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Cold Weather in Iran Brings Gas Shortages, School Closures

Iranwire – Iran is facing record-breaking gas consumption, as a new cold wave sweeps across the country.  Snow, rain and freezing temperatures have forced school closures in several provinces.  While officials cite the cold weather as the reason for the closures, media outlets suggest they are due to gas shortages impacting heating systems.  On February 28, schools in Markazi, South …

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Iranian Prisoner Serving Long-Term Sentence Commits Suicide

Iranwire – An Iranian inmate has taken his own life in a prison near Tehran, a human rights group reported.  A source close to Hossein Jalali’s family said that he had been incarcerated in Ghezelhesar prison, according to the HRANA human rights news agency.  Approximately seven months ago, Jalali began serving a 25-year sentence on drug-related charges.  At least 32 …

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US, UK Sanction IRGC Deputy Commander, Houthi Member

Iranwire – The United States and United Kingdom have sanctioned a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a member of Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebel group. Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, deputy commander of the IRGC’s expeditionary Quds force, and Houthi militant member Ibrahim al-Nashiri were designated under the sanctions. The US also sanctioned companies registered in Hong Kong …

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University Student Beaten by Security Forces in Tehran Campus

Iranwire – Iranian security forces beat a female student on February 26 at Tehran Azad University’s main campus, IranWire has learned.  IranWire obtained a video capturing the cries of the beaten student held inside a room, while individuals in plainclothes appear to stand guard, instructing others to leave.  A female security officer can also be heard dispersing protesting students. Credible …

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Men Charged with Transporting Iranian Weapons to Appear in US Court

Iranwire – Four crew members of a ship that US officials say was carrying Iranian weapons destined for Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebels are scheduled to appear on February 27 before a federal court in Virginia. At the detention hearing, prosecutors are expected to argue the defendants should be held without bond while awaiting trial, according to the Associated Press news …

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