After nearly 15 months in custody, Iran released Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele on Friday as part of a prisoner exchange. In return, an Iranian diplomat convicted of terrorism, Assadollah […]
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Iranian journalists who filmed 22 year old Mahsa Amini’s unjust death sets to face trial
Two female journalists who covered the death and burial of Mahsa Amini will soon face trial in Iran, as announced by Iranian authorities. Elahe Mohammadi’s trial is scheduled for June […]
Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Iran has officially named its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, marking a significant development in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two regional rivals. Alireza Enayati, who previously served as […]
Iran frees two jailed French citizens, urged to release others
Iran has released two French citizens who were jailed in separate cases, according to an announcement by France. Bernard Phelan, who also holds Irish nationality, and Benjamin Briere were freed […]
United States imposes fresh sanctions on Russia and Iran over wrongful detention of Americans
Biden administration has announced the imposition of the first round of sanctions on Russia and Iran for their involvement in hostage-taking and wrongful detention of US citizens abroad. The US […]
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, condemns execution of alleged British spy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his disgust at the actions of Iran government, condemning their recent execution of a British-dual national. In a statement released on social media, Sunak […]
The Iranian government has sentenced a British spy to death by hanging (video)
Iran executed a former top defense official and dual national, Alireza Akbari, on Saturday. He was accused of spying for the United Kingdom’s intelligence agency, as per reports from the […]
Iran sentence two men to death by hanging
The Iranian government has recently taken the controversial step of executing two men, Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini, for their alleged involvement in the killing of a member of […]