Iran executes at least 13 prisoners on Saturday morning as regime increases use of death penalty
The HRANA report comes as the Islamic Republic has been carrying out an increasing number of executions.
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Syria continues to deploy forces, integrate SDF into defense establishment following agreement
Syria, Saudi Arabia ink mega investment deals in push for reconstruction after years of war
Can US-Iran war be averted as Tehran obfuscates in Oman talks? - analysis
If US attacks, Iran says it will strike US bases in Middle East
"It would not be possible to attack American soil, but we will target their bases in the region,” Araghchi said.
Syria’s only female minister warns: 'We can’t survive without unity'
“I don't feel that I am a Christian or a woman when I do my job. I feel like I am a Syrian citizen. The minute I start feeling like I’m a minority or I’m a woman, I will lose my legitimacy," she said
Iran’s Araghchi: Missile program ‘defensive,’ forever off the table for negotiations
"The missile issue is purely defensive” for the Iranian regime and “cannot be negotiated, neither now nor in the future,” Araghchi asserted.
Syria’s Sunni Islamist regime consolidates power, ending Kurdish autonomy
BEHIND THE LINES: The arrival of Syrian forces to Qamishli sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Reports point to defiance within IRGC after mass killings in Iran
Some Iranian military personnel are dissatisfied with the killing of protesters; a member of the IRGC in Tehran says he has resigned.
Fire breaks out in Iranian military complex, no injuries reported
Iranian firefighters extinguished the blaze and reported no injuries after it erupted at a carpentry workshop in a Tehran military complex.
Satellite images show Iran is rebuilding missile arsenal, nuclear sites - New York Times
Despite Iran’s three main nuclear facilities remaining inoperative, images show visible work underway.
Hezbollah accepts resignation of senior security official Wafiq Safa, sources say
Safa, who heads Hezbollah's liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies, survived an Israeli assassination attempt in October 2024.
France, Bahrain sign bilateral defense deal which includes strategic information sharing
"This agreement will also open up new opportunities for industrial cooperation in defense, and strengthen solidarity between our two countries," said French President Emmanuel Macron.
Iran ‘playing poker,’ unprepared for regional war, former deputy commander of CENTCOM tells ‘Post’
Former Vice-Admiral Robert Harward tells The Jerusalem Post that Iran's regime is near collapse, citing its weakened state, protests, and failed aggression, with US options for supporting protesters.
