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Iranwire – “The devil is in details:” This is an apt description of the mandatory hijab laws of the Islamic Republic, laws that are so remote from modern life, so contrary to human rights and to Islamic Republic’s own constitution that it is difficult to believe that they truly exist. And these laws are enforced by the police, the paramilitary …

Iranwire – Belgium says it has formally asked Iranian authorities to repatriate jailed aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, as a disputed prisoner exchange treaty between Tehran and Brussels formally entered into force on April 18. “I can confirm that Belgium has today submitted to Iran a request for the transfer of Mr. Vandecasteele,” a spokesman for Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib …

Iranwire – A series of chemical attacks against girls’ schools were reported in at least a dozen cities across Iran on Monday. Reports and videos on social media reveal that students were poisoned at schools in Isfahan, Sanandaj, Ravansar, Saqqez, Bukan, Diwandrareh, Urmia, Gilangharb, Tabriz, Dezful, and Mahdasht. Since November 2022, more than 13,000 students have suffered symptoms including nausea, …

VOA – A spate of attacks from Iranian-backed militants last month on U.S. military personnel in Syria caused traumatic brain injuries in 23 military personnel, Defense Department officials tell VOA. One American contractor was killed, and 25 U.S. military personnel were wounded in the attacks. Thirteen of the 26 casualties were the result of a follow-on attack from Iranian-backed forces …

gatestoneinstitute.org – An overwhelming majority of American people reportedly do not trust President Joe Biden on Iran’s nuclear deal. “The Biden administration remains obsessed with reentering a nuclear deal with the Iranian regime.” — Senator Ted Cruz, The Washington Free Beacon, February 3, 2023. “[I]n a timely question in the McLaughlin & Associates survey, 63% of Americans believe that providing …