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iranintl – Amidst anticipation of Iran’s response to the Israeli airstrike on its Damascus consulate, Israel’s military chief emphasizes his country’s readiness for both offensive and defensive actions against Iran. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Sunday that the Israeli military “knows how to deal with Iran, in attack and defense.” He made the remarks as …

Iranwire – A group of female students may face prosecution after dancing at their graduation ceremony in southern Iran, warned the university president. A video of female students at Al-Zahra University in Bushehr celebrating their graduation with music and dance went viral last week. The university president, Zahra Hajiani, threatened legal action against the participants and the video’s creator. Hajiani …

Iranwire – A father has reportedly murdered his young daughter amid a rising trend of “honor killings” in Iran.  Rokna news agency reported on April 7 the murder of a 21-year-old girl by her father in one of the villages of southern Abadan. According to Rokna’s report, the murder was reported to the police of this city. In the police …

Iranwire – The Court of Appeal of East Azerbaijan province has sentenced Ismail Ahmadi, a labor activist, to nine months in prison and 70 lashes. The 32nd branch of the Court of Appeal of East Azarbaijan province confirmed the sentence issued by the lower court against Ahmadi. Previously, Branch 101 of the Criminal Court had also sentenced the Azeri labor …

Iranwire – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence agents in central Isfahan have arrested Fahimeh Soltani, a student rights activist and law student. According to the HRANA news agency, Soltani was arrested on April 7 after being summoned to the intelligence department.  She was then taken to an undisclosed location. Soltani had previously been called to the university on …