“Iranian authorities have arrested at least 75 journalists since mass anti-government protests swept across the country in the wake of Ms Amini’s death, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Seventeen, including Ms Hamedi and Ms Mohammadi, are still in prison.”
“We will not abandon the main enemy. The favorable opinion of America, Britain and Israel – behind the scenes of the operation room against Iran – is to destabilize the region and to push the neighboring countries in a conflict with each other, while our strategy has been friendship, cooperation and synergy between countries.
“Vatan-e-Emrooz dedicated its editorial to Iran’s new missile test and said: Following the test of the Khorramshahr 4 missile, the Zionists have been greatly frightened. The regime’s media and experts have interpreted the ballistic missile as specifically designed to destroy the usurpers of Quds.”
“Iran has showcased a new ballistic missile named ‘Kheibar’ that reportedly boasts a range of over 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) and carries a payload of 1.5 tons.”
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TEHRAN –Five teams of Iranian archaeologists have commenced rescue excavations on the historical sites”…
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“The region was home to several ancient civilizations. According to Britannica, it was conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC and was named Atropatene after one of Alexander’s generals, Atropates, who established a small kingdom there. Ultimately, the area returned to the Persian (Iranian) rule under the Sasanians in the 3rd century CE.”
“Iranian officials said the two women reporters had been indicted on charges of collaborating with the US, acting against national security, and creating ‘propaganda against the system'”
“The group was plotting a ‘violent overthrow of the government and the assassinations of prominent personalities and senior officials’, the statement said.”
“Iran is second only to China in the number of executions carried out annually.”
“In a letter dated 22 September, just six days after the unrest began, the committee sent the economy ministry a list of 141 well-known figures. It told the ministry to investigate their tax returns and take unspecified action against them.”
“…but the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet denied such an incident had taken place.”
“According to the reports received by VOA and videos posted on social media, at least five schools in different provinces of Iran were attacked with chemical gases.”
“The officials said the governments have at times resorted to using private investigators to conduct surveillance on dissidents and that several criminal cases have been brought by federal prosecutors involving their use.”
“Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran to ‘instill fear’ among anti-regime protesters.”
“A police statement published by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said the system used so-called ‘smart’ cameras and other tools to identify and send ‘documents and warning messages to the violators of the hijab law’.”
“The USS Florida – a nuclear-powered vessel capable of carrying as many as 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles – began transiting the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, according to the US Naval Forces Central Command, which is based in Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.”
“The important matter is that today we have a legal mandate, the legal mandate makes it mandatory for everyone to follow the law. If there are people who say that they do not share this belief of ours (the mandatory hijab), then this is a place for scientific and cultural centers as well as schools to discuss this and convince them.”
“In a statement published by the ISNA news agency on Friday, Nasim apologized for an ‘error that resulted from the negligence of the production team.’ It added the channel ‘will firmly handle those responsible for the negligence following an inquiry.’”
“Make no mistake: the United States does not … seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people.”
“Iran proxy forces launched a series of missile strikes at a U.S. base in northeast Syria on Friday, one day after a deadly drone attack on another base in the region prompted President Joe Biden to order a wave of retaliatory airstrikes.”
“The US military responded to the deadly assault with airstrikes against targets in Syria used by militants affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement Thursday.”
“We have no reason not to invest in Iran, and we have no reason not to allow them to invest in Saudi Arabia. It is in our interest to make sure that both nations benefit from each others resources and competitive advantage,”
“Among those arrested, the ministry said, were ‘individuals who have had hostile motives, tried to create fear and horror among people and students, shut down schools, and created pessimism toward’ the Iranian government.”
“Iran and Saudi Arabia will restore diplomatic relations after trilateral talks in Beijing on Friday, after seven years of severed ties. It’s the latest turning point in a tumultuous relationship between the two countries dating back to Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979.”
“The interior ministry said in a statement on Tuesday “a number of people” suspected of manufacturing hazardous substances had been arrested in six provinces, including a pupil’s parent.”
“Hundreds of girls in schools in at least 25 of Iran’s 31 provinces have been affected since the first report of a suspected attack in the holy city of Qom in November and some suspect they could have been targeted by extremist religious groups opposed to girls’ education.”
“The illnesses remain unexplained and Iranian officials believe the girls may have been poisoned and have blamed Tehran’s enemies.”
“‘The General Customs Authority has given orders to all customs centres to ban the entry of all types of alcoholic drink,’ the authority said in a statement. The new law sets fines of between 10 million and 25 million dinars ($7,700-$19,000) for violations.”
“The figures show an escalating use of the death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities, with 28 people from Iran’s minority groups among those executed so far this year. Of the minority group members executed so far in 2023, 19 were convicted of drug-related offences, seven of murder, and two of the overly-broad and vaguely-worded charges of ‘spreading corruption on earth’ and ‘enmity against God’, neither of which meet the principle of legality.”
“Raisi also asked the ministries of health and intelligence and other state bodies to cooperate with the interior minister in the investigation. The president added that release of any information in this regard should only be done by the Interior Ministry.”
“Since late November, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning have been reported among schoolgirls mainly in Qom, south of Tehran, with some needing hospital treatment. On Sunday the deputy health minister, Younes Panahi, implicitly confirmed the poisonings had been deliberate.”
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