The Iranian ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Instagram star has been jailed for a decade, her lawyer has said, a year after she was arrested over her social media activities.
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Do not let Iran get away with hostage-taking
One year ago today, I was released from Iran as an American hostage in a prisoner swap. I went to Tehran in 2016 with little knowledge of its contemporary political reality. After a 40-month ordeal in the notorious Evin Prison, I left the country with the hard-learned knowledge that the Iranian regime is obdurately hostile toward the West, especially the U.S., and loathes diplomacy.
Woman freed in Iran hostage swap originally arrested for dating Israeli
A British-Australian professor who spent 804 days in some of Iran’s most notorious jails was originally arrested for dating an Israeli, according to a report.
Iran Paralympian facing execution asked why gyms closed and not shrines
A wheelchair-bound bodybuilder in Iran could face the death penalty for questioning why gyms were closed due to coronavirus but religious shrines allowed to stay open.
Singaporean shipbroking firm added to Washington’s blacklist over ties to Iran
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has blacklisted an Indian national and the Singaporean shipbroking firm he runs in the latest swathe of Iranian-linked sanctions announced yesterday.
Saudi Arabia says any nuclear deal with Iran must preserve non-proliferation
The agreement “has to address Iran’s destabilising behaviours and its sponsorship of terrorism in the region to prevent it from any provocative actions in the future” it said in a statement issued after weekly cabinet meeting
Iranian social media Threat Network is winning over Sunnis and supporters in Asia and Europe
An Iranian social media Threat Network (ITN) is winning over Sunnis and supporters in Asia, Africa and Europe, a new think tank report obtained first by The Jerusalem Post reveals.
Iran, Hezbollah and the Beirut Harbor Explosion
The details surrounding the catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s harbor that brought about a scene devastation never before seen in Lebanon with dozens killed and thousands injured, are becoming clear.
Iran resumes trade relations with neighboring countries
Iran’s customs spokesman announced resumption of trade relations with all neighboring countries except for Turkmenistan and Iraq.
Unpaid workers protest in Iran amid economic downturn
Iranian workers have staged a series of protests as employers failed to pay wages due to the country’s worsening economy, local Radio Farda reported.
New Iranian Airline Launched
A new airline has secured the approval in principle of Iran Civil Aviation Organization, but has yet to receive Air Operator Certificate that authorizes commercial air transport operations, or the import of an aircraft, the secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines has said.
