Iran Steps Up Enforcement of Mandatory Hijab, Even In Cars, Fars News Reports
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government is stepping up its enforcement of the mandatory hijab and cracking down on women who appear without the compulsory head covering, including in cars, according to a Jan. 1 report...
Iranian Chess Player Was Warned Not To Return to Iran After Competing Without Hijab...
By Elwely Elwelly
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an...
Iran’s Judiciary Indicts Two French Nationals and Belgian for Espionage
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Iran has indicted two French nationals and a Belgian for espionage and working against the country's national security, the judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday according to the semi-official Student News Network.
The Islamic...
Britain To Proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As Terror Group – Telegraph
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Britain will officially declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing sources.
The move,...
Iran Top Court Accepts Protester’s Appeal Against Death Sentence
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a protester’s appeal against his death sentence for allegedly damaging public property, and sent his case back for review, the judiciary said on Saturday, as a rights group...
Iran Holds Joint Military Drills in the Persian Gulf- State Media
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Persian Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported.
The drills involve submarines and drones "practising information-gathering operations against...
Marchers in Southeast Iran Denounce Top Leader in Renewed Protests
DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran's supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences.
There...
Kyiv Says Drones in Latest Attack Are Iran-Made, Tehran Denies Supplying Russia With Drones...
By Pavel Polityuk and Dan Peleschuk
KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after...
Iran’s Crackdown on Protesters Unacceptable and Intolerable, Italy PM Says
ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran's repression of protesters, including with the death penalty, is unacceptable and intolerable, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.
"What is happening today in Iran is unacceptable for us, Italy can no...
Israeli Minister Sees Possible Attack on Iran “In Two or Three Years”
JERUSALEM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defence minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline.
With international efforts to renew a 2015 nuclear...
