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RFL/RE – Iran blames Israel for a drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, the semiofficial ISNA news agency said on February 2, vowing revenge. In a letter to the UN chief, Iran’s UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, said a primary investigation suggested Israel was responsible for the attack on January 28. The attack came …

Iranwire – An Armenian Christian woman was brutally detained during a protest in the Iranian capital in October 2022, at the peak of the ongoing demonstrations demanding more freedoms and women’s rights. The young woman was released on bail after spending 40 days behind bars during which she was subjected to verbal humiliation and sexual harassment. As a part of …

Iranwire – The Iranian government has announced that it will soon implement a controversial project proposed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to sell unused or low-productivity public assets, with the stated goal of generating wealth. Considering the ingrained level of corruption within the Islamic Republic, this project to sell “surplus” properties potentially worth billions of dollars to the private sector has been …

Iranwire – Ten Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of other personalities across the world have joined their voices to urge “unstinting” support for Iranians who are protesting against the Islamic Republic in defiance of a bloody crackdown. “Their victory would mean deliverance from a regime that denies free elections, free speech, due process of law, and personal autonomy in matters …

Iranwire – Azerbaijan’s security forces have arrested 39 people suspected of being part of an Iranian spy network that carried out “acts of sabotage” and used religion to push pro-Iranian propaganda, local media reported. The government APA news agency reported on February 1 that the suspects were arrested as a result of an operation conducted by the Interior Ministry. The …