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Iranwire – Iran’s military has kicked of naval, air, and ground exercises in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media report. Commandos and airborne infantry will take part in the drills, along with submarines, drones, fighter jets, helicopters transport aircraft and air defense systems, state TV said on December 30. …

Iranwire- Iranian women have been at the forefront of the nationwide protest movement triggered by the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morally police. Many of them are among the thousands of victims of the brutal state crackdown on the demonstrations calling for more freedoms and women’s rights. Nearly 500 people have been killed and more …

Iran-HRM – Sajjad Pirfalak, the uncle of Kian Pirfalak, wrote on his Instagram that they would not accept any “fake or unreal narrative about Kian’s murder.” Kian Pirfalak, 9, was killed by security forces on November 16, 2022, as he and his family passed in a car. Kian’s mother said she saw the security forces and plainclothes agents who ordered …

Al-Monitor – The Iranian government named a new governor for the country’s central bank, and arrested 96 currency brokers in an attempt to halt unprecedented plummeting of the national currency.   Following a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Thursday, Mohammad-Reza Farzin replaced former central bank governor Ali Saleh-Abadi, who resigned from his post following weeks of pressure.    According to the state-run …

Al-Arabia – Israel has improved its readiness to attack Iran, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday as he cited preparations that the military is making to hit nuclear sites. Speaking at an Air Force graduation ceremony, Gantz said that pilots may one day be called upon to take part in such an offensive. “You may cross the sky …