ifmat - Gulf states sanction Iranian IRGC and Hezbollah financiers

Gulf states sanction Iranian IRGC and Hezbollah financiers

The Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC), consisting of six Gulf states, issued sanctions against several individuals, entities and groups affiliated with the Iranian IRGC’s (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Quds Force, Hezbollah and the Saraya al-Ashtar and Saraya ...
ifmat - US announces new sanctions on Iran

US announces new sanctions on Iran

The US Treasury Department announced in a press release on Monday that "Members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) sanctioned 16 individuals, entities, and groups affiliated with a variety of regional terrorist organizations.
ifmat - Jordan options limited as Iran expands

Jordan’s options ‘limited’ as Iran expands

Jordan recently escalated its official statements about increased Iranian activity in southern Syria and drug smuggling into Jordan. “The army is waging a war on drugs at the northeastern border,” the country’s Director of Military Information, Colonel ...
ifmat - Microsoft seizes 41 domains tied to Iranian phishing ring

Microsoft seizes 41 domains tied to Iranian phishing ring

Microsoft has obtained a court order to seize 41 domains used by what the Windows giant said was an Iranian cybercrime group that ran a spear-phishing operation targeting organizations in the US, Middle East, and India.
ifmat - Death to Raisi Retirees chant across Iran

“Death to Raisi,” Retirees chant across Iran

On Monday, June 6, 2022, retirees and pension recipients affiliated with the Social Security Organization took to the streets in 22 cities, and 18 provinces, across Iran. They protested officials’ failure to address their dire financial conditions ...
ifmat - Four men convicted of stealing face amputation in Tehran

Four men convicted of stealing face amputation in Tehran

On Thursday, June 2, the human rights activist Arash Sadeghi reported that a man convicted of theft in Iran been subjected to the medieval punishment of amputation. The previous Tuesday, he said, the man was transferred from ...