ifmat - Azerbaijan detains 46 on suspicion of spying for Iran

Azerbaijan detains 46 on suspicion of spying for Iran

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Thursday that it had detained 39 people on charges of carrying out ‘acts of sabotage’. Two days earlier, seven media employees were detained on suspicion of ‘promoting Iran’s policy’ in ...
ifmat - Iran is showing off its Saqr missile

Iran is showing off its ‘Saqr’ missile

Iranian pro-government media reported extensively on Wednesday about the Saqr missile, noting that it had been used in Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi group, as well as in Iraq, to target US forces and also in Syria
ifmat - Iran threatens to impose 18 billion penalty on Pakistan

Iran threatens to impose $18 billion penalty on Pakistan

The troubles of an already financially struggling Pakistan are unlikely to end anytime soon. A crisis-hit Pakistan may soon have to pay a penalty of $18 billion as Iran has warned the country to either complete the ...
ifmat - Iran may criminalise social media comments

Iran may criminalise social media comments

The Iranian parliament is planning to introduce new articles to the Islamic Penal Code which would criminalise "expressing opinions on social networks". If approved, this will further limit freedom of speech in the Islamic Republic.
ifmat - Iran vows revenge for drone attack

Iran vows revenge for drone attack

Iran has blamed Israel for a drone attack on a military factory near the central city of Isfahan, vowing revenge for what appeared to be the latest episode in a long-running covert war, the semi-official ISNA news ...
ifmat - Dr Mehran Babri leading SPND research into chemical weapons

Dr Mehran Babri leading SPND’s research into chemical weapons

Dr Mehran Babri (مهران ببری, ID: 0050111078), the man leading SPND’s research into chemical weapons. That’s not surprising – Babri’s work on fourth generation chemical agents – including the notorious Novichok variants used by Russia in assassination ...