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VOA – Prominent Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to an additional year in prison by the judiciary. A post on an Instagram account managed by her close associates says Mohammadi had been found guilty of propaganda against the Islamic Republic system due to her recent statements. Mohammadi’s total sentence now increases to ten years and nine …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The Biden Administration also tried to deny that it had issued another waiver to Iraq to pay $500 million to the Iranian regime. According to a report by the Free Beacon, the waiver was issued “a day after Biden administration officials denied Iran’s claims that the United States had paved the way for Tehran to receive the $500 …

Al-Monitor – The US military is proposing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel on commercial tankers in the Persian Gulf to deter seizure attempts by Iran, Jared Szuba reports.  The policy is being pitched to the White House as a means to deter Iran and reassure regional partners who believe the US response to Iranian seizures of commercial vessels has been too restrained. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi invited UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to …

RFL/RE – Iran’s “RoboKids” amusement park, known as the country’s first robotic-themed attraction, was abruptly closed down on August 3 for failing to enforce mandatory hijab rules for some female visitors. The popular Tehran-based attraction, which operates two branches in the capital, was cited for infractions by the Public Places Authority, which led to the immediate closure of the Valiasr branch of …

RFL/RE – The Iran Migration Observatory, which researches Iranian migration trends, has received an eviction order to leave its premises for unspecified reasons. Behram Salavati, the respected institution’s director, revealed on August 2 the letter calling for the eviction, but did not give any further details.The institution, launched in 2018 under the auspices of the Policymaking Research Institute of Tehran’s Sharif University …