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Iran executes four people accused of spying for Mossad

Authorities say the accused had previous criminal records and tried to disrupt Iran’s security

The Independent UK

Iran Executes 4 People Convicted of Cooperating with Israel

Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. Three others received lengthy prison sentences. IRNA said the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the arrests of a network of people linked to the Israeli agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian State Media: Construction Begins on Nuclear Plant

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country's southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the US.over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. The announcement comes as Iran has been rocked by nationwide protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Women Join Protests in Iran’s Conservative Southeast

Black-clad women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move in the staunchly conservative region. Online videos showed dozens of women on the streets of the provincial capital Zahedan holding banners that declared "Woman, life,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Bolsters Border Security to Prevent ‘Infiltration’

Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media reported on Friday. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, chief of ground forces of the paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard, said “armored and…

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Iran summons British ambassador following ‘attack’ on embassy in London

In recent weeks hundreds have demonstrated in front of the embassy in Knightsbridge to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran

Evening Standard

Iran protests: Two prominent actresses arrested after appearing in public without headscarves - state media

Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors in a probe into their ‘provocative’ social media posts and media activity, the state-run IRNA news agency said

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Iran Protests Enter Third Month with Deadly Clashes

Iran issued a series of death sentences as women-led protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a third month Wednesday, with clashes reportedly claiming at least seven lives in two days. That toll did not include six people authorities said were killed by gunmen who attacked protesters and police…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Indicts 11 over Basij Agent’s Death, Basketball Team Skips Anthem

Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests. News agency IRNA said some of the 10 men and one woman were charged with "corruption on earth",…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before war but Kyiv says Tehran is lying about the timeline

Iran's foreign minister acknowledges for the first time that Tehran has supplied Moscow with drones but says it never provided missles, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects "good news" after repeatedly pressing allies for more help to defend against aircraft and missiles.

ABC News

President Zelensky accuses Iran of ‘lying’ over claim it supplied drones to Russia ‘months before’ Ukraine war

Iran has admitted supplying drones to Russia, but said they were sent only before its invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

Iran admits sending drones to Russia 'before war in Ukraine'

Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read our live blog to catch up with the day's developments. All times are in Paris time (GMT + 1).

France 24

Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before war, Kyiv says Tehran is lying

Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.

Reuters

Clashes with police erupt near Iran's capital as protests continue

Iranian protesters clashed with police in a town near the capital on Thursday, reportedly killing or wounding a number of members of the security forces, who at one point dropped stun grenades on the demonstrators from helicopters.

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Cleric in flashpoint Iranian city of Zahedan has been killed - IRNA

The chief cleric of a mosque in the flashpoint Iranian city of Zahedan has been shot dead, said official news agency IRNA.

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Iran Arrests ‘Accomplice’ of ISIS-Claimed Shrine Attack

Iran announced Monday a suspected accomplice of the shooter who carried out a deadly attack on a Shiite shrine in Shiraz has been arrested, state news agency IRNA reported. At least 13 people were killed last Wednesday in the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the southern city, according to a revised…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine minister tells Iranian counterpart: Stop sending weapons

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says he spoke by phone with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Chief in Iran's Restive City Dismissed

Authorities in the Iranian city of Zahedan have sacked the police chief and the head of a police station near where dozens of people were killed four weeks ago during protests that have swept the country, state news agency IRNA said on Thursday. The deaths in Zahedan were widely criticized,…

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Police chief in Iran's restive Zahedan city dismissed -state news agency

Authorities in the Iranian city of Zahedan have sacked the police chief and the head of a police station near where dozens of people were killed four weeks ago during protests which have swept the country, state news agency IRNA said on Thursday.

Reuters

Revolutionary Guards intelligence officer shot dead in western Iran - IRNA

One member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was shot dead "by rioters" in the western city of Malayer, according to the official IRNA news agency, on the fortieth day after the death of Mahsa Amini.

France 24

Several people killed as gunmen open fire at shrine in Iran’s Shiraz

At least 13 killed as gunmen open fire at shrine in Iran’s Shiraz

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gunmen Kill at Least 15 in Attack on Shrine in Iran

Armed men attacked a shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, state news agency IRNA said, as security forces clashed with protesters marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. IRNA described the attackers as "takfiri terrorists", a label used…

Al Jazeera

Attack on Shiraz shrine kills 15: Iranian state media

Attack hit the Shah Cheragh Shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, with at least two children killed.

Reuters

Iran state news agency says at least 15 killed in "terrorist attack" on Shiraz shrine

At least 15 people were killed and ten others injured on Wednesday following an attack in the Shah Cheragh Shrine of Shiraz, Iranian state news agency IRNA said.

The Independent UK

Protesters rally in Iran to mark 40 days since woman's death

Thousands of protesters were pouring into the streets of a northwestern Iranian city to mark the watershed 40 days since the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

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