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☆ Washington wrestles with ‘new equation’ of direct attacks between Iran and Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Alex Marquardt | Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the week, US officials had urged Israel not to retaliate for Iran’s unprecedented attack five days prior, when hundreds of missiles and drones were fired from inside Iran at Israel. US intelligence has long assessed that neither Iran nor Israel has any appetite for an outright war. Iranian officials have stated publicly that Iran’s policy toward Israel has changed. Then, on April 1, an Israeli strike on what Iran claims was an embassy in Syria killed seven officials, including two senior Iranian commanders. “Israel and Iran are going to be starting higher on the escalatory ladder for every future moment of conflict and that is incredibly dangerous,” said Panikoff.

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CNN —Sweden has summoned Iran’s acting ambassador to protest against the execution of Habib Chaab, a dual Swedish-Iranian national who had been convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks. “The death penalty is an inhuman and irreversible punishment and Sweden, together with the rest of the EU, condemns its use under any circumstances,” the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday. Chaab was executed on Saturday morning over his alleged involvement with the Harakat al-Nidal separatist group, reported Mizan, an Iranian state-affiliated media outlet. Iran considers Harakat al-Nidal to be a terrorist group. UAE Minister of State For Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the accusations were “baseless” and “official incitement against the UAE in Iran” was “unfortunate.”

☆ Iran Executes Two Protesters Accused of Killing Militia Member
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( David S. Cloud | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Military personnel stood in front of an Iranian flag during a pro-government rally last month in Tehran. Iran hanged two men Saturday who were convicted of killing a militia member during antigovernment protests, according to Iranian state media, the third and fourth Iranians known to have received the death penalty in connection with the nearly four-month-old nationwide demonstrations. The executed men, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22 years old, and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, 39, were convicted in the Nov. 3 killing of Ruhollah Ajamian, a member of the pro-regime Basij militia force. Prosecutors said Mr. Ajamian was stabbed and bludgeoned with rocks during protests in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.

☆ Iran hangs two men accused of killing security official during protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16. The two men executed on Saturday had been convicted of killing a member of the Basij paramilitary force militia, and three others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while 11 received prison sentences. "Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, principle perpetrators of the crime that led to the unjust martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian were hanged this morning," the judiciary said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency. Four protesters have been executed in the aftermath of the unrest. <a href="mailto:dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com" target="_blank">dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com</a>; Editing by William Mallard & Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERSWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian officials and entities over internet censorship and a crackdown on protesters following the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials, provincial and Iranian prison officials, as well as two entities accused of "efforts to disrupt digital freedom" in Iran. Seyyed Heshmatollah Hayat Al-Ghaib, the director-general of Tehran Province Prisons - which the Treasury said gave him oversight of Evin - was also named. The commander of the IRGC intelligence organization, Mohammad Kazemi, and Abbas Nilforushan, the deputy commander for IRGC operations, as well as other officials were also named. Those that engage in certain transactions with them also risk being hit with sanctions.

☆ U.S. issues fresh sanctions against Iranian officials for 'brutal' crackdown on peaceful protestors following Mahsa Amini's death continue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Treasury announced a fresh round of sanctions Wednesday against Iranian officials for brutal violence against peaceful demonstrators as protests following the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini continue. The new sanctions come 40 days after the 22-year-old Amini's death in the custody of Iran's morality police. Iranian officials have continued their crackdown on protesters while limiting access to internet services. "The United States is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials overseeing organizations involved in violent crackdowns and killings, including of children, as part of our commitment to hold all levels of the Iranian government accountable for its repression." Treasury designated 10 Iranian officials, two Iranian intelligence actors and two Iranian entities involved in the Iranian government's efforts to interfere with internet access:Mohammad Kazemi: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Intelligence Organization.

☆ Why the current oil boom for Arab states may be their last
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

During previous oil booms, Gulf states were seen as squandering their wealth on wasteful and inefficient investments, building sprees and buying weapons, as well as handouts to citizens . Gulf states appear to be working on diversifying. Since the last oil boom that ended in 2014, four of the six Gulf states have introduced value-added tax and the UAE has gone further by starting a corporate income levy . None of the Gulf states have an income tax. Critics counter that it is in the oil exporters' interest to push that narrative, but oil states have pointed to the rise in crude demand that coincided with the removal of Covid-19 restrictions around the world.

☆ Ebrahim Raisi Fast Facts
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-05 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Here’s a look at the life of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi. 1989-1994 - Prosecutor general of Tehran. 2006 - Raisi is elected to the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body that appoints the supreme leader. 2012 - Becomes prosecutor general of the Special Court for the Clergy. March 12, 2019 - Elected deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts.

☆ O bază aeriană din Irak, care găzduieşte soldaţi americani, vizată de o rachetă
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

O bază aeriană din vestul deşertic al Irakului, care găzduieşte soldaţi americani, a fost vizată duminică de o rachetă, a anunţat o sursă de securitate, informează Agerpres. Acest tip de atac este de obicei atribuit de Washington aliaţilor din Irak ai inamicului său iranian. În total, 43 de atacuri au vizat interesele SUA de la începutul anului în Irak, fie că este vorba de ambasada de la Bagdad, baze ce găzduiesc soldaţi americani sau convoaie de logistică ale coaliţiei. În opinia experţilor, recurgerea la această tehnică semnalizează o escaladare în Irak, unde americanii îşi retrag în prezent sistemele de apărare aeriană Patriot, însă menţin sistemele C-RAM, care au interceptat deja numeroase rachete. Dovadă că Washingtonul se îngrijorează în mod vizibil de aceste noi evoluţii, el a anunţat în urmă cu zece zile că oferă până la 3 milioane de dolari pentru informaţii referitoare la atacurile ce le vizează interesele în Irak.

Persons: - Assad Organizations: Agerpres, Arabiei Locations: Irakului, Washington, Irak, Ain, Iran, irakian, SUA, Bagdad, Arabiei Saudite

☆ Amnesty cere anchetarea noului preşedinte iranian pentru crime împotriva umanităţii
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: HeptaAmnesty cere anchetarea noului preşedinte iranian pentru crime împotriva umanităţiiOrganizaţia neguvernamentală Amnesty International a denunţat sâmbătă alegerea ultraconservatorului Seyyed Ebrahim Rais al-Sadati la preşedinţia Iranului, afirmând că acesta ar trebui anchetat pentru "crime împotriva umanităţii" şi "reprimare brutală" a drepturilor omului, relatează AFP și Agerpres. "Faptul că Seyyed Ebrahim Rais al-Sadati a ajuns preşedinte în loc să facă obiectul unei anchete pentru crime împotriva umanităţii, omoruri, dispariţii forţate şi tortură este o aducere aminte sinistră că impunitatea domneşte în Iran", acuză Amnesty într-un comunicat. Potrivit Amnesty, "soarta victimelor şi locul unde se află cadavrele sunt şi astăzi ascunse în mod sistematic de către autorităţile iraniene, ceea ce corespunde (de asemenea) crimelor împotriva umanităţii". Organizaţia îl acuză pe Seyyed Ebrahim Rais al-Sadati şi pentru faptul că "a prezidat o represiune brutală a drepturilor omului" în timpul mandatului său de şef al Autorităţii judiciare în ultimii doi ani. Amnesty invită statele membre ale Consiliului ONU pentru drepturile omului să ia "măsuri concrete ca reacţie la impunitatea sistematica în Iran".

Persons: Seyyed, Sadati, Khomeini Organizations: Amnesty International, Amnesty, Consiliului ONU Locations: iranian, Iranului, Agerpres, Iran, Londra, Teheran, Republicii

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