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Iranwire – As Oman’s role as mediator between Iran and the West, particularly the US, has declined over the past decade, Qatar has expanded its influence over Tehran, increasing Iran’s dependence on Doha. This article explores how Qatar stepped in to fill the gap left by Oman’s mediation and assumed its position in diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic. In …

Iranwire – Security forces in Iran’s Kurdish-speaking areas have intensified their crackdown on civil activists and families of protest victims as the second anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement nears.  The latest in a string of arrests is Suleiman Choupani, a Kurdish citizen detained without a judicial warrant in Piranshahr on Thursday, according to Kurdistan Human Rights Network. The …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 100 people were executed in August and at least 402 people were executed in the first eight months of 2024. Of the 100 August executions, 50 were for murder and 46 for drug-related charges. Execution numbers hiked after the presidential elections. Iran Human Rights once again calls for the international community to react …

VOA – Pakistan Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said Wednesday that international sanctions have caused complications for the Iran-Pakistan cross-border natural gas pipeline project. Media outlets reported that Iran had warned Pakistan to complete its part of the project or face an $18 billion penalty — news that sparked a debate days later in Pakistan’s lower house, the National …

iranintl – Exactly one year ago, Iran International published an article featuring Middle East expert Yigal Carmon’s prediction that an Iranian regime-backed terrorist group would attack Israel in the fall of 2023. The Iran International report titled “Will Iranian Proxies Target Israel In September Or October?” was the only open source news report prior to October 7 that defined a specific time …