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gatestoneinstitute.org – “For the last year and a half, Iran stated clearly that its main strategy is to make the Samaria region [of Israel] another Gaza.” The Iranians… are “pouring money and smuggling weapons into the region. They are supporting Hamas and the PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and other factions within the Palestinian Authority.” — Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Asadollah Arjmand was executed for murder charges in Yasuj Central Prison. According to HRANA news agency, a man was executed in Yasuj Central Prison on 9 August 2023. His identity has been reported as Asadollah Arjmand who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. He is reported to have been on death row in Yasuj Prison for …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hamid Barahouyi and Ahmad Narouyi, two Baluch men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were secretly executed in Mashhad Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, two Baluch men were secretly executed in Mashhad Central Prison (Vakil Abad) on 10 August. Their identities have been reported as 45-year-old Hamid Barahouyi (Barichi) and 44-year-old Ahmad Narouyi who …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Amir Jahangiri, Javad Bazgir and an unidentified man were executed for drug-related charges in Karaj Penitentiary. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Karaj Penitentiary on 6 August. Two of the men have been identified as Amir Jahangiri and Javad Bazgir. The third man’s identity has not been established …

Al-Monitor —  The transfer of several Americans from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison to house arrest is only the first step in a series of coordinated moves to secure their permanent freedom.  The detainees, including Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, are expected to remain at a hotel under Iranian guard until the country’s frozen energy revenue is transferred from South Korea …