Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi to more than seven additional years in prison, supporters said on Sunday, even as she continues a hunger strike in detention. Mohammadi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili confirmed the ruling in a post on X after speaking to her. “She has been sentenced…
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to add Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the bloc’s list of terrorist organizations, marking a major escalation in Brussels’ response to Tehran’s violent crackdown on protesters. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed the decision on Thursday (January 29) in a post on social media platform X….
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (January 14) that he has been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Iranian officials signaled fast trials and executions for detained protesters amid a violent crackdown. Speaking at the White House while signing executive orders and legislation, Trump said: “We’ve…
About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in Iran’s nationwide protests over the past two weeks, an Iranian official said on Tuesday (January 13), Reuters reported. This is the first time authorities have acknowledged such a high death toll from the crackdown. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official told Reuters that what…
Russia sharply criticized what it called “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal affairs and denounced US threats of military action, saying such moves are “categorically unacceptable” and would have “disastrous consequences” for the Middle East and global security, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The remarks underline Moscow’s firm opposition to foreign…
US President Donald Trump issued warnings to Iran’s leadership, saying Washington would intervene if Iranian authorities used lethal force against demonstrators as nationwide protests over economic hardship entered their second week. “I tell the Iranian leaders — you better not start shooting because we’ll start shooting, too,” Trump said on Friday (January 9) during a…
Iran’s attorney general Mohammad Movahedi Azad on Saturday (January 10) warned that anyone taking part in ongoing protests — or even those who “helped rioters” — would be treated as an “enemy of God,” a charge that carries the death penalty, as nationwide demonstrations approached the two-week mark amid an intensifying crackdown. “Prosecutors must carefully…
