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Iran-HRM – Mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi issued an urgent call to international human rights organizations seeking help to save her son’s life. Meanwhile, she exposed the Judiciary’s conspiracy against Soheil Arabi.

RFL/RE – Iran has launched major naval exercises in the Persian Gulf just days before the United States is due to start reimposing sanctions on Tehran, according to media reports citing U.S. officials.

VOA – Anti-government protests by Iranians fed up with their nation’s economic woes have spread to 10 major cities, posing the biggest challenge to Iran’s Islamist rulers since January’s nationwide demonstrations.

HRW – Activists Face Prolonged Detention, Threat of Torture

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Caspian Sea regions have always had abundant water resources, but they face a new threat as drought forces residents in the interior of the country to move north.