Islamic Scholar Diagnosed With Heart Disease In Evin Prison, Loses Sight
Imprisoned Islamic scholar Sedigheh Vasmaghi has contracted heart disease in notorious Evin Prison and has lost her sight, leaving her dependent on inmates' support.Her husband announced the news on Thursday about the high profile prisoner, a staunch critic of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his compulsory hijab policy.“She had not had any heart problems prior to her arrest. I hope it is...
US, UK, Canada Slap New Sanctions On Iran Drone Industry
Washington and London on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine.The US Treasury Department in a statement said the action, taken in coordination with the United Kingdom and Canada, targets over one dozen entities, individuals and vessels it accused of playing a key role in facilitating and financing the clandestine...
Evangelical-Funded Billboard In Israel Promises Collapse Of ‘Ayatollah’s Regime’ By 2028
Massive Evangelical-funded billboards have been installed in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, predicting the collapse of the Iranian government by October 28, 2028.Towering the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, the billboard demonstrates the phrase “The end of the Ayatollah’s regime in Iran” in Hebrew, English and Persian. Underneath the inscriptions is an hourglass which symbolizes the downfall of the Iranian...
Five Iranian Border Guards Arrested By Taliban In Afghan Territory
The Taliban has arrested five Iranian border guards in Afghan territory and handed them over to the its intelligence department.Taliban and Iranian officials have not yet commented about the guards, who claim they had entered the Afghan territory "by mistake." They were arrested in Farah province in southwestern Afghanistan. Thursday night, Iranian state media reported that they were freed. The...
Freed Iranian Artists Diagnosed With Diseases
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti and filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad have been diagnosed with diseases after serving time in Iranian prisons for voicing dissent, the latest in a series of mystery illnesses contracted by political prisoners.Taraneh Alidoosti – best known for the Oscar-winning movie "The Salesman" - was arrested as part of the Woman Life Freedom movement sparked by the death in police...
Who Is Toomaj And Why Iran Government Wants Him Dead
A metalworker in Isfahan, central Iran, Toomaj Salehi has become a face of Iran's uprising, a rapper whose lyrics oppose repression, injustice, and poverty.A metalworker in Isfahan, central Iran, Toomaj Salehi has become a face of Iran's uprising, a rapper whose lyrics oppose repression, injustice, and poverty.On death row, his fearless dissent has seen the young artist sentenced to...
Extra Fine For Iranian Footballer In ‘Hugging’ Scandal As World Slams Case
The news of Esteghlal FC's captain Hossein Hosseini's suspension and fine for hugging a female fan has been slammed worldwide with coverage in countries including the UK, Spain, Kenya, and China.The incident occurred on April 12 when a female fan attempted to avoid arrest for not wearing the hijab by running on the pitch and hugging Hosseini. A fine...
Kerry Condon on Channeling ‘Trainspotting’ for IRA Thriller ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ and Upcoming ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: ‘It’s Really Adventurous’
Having won a BAFTA (and landed an Oscar nomination) for her role as Colin Farrell’s kind-hearted but cynical — and distinctly less donkey-friendly — sister in Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Kerry Condon is back in her native Ireland for her next film role. Set in the height of the Troubles in the mid-1970s, Robert Lorenz’s Irish Western “In...
Following Senate Vote, Biden Signs MAHSA Act Into Law
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law the national security legislation passed by Congress that includes several Iran-related sanctions bills, such as the MAHSA Act penalizing Tehran's human rights violations.The legislation requires Biden to make a determination with respect to sanctioning Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office and that of the Iranian president. Biden should report to...
Iran Can Elevate Enrichment To 90% In Half A Day, Says MP
Javad Karimi Ghoddusi, an Iranian lawmaker, again stirred international concern by asserting that Iran could elevate its uranium enrichment from 60 to 90 percent in just half a day.His remarks, delivered via a video released on Wednesday, imply that Iran could rapidly produce the main fuel for nuclear warheads.Ghoddusi emphasized that despite the Supreme Leader's fatwa declaring the production...
