Iran’s sectarian provocations in Syria continue

Iran-backed militia groups have started provoking sectarian tensions in cities like Latakia and Tartus, which were once strongholds of dictator Bashar al-Assad before the revolution. These actions seem to be aimed

Iran weakest since revolution

Its “Axis of Resistance” cracking, most recently with the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria, Iran has never been as vulnerable since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, observers tell JNS. With Iran’s leadership

Court convicts Israeli man of spying for Iran

The Beersheba District Court convicted an Israeli citizen of acting on behalf of the Iranian intelligence agencies and entering an enemy country without permission, the Attorney General's Office announced on Thursday

Iran executes Afghan national

Iran executed an Afghan national on Thursday for drug-related offenses, the Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported. The individual, identified as Jassim Jahantigh, was put to death in Jirfat Prison, bringing

Iran executes at least 10 prisoners

Human rights sources reported Thursday that Iran’s judiciary executed at least 10 prisoners, including two Afghan nationals, in the cities of Shiraz, Gonabad, Jiroft and Khorramabad. The new executions came amid

Scores of Iranian oil workers fired over wage protests

Nearly 150 welders at Tehran Refinery have been fired, and 15 representatives of oil contract workers face dismissal for protesting unpaid wages and demanding better conditions as the government continues to quash