just 11 days. From left-wing …

.iranintl – Two weeks into the latest round of violent crackdowns on Iranian women refusing to wear the hijab, certain so-called reformist and moderate politicians and commentators are cautioning the state about its harsh approach. At the same time, some female journalists assert that the crackdown is part of the regime’s ongoing strategy to stifle dissent, by reinforcing the ideological …

iranintl – An increasing number of Iranian politicians, media outlets, and senior clerics are voicing criticism of the government’s handling of the country’s worsening economic crisis. With inflation expected to surpass 50%, the Iranian people are facing increasingly desperate conditions. Referring to the hardships that many families are grappling with, Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli warned that these problems could eventually lead …