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iranintl – From behind bars, Iranian rapper and one of the country’s most prominent activists Toomaj Salehi pleaded with fellow dissident Hossein Ronaghi to end a hunger strike and not risk death. Ronaghi, who has frequently been jailed for his criticism of the Iran’s ruling system, began his fast from solid foods by sewing his lips shut on Sunday. He …

iranintl – Israel launched its deadliest attack yet in Syria on Wednesday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, killing 79 people in airstrikes targeting militiamen linked to Iran in Palmyra in central Syria. 53 of those killed were Syrian members of armed groups allied with Iran, while 22 others were non-Syrians, primarily members of Iraq’s al-Nujaba militia, the …

iranintl – Iran delayed cash subsidy payments for the last Iranian calendar month by a day citing insufficient funds, resulting in late payments for over 50 million people and underscoring the country’s persistent economic malaise. The government’s Targeted Subsidies Organization, overseen by the Planning and Budget Organization, said on Thursday that the necessary funds from oil and gas revenues were …

Iranwire – The shadow of the November 2019 fuel protests looms over Iran as the Islamic Republic faces growing pressure to decide whether it wants to raise fuel prices again.  The debate over rising fuel prices has heated again, especially after the government decided to import premium petrol at approximately 80,000 tomans per liter. With memories of the November 2019 protests still …

Iranwire – Norwegian authorities have arrested a 20-year-old security guard of the US Embassy in Oslo on charges of collaborating with Iranian and Russian intelligence services. The Norwegian Police Security Service said that investigators have seized substantial amounts of digital data during their investigation. Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect may have transmitted information potentially posing threats to US security …