The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a senior Iranian general for his role in massacring 148 Iranian anti-government protesters in November, a U.S. official announced on Friday
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Minister says Iran preparing new satellite launch
Iran’s telecommunications minister has tweeted that two satellites, which have completed their tests were sent to a space facility January 19, to soon complete their launch process
IDC identifies Hamas bitcoin front with Iran links
IDC’s International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) has identified a bitcoin front for Hamas which has links to Iran in a report exclusively obtained by The Jerusalem Post
Two Italian Stage directors decide to stay away from Iran government festival
Two prominent Italian stage directors have decided not to participate in the Islamic Republic’s annual Fajr Theater Festival, after Iranian artists urged them to stay away
80 soldiers killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
At least 80 Yemeni soldiers attending prayers at a mosque were killed and 130 others injured in ballistic missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen reported Sunday
Khamenei’s speech demonstrates his absolute deadlock
Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led Tehran’s Friday prayer sermon for the first time in after eight years on Friday, January 17, which demonstrates the importance of recent developments for the mullahs’ regime
Iran Mullahs calls for UK ambassador to be killed
The British Ambassador to Iran, who was arrested during anti-regime protests last week, should have been “chopped into pieces”, according to a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei
Amnesty says security agent sexually assaulted a detained female protester in Iran
Amnesty International has received “shocking reports” about sexual assault of a woman, recently detained in Iran for participating in protests following the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the capital city, Tehran
Bob Blackman MP says Iranians are not rallying behind the regime
In an article published on the Euronews website on Wednesday, Bob Blackman, a Member of Parliament from the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, explained the Iranian regime’s failure in portraying the eliminated chief of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, as a national hero
German army employee goes on trial for spying for Iran
The German-Afghan man is accused of passing state secrets to the Iranian secret service while working as a translator and consultant to the German military. He faces charges of treason and violating state secrets
Human error reason for downing of airliner not cyber attack
The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Monday said “human error” was responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran on January 8 and the possibility of a cyber-attack has been ruled out
