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US Military Knew Targeted Iranian Facility Was a School: AP Report
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (539+ words) Although the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, announced it would investigate the strike, the official results of this review have not yet been released, and the Donald Trump administration has not accepted direct responsibility for the attack. The report…...
Family of Slain Iranian Athlete Rejects State's "Martyr' Label, Gravestone Vandalized
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (154+ words) According to information obtained by Iran Wire, Mojtaba Korabi, also known as Barsam, was shot directly by security forces on the evening of January 11 in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran, subsequently falling into a coma. The 30-year-old Sabzevar native suffered…...
Iran Bans UN Nuclear Inspectors from Bombed Nuclear Sites after US-Israel Strikes
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (212+ words) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament and head of the negotiating delegation, announced that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors will not be permitted access to Iranian nuclear installations that sustained damage during recent attacks. In a televised interview,…...
Swedish Immigration Staffer Dismissed for Leaking Classified Data to Tehran
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (170+ words) A Swedish television network reported that an employee of the Swedish Migration Agency has been dismissed from their position after being accused of transferring confidential information to intelligence agents of the Islamic Republic. According to a report by TV4, the employee…...
Iran's President Defends 20 Million-Barrel Oil Allocation to IRGC
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (293+ words) Iran Wire Iran's President Defends 20 Million-Barrel Oil Allocation to IRGC Responding to criticism from regime insiders over his announcement regarding the allocation of 20 million barrels of oil to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Wednesday, July…...
Iran Sentences Arab Poet to 13 Years in Prison over Phone Calls with Fellow Inmate
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (522+ words) The Karoun Human Rights Organization recently published a poignant grievance letter written by Mostafa Helichi, also known as Jamal, an Ahwazi Arab poet who has been detained since December 2024. Helichi was sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of "forming…...
US Convenes 12-Nation Military Summit on Strait of Hormuz Security
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (175+ words) The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a high-level meeting featuring military commanders and senior defense officials from 12 Middle Eastern nations was convened on Wednesday, July 1, hosted by the Bahrain Defence Force. According to the CENTCOM communique, the session…...
Iran Rearrests Environmental Activists Jowkar and Kashani
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (163+ words) Hojjat Kermani, a defense attorney, announced the rearrest of environmental activists Houman Jowkar and Sepideh Kashani by security forces. In an interview with Emtedad, Kermani stated that security agents arrived at the couple's residence at approximately 4: 30 PM on Wednesday, July…...
US Soldier Missing After Military Helicopter Crashes into Arabian Sea
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (186+ words) The US military announced that an American service member went missing and three others were injured following an emergency water landing by a military helicopter in the Arabian Sea. The US Navy's Fifth Fleet stated in a press release on…...
Iran Admits Frozen Assets Were Used to Buy US Farm Products
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (217+ words) Gholamreza Noori Ghezeljeh, the Minister of Agriculture Jihad, announced that a portion of the contracts for purchasing agricultural products during Ebrahim Raisi's administration was signed with American companies, with the funding sourced from Iran's frozen foreign exchange assets. At the…...