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Iran’s "VPN mafia" blamed for delays on the lifting of Telegram ban – here's what we know

While reports suggested Iran is ready to lift the ban, Durov's platform remains restricted. An Iranian lawmaker said the VPN industry is to blame this time.

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Nobel Laureate Machado Says 'Iran Has Turned Venezuela Into Its Satellite, Operating in the Heart of the Americas'

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado warned on Wednesday that Iran has transformed Venezuela into its "satellite" in the hemisphere

Latin Times

Macron presses Iran to allow released French pair to return home

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged his Iranian counterpart to let two French citizens return home, as they were released after over three years in prison on espionage charges their families vehemently denied.

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'Pay £80,000 or Die': Iranian Child Bride Who Married at 12 Faces Execution for Killing Her Abusive Husband

Goli Koohkan, forced into marriage at 12 and sentenced to death for killing her abusive husband, must pay £80,000 in blood money to avoid execution in Iran.

International Business Times UK

'Immense relief' for families after French couple freed from Iran prison

French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been released from prison in Iran after more than three years in detention, President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Tuesday. The couple, accused by Tehran of espionage, are now under French protection in the Iranian capital.

Radio France Internationale

2 French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention

French President Emmanuel Macron says two French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison

The Independent UK

After 2 years of devastating war, will Arab countries now turn their backs on Israel?

The Middle East has long been riddled by instability. This makes getting a sense of the broader, long-term trends in the aftermath of the Gaza war particularly challenging.

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Miss Universe Iran is a Girl's Girl: Meet Sahar Biniaz, The Contestant Who Walked Out With Miss Mexico

Miss Universe Iran Sahar Biniaz and Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch went viral after walking off stage together during the Miss Universe 2025 sashing ceremony — a quiet but powerful act of solidarity that captivated the world.

International Business Times UK

Things Are Getting Serious With Arian Moayed

You know his characters—the ones who are charismatic sharks. But in real life, the man has soul.

Marie Claire

Three countries are ‘willing and capable’ of assassinating political dissidents on Australian soil, Asio head warns

Spy chief Mike Burgess says it’s possible the unnamed regimes ‘would try to hide their involvement’ in any killings

The Guardian - AU

Child bride faces execution in Iran unless she pays £80,000 in ‘blood money’

Goli Kouhkan, 25, on death row for seven years for killing her abusive husband, has until December to settle with the victim’s family

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire Sylvan Adams donates $100M to rebuild Israeli hospital struck by Iranian missile

Canadian-Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams is donating $100 million to rebuild an Israeli hospital that suffered heavy damage from an Iranian missile in June

The Independent UK

Tehran will rebuild it's nuclear facilities with more 'vigour', says Iran's President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater vigour”, as he reiterated Iran's unwillingness to build a nuclear weapon.

Euronews

Maduro Sought Missiles from Russia, Radar Overhaul From China as U.S. Pressure Mounted, Leaked Documents Show

The documents indicate that Venezuelan officials approached China and Iran with similar requests for equipment, including drones and electronic warfare tools

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The Independent UK

Russian mobsters sentenced to 25 years for foiled plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist

Two Russian mobsters have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison for agreeing to try to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad for $500,000

The Guardian - US

Two Russians sentenced to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident in US

Mobsters Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov plotted to assassinate Masih Alinejad at her New York home

The Independent UK

UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek 55-year jail terms for ‘Russian mobsters’ over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist

A plot to kill Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came ‘chillingly close’, prosecutors allege

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The Conversation

‘I want my daughter to see a strong, free mother’: Iranian women keep hope alive with daily acts of resistance

Three years ago, protests erupted across Iran after the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly.

The Independent UK

Family of British couple detained in Iran issue update after recent court hearing ‘had not gone well’

Relatives say the couple are ‘losing hope’ after being taken into custody in January

Evening Standard

Detained British couple tell family last Iran court hearing ‘had not gone well’

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in January and later charged with espionage.

The Mary Sue

‘Extrajudicial killings’: Rand Paul accuses Trump of turning the U.S. into authoritarian regimes like China and Iran after his boat strikes

Kentucky senator Rand Paul probably represents all the remaining brain cells in the GOP. But when a sitting senator starts comparing his own leader’s military actions to executions in China and Iran, it’s not hyperbole. It’s a warning now.

The Conversation

In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the country’s most significant movement since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.

Latin Times

GOP Sen. Rand Paul Again Slams Trump Admin Over Strikes Off Venezuelan Coast: 'Akin To What China, Iran Do'

GOP Sen. Rand Paul again slammed the Trump administration over its continued attacks against alleged drug vessels off the Venezuelan coast, saying they amount to extra judicial killings.

International Business Times UK

700,000-Year Sleeping Giant Wakes? Scientists Warn Iran Volcano May Explode

Iran's dormant volcano shows signs of reawakening after 700,000 years of silence, sparking fears of an imminent eruption.

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