Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023 | Death Penalty News
Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023,…
Conservatives dominate Iran’s parliament, assembly elections | Elections News
Tehran, Iran – A range of conservative candidates have swept the parliamentary and religious assembly elections in Iran as the country faces political and economic…
Iranian singer ‘sentenced to jail’ over Mahsa Amini protest anthem | Courts News
Shervin Hajipour says he was sentenced to more than three years in prison for ‘inciting people to riot’. An Iranian singer whose song became an…
Iranian singer who won Grammy for Mahsa Amini protest anthem is sentenced to prison in Iran
DUBAI — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by First Lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over…
Iranians vote in legislative, key assembly polls amid economic concerns | Elections News
Iranians are voting for a new parliament in an election marred by frustration over economic woes and restrictions on political and social freedoms. The election on…
Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria | Conflict News
Iranian media reports say IRGC member Reza Zarei was killed in a suspected Israeli attack in the port city of Baniyas. A member of Iran’s…
What role does parliament play in Iran? | Government News
Iranians are choosing a new legislature and many hope it will pave the way for reform. Iran’s parliamentary elections look set to be a major…
What to expect as Iran votes to elect parliament, religious leaders | Elections News
Tehran, Iran – Iranians will head to voting stations on Friday for parliamentary elections and to vote for the political and religious leaders who will…
Iran refuses to recognise national currency’s fall in free markets
The Iranian rial has plunged rapidly against the dollar ever since the Israel-Hamas war led to increased worries of a direct US-Iran confrontation. ADVERTISEMENTIran’s national…
Israel strikes eastern Lebanon for first time since Gaza war began – POLITICO
Since the war in Gaza started in October, in the wake of Hamas' violent attack against Israel, Western countries including France have warned against escalation…
US, UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea attacks by the rebels – POLITICO
Earlier this week, the spokesperson for the Houthis said the militants shot down a U.S. drone and damaged a Belize-flagged, British cargo ship in their…
New Houthi attack risks ‘environmental disaster,’ US says – POLITICO
While the crew of 24 has been safely evacuated, the cargo of fertilizer "could spill into the Red Sea and worsen this environmental disaster," it…
Iran unveils plan for tighter internet rules to promote local platforms | Internet News
Tehran, Iran – A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and…
Why the West is losing Ukraine – POLITICO
Not so dynamic duo Beyond fear, diplomats and experts pointed to the dynamic between Scholz and Biden as a driving force behind the West’s overriding…
Iran says Israel behind attacks on gas pipelines | News
Two explosions on key south-north gas pipeline network last week disrupted supplies in several Iranian provinces. Iran has accused Israel of being behind two attacks…
Houthis deploy devastating SUBMARINE drones for first time in chilling new stealth threat to ships in flashpoint Red Sea
RED Sea ships face a new deadly threat from underwater drones, US forces have warned. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have deployed an “unmanned underwater…
UAE restricts US ability to launch retaliatory airstrikes against Iran proxies
Some Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, are increasingly restricting the U.S. from using military facilities on their soil to launch retaliatory airstrikes on…
Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam | Technology News
Tehran, Iran – At least one person has been arrested and more are wanted after a company scammed people out of tens of millions of…
Russia’s nuclear space weapon a risk for all, says German Space Command chief – POLITICO
The worst-case scenario of an indiscriminate nuclear blast in space radiating out a satellite-frying electromagnetic pulse across low earth orbit would be devastating for everyone,…
Zelenskyy offers Trump a tour of Ukraine’s frontline – POLITICO
"This is Russia's war against any rules at all," Zelenskyy said, to applause from the auditorium, adding:" If you do not manage to act now,…