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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Heidar Cheshati and an unidentified man were executed for drug-related charges in Torbat Jam Prison. According to Hal Vash, two men were executed in Torbat Jam Prison on 11 June. One of the men has been identified as 34-year-old Heidar Cheshati. Both men were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Courts and …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Massoud Sasani and Saeed Nasiri were executed for drug-related charges in the same case in Karaj Penitentiary. At least three other drug death row prisoners are awaiting the gallows. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Karaj Penitentiary on 10 June. Their identities have been established as Massoud Sasani …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of Dariush Rahimi for murder charges in Mashhad Central Prison. charges in Mashhad Central Prison. According to Mashregh, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on 11 June. His identity has been reported as 33-year-old Dariush Rahimi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Official sources previously reported that Dariush Rahimi …

VOA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said during a visit to Venezuela on Monday that the two countries have “common interests and we have common enemies.” Raisi, who met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, said Iran and Venezuela want to boost trade from about $3 billion per year to $20 billion a year. Both countries are under heavy U.S. sanctions. …

VOA – Iran on Monday said it has continued indirect negotiations with the United States through the Sultanate of Oman over its nuclear deal and a possible prisoner swap. Iran’s nuclear program has long been the subject of scrutiny from Western powers, resulting in sanctions that have crippled the country’s economy. A 2015 deal granted Tehran much-needed sanctions relief in …