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Leader of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan: Establishment of Federal System Is Our Priority

Kurdish cities in western and northwestern Iran have again turned into protest hubs where the people have been demanding the ouster of the ruling regime. Similar to previous rallies, senior Iranian officials blamed foreign enemies, such as rival countries, of stoking the protests and being behind a “global conspiracy” against…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US extends protection for ex-Trump aides from Iran threats

The Biden administration has again extended government protection to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top Iran aides due to persistent threats against them from Iran

The Independent UK

Australian MPs throw support behind Iranians who are facing execution

Some Australian MPs are publicly backing young Iranians facing the death sentence, hoping the negative publicity for the regime might stave off imminent executions.

ABC News

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France has not ruled out declaring Iran's Guards to be a terrorist group

France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany said the move would be politically important and make sense.

Reuters

Classified papers found in Biden office included memos on Ukraine, Iran and UK

‘The discovery of these documents was made by the President’s attorneys’, lawyer says

The Independent UK

US Navy Says it Seized Iran Assault Rifles Bound for Yemen

The US Navy seized over 2,100 assault rifles from a ship in the Gulf of Oman it believes came from Iran and were bound for Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militias, a Navy spokesman said Tuesday. It was the latest capture of weapons allegedly heading to war-torn Yemen. The seizure last Friday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran executions quash protests, push dissent underground

Iran's hanging of protesters -- and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes -- seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months of anti-government unrest.

Reuters

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Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to Prison, Lashes

Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday. The website of Iran’s judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele to 12.5 years in prison for espionage, 12.5…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Iran assault rifles bound for Yemen seized: US Navy

Weapons discovered off the coast of Oman on a route used ‘to traffic illicit cargo’ to Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

Iran sentences Belgian national to 40 years in prison, 74 lashes

Relations between Iran and Belgium have increasingly soured following the arrest of an Iranian diplomat in 2018.

Al Jazeera

U.S. Navy intercepts fishing vessel smuggling rifles in Gulf of Oman -statement

The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles in the Gulf of Oman on a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Jan. 6.

Reuters

Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison -Tasnim

Distraught family of a Belgian national held in Iran appealed to their government on Tuesday to do its utmost to get him freed after he was sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes on charges including spying that Brussels has denounced as fake.

Reuters

US Navy says it seized Iran assault rifles bound for Yemen

The U.S. Navy has seized over 2,100 assault rifles from a ship in the Gulf of Oman it believes came from Iran and were bound for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

The Independent UK

France, Germany summon Iran envoys to protest against executions

France and Germany joined other European nations on Monday in summoning their Iran envoys in protest against Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations and the latest executions of anti-government protesters.

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Iran executions ‘state sanctioned killing’: UN rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the ‘weaponisation’ of the death penalty to squash dissent.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Rights Chief: Iran Executions Amount to 'State Sanctioned Killing'

The UN human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponized by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to "state sanctioned killing". "The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish people for exercising their basic rights – such as…

The Independent UK

Lebanese Hezbollah condemns Charlie Hebdo cartoons in France

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has condemned the cartoons published recently by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that mocked Iran’s ruling clerics

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye, Syria, Russia FMs Meeting to be determined after 'Committees' Talks

Reports on the upcoming meeting between the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia continue to be discussed as Ankara suddenly demanded Turkish control over Aleppo as an "optimal solution" to the issue of Syrian refugees. Iran also entered the path of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus. Sources close to…

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Iran executions are 'state sanctioned killing' - UN rights chief

The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to "state sanctioned killing".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Calls for Unified, Firm Int’l Stance to Curb Houthi Terrorism

After condemning the Houthi militia’s escalation in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz Governorate and its targeting of two children with sniper fire, the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) reiterated its call for unified and firm international positions to stop the terrorism of the Iran-backed group. PLC member Sultan al-Arada conveyed the Yemeni ruling…

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Germany Searches for Chemicals after Arresting Iranian Brothers Accused of Terrorism

German authorities raided new sites in search of chemicals, a day after they had arrested two Iranian suspects who were preparing a terrorist attack using biological weapons, according to the Düsseldorf prosecutor’s office. Police and investigators are still searching for evidence in the case, but they have not yet found…

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Facebook, Instagram to Allow Posts Citing 'Death to Khamenei' Slogan

The Meta Oversight Board overturned the company's decision to remove any Facebook and Instagram posts that used the slogan "death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said in a…

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Iraq Ignores Iran's Objection to Using 'Arabian Gulf' Name

Iraq ignored the Iranian protest against using the "Arabian Gulf" name and did not comment on Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Naser Kanaani's complaint, saying that authorities should take necessary measures. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani opened the Gulf Cup 25, referring to it as the "Arabian Gulf Cup" to…

Reuters

Iran sentences former president's daughter to a five-year prison term

The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Demands ‘Immediate Cessation’ of Iran Death Sentences

The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands with other countries demanding “immediate cessation” of the death sentences. “We condemn the executions of Mohammad Mehdi Karami & Mohammad Hosseini and the additional executions announced today,” National Security Advisor…

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