Iran sends mixed signals on executions as judiciary warns ‘severest punishment’ for ‘Mohareb’
Mohareb, meaning to wage war against God, involves the use of weapons to create fear and breach public security under the regime’s law.
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Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says
Senior Iranian UN diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland - report
Erdogan, Sharaa discuss Syria as SDF confirms withdrawal following ceasefire
WATCH: Anti-regime activists hack Iran's national broadcaster, transmit Pahlavi's calls to protest
Anti-regime activists hacked Iran’s Badr satellite, briefly taking over state TV broadcasts to air protest messages and appeals by Reza Pahlavi, according to Iran International and Manoto News.
Trump’s new Gaza Board is a fact, Israel’s job now is to shape the decisions - analysis
Israel is not going to succeed in expelling Turkey or Qatar from the Gaza Board of Peace; the more realistic goal is to limit how much influence they are able to exert.
'All options on the table': US boosts presence in Middle East as Iran strike remains possibility
Netanyahu on Sunday convened several ministers within the senior defense echelon to discuss recent developments in the region. Israeli officials believe that a "US strike on Iran is still an option."
Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador's residence, injure ambassador - report
Around 200 protesters stormed the residence of the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador in Tehran, injuring Salam al-Zawawi and embassy staff and causing extensive damage, Iranian media reported.
Rapid escalation, caught off guard: Part of why Netanyahu asked Trump to slow down on Iran
Reports indicated that Israel may have been taken by surprise that Trump had been aloof at first, but was suddenly contemplating an attack on Wednesday.
Syrian government, SDF agree on immediate ceasefire on all fronts, state media says
Syrian state media reported that Damascus and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces reached an immediate ceasefire after days of clashes in Kurdish-held areas of the northeast.
Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester sentenced to death, confirmed alive by watchdog
Soltani was arrested during public protests in Karaj on January 8. He was the first to be sentenced to execution, an Iranian official told Reuters.
US strike on Khamenei would be tantamount to all-out war against Iran, President Pezeshkian warns
Pezeshkian's comments come after Trump's Politico interview, where the US president stated that "It's time to look for new leadership in Iran."
Iran projects normalcy amid internet blackout, claims protesters were 'armed aggressors'
NetBlocks reported that at hour 238 of the digital blackout, there was a “significant return to some online services, including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled.”
Turkey and Qatar got Gaza because Israel refused to make a plan - comment
The day after in Gaza will be decided by whoever takes ownership of it with an executable policy.
