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Iranian Official Executed for Espionage Leaked Information About Fordo Plant

Five months after Tehran’s execution of Alireza Akbari on charges of espionage for Britain, the New York Times quoted Israeli and Iranian sources as saying that the former official was an unexpected spy because of his loyalty to the regime. Akbari, the former deputy defense minister of Iran, played an…

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U.S. targets Russia's FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas.

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US Targets Iranian Officials for Rights Violations, Censorship

The US Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on four senior Iranian law enforcement and military officials involved in crushing protests that erupted last year after an Iranian woman died in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes. The department said in a statement it was…

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U.S. targets Iranian officials for rights violations, censorship

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on four senior Iranian law enforcement and military officials involved in crushing protests that erupted last year after an Iranian woman died in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes.

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EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran

The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on eight Iranians and a mobile telecommunications provider in its latest effort to target individuals and organisations it holds responsible for human rights abuses in Iran.

Reuters

Britain Sanctions Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commanders

Britain, in coordination with the United States and European Union, on Monday announced further sanctions on Iranian officials, including members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, it said were responsible for human rights violations. The British government said those sanctioned included four regional commanders of the IRGC. "The UK and…

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More than 100 MPs sign letter to Rishi Sunak backing Iranian activist’s hunger strike ahead of protests

Vahid Beheshti sat in a wheelchair on the 56th day of his hunger strike

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Canada-led Group Denounces ‘Sham Trials’ of Iranian Troops in Ukraine Jet Downing

Iran's sentencing of 10 alleged perpetrators in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner was criticized Tuesday by Canada and other countries whose citizens were aboard the flight, saying the "sham trials" lacked impartiality and transparency. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after…

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Raisi Threatens to Destroy Haifa, Tel Aviv in Response to ‘Slightest’ Israeli Action

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi threatened to wipe out Haifa and Tel Aviv if Israel took “the slightest” move against his country. He also called on foreign forces, especially US troops, to leave the region “urgently.” His statements came during a ceremony broadcast live on state television to mark Iran’s annual…

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Iranian Government Considers Comprehensive Plan against Sanctions

The Iranian government is considering a plan for a comprehensive confrontation against international sanctions. Government spokesman Ali Bahadori-Jahromi said that drafting a comprehensive project to confront "illegal" sanctions is on the government's agenda. IRNA reported that Bahadori-Jahromi explained the plan, which revolves around supporting Iranian citizens affected by sanctions, incrementally…

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Iran issues prison sentences for 2020 downing of Ukraine airliner

Iran has said the suspects include missile defence personnel who made a ‘disastrous mistake’.

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IRGC Retrieves Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Abroad

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence unit announced it retrieved $560 million in revenues from frozen mining sector exports abroad. The KhabarOnline news agency reported that the IRGC's public relations returned over 92 percent of the financial pledges to the Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company in Yazd province, equivalent to…

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Increase in diplomats during Iranian interference plot

Three extra Iranian nationals held diplomatic visas in Australia around the time security agencies foiled a plot targeting Iranian-Australian citizens onshore.

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US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare IRGC a Terrorist Organization

A bipartisan group of 130 lawmakers urged the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In their letter to Borrell, the lawmakers urged the European official to resolve the issue urgently, noting that the IRGC had "freely and…

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Iranian Army Downplays Israeli Strike Threats

Iran’s Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi underestimated Israel’s ability to pose a threat to Iran, in Tehran’s first response to warnings by the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Hezri Halevi, to launch a “preemptive” attack on Iran “even without the help of the United States.” Fars news agency quoted…

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Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.

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US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’

US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected…

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IRGC Retracts Statements Confirming Death of Leader Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retracted its confirmation of the killing of the military attaché, Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut 41 years ago. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said they still have no reliable information regarding the condition and fate of Motevaselian and his companions, who were kidnapped in northern…

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IRGC Confirms Death of Commander Who Disappeared 41 Years Ago in Beirut

The fate of Iranian military attaché Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut in 1982 along with three other Iranians, has been confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after 41 years of mystery and conflicting accounts. During a meeting with Motevaselian’s family on Saturday, the head of the IRGC,…

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US Seeks to Keep Confiscated Iranian Arms Shipments

The United States is seeking to keep more than 1 million rounds of ammunition the US Navy seized in December as it was in transit from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militants in Yemen, the Justice Department said on Friday. The United States disrupted a major operation by Iran’s…

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Second IRGC Adviser Dies after Israeli Attack in Syria

A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli airstrike near Syria's capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has…

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Activist Vahid Beheshti on hunger strike to uphold freedom, aid regime change in Iran

Activist Vahid Beheshti is entering his 40th day of a hunger strike with a simple message: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – the military arm of Iran's government — as a terrorist organisation.

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Iran, Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations over an Israeli Proposal

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's statements regarding the agreement with his Azerbaijani counterpart on "forming a united front" against Tehran. Iranian Al-Alam TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying that Tehran sees the statements of the Israeli and Azeri foreign ministers as an…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Say Officer Killed in Israeli Strike on Syria, Vows Revenge

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have admitted that one of their officers was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday. The Guards vowed to retaliate, but the increasing frequency of Israeli airstrikes on Syria suggests that Israel is determined to confront Iran's strong presence in the country.…

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Iran, Syria condemn US attacks on Iran-linked facilities

Tehran says the US attacks hit civilian targets and constituted a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty.

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