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Iran Human Rights (IHR) – According to information received by IHR, the death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini might be in danger of execution. Unofficial sources have told Danial’s family that he will be executed after Ramadan, Muslims’ month of fasting, which ends in the first week of June. Danial Zeinolabedini is a juvenile offender whose death sentence has been …

Al-Monitor – Mitra Ostad, the second wife of former politician Mohammad Ali Najafi, was found dead in her northwest Tehran flat around noon May 28. According to a police report, the 35-year-old victim had been shot in the chest and an arm. As the story flooded news outlets and social media, perhaps few Iranians would have pointed the finger of blame toward a …

Al-Monitor – An oil tanker belonging to China’s state-owned Bank of Kunlun departed on May 16 from the Soroush oil terminal off the coast of Iran. Laden with 2 million barrels of crude, Pacific Bravo is now reportedly heading eastward, with China being the likely destination. If the oil is indeed offloaded in the Asian powerhouse, it would be the first time …

Radiofarda – Following President Donald Trump’s dovish statements on Iran during his recent visit to Japan, the U.S. continues to exhibit its hard and soft approach toward its tough opponent in the oil-rich Persian Gulf. The U.S. State Department made it clear on Tuesday that the Washington still insists on its original demands from Iran, which include renegotiating the nuclear …

Radiofarda – Friday Prayer Imam of the city of Kazeroun, in Fars province, southern Iran, has been stabbed to death, the town’s police announced on Wednesday, May 29. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)-run news agency, Fars, cited the provincial deputy police commander for social affairs, IRGC Colonel Kavous Mohammadi, as saying, “Hojat ol Eslam (a mid-ranking cleric title) Mohammad …