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Iranwire – An Israeli air strike has reportedly hit an Iranian arms depot near Aleppo airport, amid the Islamic Republic’s growing influence in Syria where it is supporting President Bashar al-Assad in a 12-year civil war. Bassem Mansour, the head of Syria’s civil aviation service, said that the airport was put out of service by an air strike early on …

Iranwire – Iran’s armed forces have used shotguns and tear gas to disperse anti-government protests in multiple western Kurdish towns and cities, wounding dozens of people, as Iranians celebrated the Persian New Year. Violent clashes occurred across Kurdistan province late on March 20, including in Mahabad, Saqqez and Dehgolan, as residents attended cultural and traditional events to mark Nowruz amid heavy …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic says it has granted prison leaves during the Nowrouz holiday period, but thousands of Iranian political and ideological prisoners remained behind bars and celebrated the Persian New Year away from their families. Inmates inside the women’s ward of Tehran’s Evin prison spoke to IranWire about their preparations for Nowruz and how they celebrate the holiday, …

VOA – A U.S. federal court unsealed indictments Tuesday charging Iranian and Turkish defendants with conspiring to procure and export U.S. technology to support Iran’s weapons programs. The U.S. Justice Department said that between 2012-2013 Amanallah Paidar, of Iran, and Murat Bükey, of Turkey, sent a device used to test fuel cells from the United States through Turkey, and tried …

Al-Monitor — The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new sanctions targeting individuals in Iran and Turkey accused of procuring equipment, including European-made engines, for the Islamic Republic’s drone and weapons programs.  In coordination with the FBI, the US Treasury Department designated four entities and three people it said were part of a network operating on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and …