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☆ Sister of executed Iranian wrestler arrested and identified by state news as ‘agent’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Iranian officials said they have identified the “Iran International agent” arrested Thursday as Elham Afkari, the sister of famous Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, who was executed two years ago, according to state news agency IRNA. Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. “It should be noted that she [Elham Afkari] is the sister of Navid Afkari, the killer of martyr Torkman, an employee of the regional water company of Fars province,” IRNA reported. Saeed Afkari, Elham and Navid’s brother, confirmed his sister’s arrest on Twitter on Thursday, saying that Elham’s three-year-old daughter was also missing. Since Navid Afkari was executed, his family has faced many court cases over involvement in the demonstrations in 2018.

☆ Iran warns Saudi Arabia 'our strategic patience' may run out - Fars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its "strategic patience," according to semi-official Fars news agency. "Until now, Iran has adopted strategic patience with firm rationality, but it cannot guarantee that it will not run out if hostilities continue," Fars quoted Esmail Khatib as saying. Last month, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned Saudi Arabia Riyadh to control its media outlets. "I am warning the Saudi ruling family.... Watch your behaviour and control these media ... otherwise you will pay the price. Last week Iran denied that it posed a threat to Saudi Arabia after the Wall Street Journal reported that Riyadh had shared intelligence with the United States warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom.

☆ Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody last month. Amnesty International has said security forces killed at least 66 people in the violent crackdown on Sept. 30. The provincial security council has said armed dissidents had provoked the clashes, leading to innocent people's deaths, but admitted "shortcomings" by police. The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran's treatment of detained protesters and said authorities refused to release some of the bodies of those killed. Rights groups have said at least 250 protesters have been killed and thousands arrested across Iran.

Almost six weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini, the unrest in Iran shows little sign of abating. Defying security forces, thousands marched to her grave in the northwestern city of Saqqez on Wednesday, as crowds clashed with security forces on the streets of the capital, Tehran, and several other major metropolitan areas. Wednesday was 40 days since Amini's death after she was detained by morality police last month. “Freedom, freedom! A crowd chants "Freedom, freedom!

☆ Attack on Iran shrine will not go unanswered - foreign minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A general view of the Shah Cheragh Shrine after an attack in Shiraz, Iran October 26, 2022. Iranian officials said they had arrested a gunman who carried out the attack at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the city of Shiraz. State media blamed "takfiri terrorists" - a label Tehran uses for hardline Sunni Muslim militants such as Islamic State. Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi blamed the protests sweeping Iran for paving the ground for the Shiraz attack, and President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran would respond, according to state media. State media said he was not Iranian, but did not give his nationality.

☆ U.S. Commerce issues order targeting Russian carrier Ural Airlines
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had issued an order denying export privileges to Russian carrier Ural Airlines, citing what it said were ongoing export violations. The order terminates the right of Ural to participate in transactions subject to U.S. export regulations. President Joe Biden's administration has stepped up the crackdown against Russian airlines that followed the invasion of Ukraine, seeking to deny them access to spare parts, refueling and other services. To date, Commerce has issued 10 orders against Russia and Belarus’s biggest airlines, said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod. With the additions, there were 183 Boeing and Airbus aircraft on the list mostly operated by Russian airlines for apparent violations of U.S. export controls, the department said.

☆ Iran airs video from Evin prison hours after fire, tells Biden to stop interfering
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Iran, which has blamed the violence on enemies at home and abroad, deny security forces have killed protesters. The footage of Evin aired on state television showed firefighters inspecting a workshop with fire damage to the roof. State news agency IRNA said on Saturday eight people were injured in the fire at the Evin prison. Video obtained by Reuters showed protesters marching amongst traffic towards Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Iran's notorious Evin prison, which holds criminal convicts as well as political detainees, has long been criticised by Western rights groups and was blacklisted by the U.S. government in 2018 for "serious human rights abuses".

☆ Khamenei warns Iran is like a 'mighty tree' that cannot be uprooted
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"That seedling is a mighty tree now and noone should dare think they can uproot it," he said in remarks shown on state TV. Rights groups say more than 200 people have been killed in the crackdown, including teenage girls. Amnesty International said at least 23 children have been killed by security forces in Iran during the protests. State TV reported at least 26 members of the security forces have been killed. Security forces have also pressed their crackdown this week in Kurdish regions where the Revolutionary Guards have a track record of putting down dissent.

☆ Iranian protesters torch police stations as unrest over woman's death spreads
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

People attend a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022. The authorities have said they would launch an investigation into the cause of her death. The incident unleashed huge anger in the population and the worst protests in the Islamic Republic since 2019. The 1500tasvir account focuses on Iran protests and has around 100,000 followers. Iranian officials have denied that security forces have killed protesters, suggesting they may have been shot by armed dissidents.

☆ Iran death toll rises as protests intensify
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Rights groups reported at least one more person was killed on Tuesday, which would take the death toll to least seven. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAfter beginning on Saturday at Amini's funeral in Iran's Kurdistan province, protests have engulfed much of the country, prompting confrontations as security forces have sought to suppress them. Hengaw, the Kurdish rights group, said internet had been cut completely in the Kurdistan province, where protests have been particularly intense and Iran's Revolutionary Guards has a history of suppressing unrest. The governor of Kurdistan province has blamed the deaths of three men in Kurdistan province on unspecified terrorist groups. Hengaw has said they were killed when security forces opened fire.

☆ Protests erupt in Iran after woman dies in custody of morality police
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Rhoda Kwan | Rhoda Kwan Is A Taipei-Based Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Angry protests in Iran over the death of a young woman in the custody of the country's morality police drew more people to the streets and new support from around the world Tuesday. A human rights group said five people had been killed by security forces as thousands marched in cities across the country, including the capital, Tehran, following the death last week of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman. Two of the protesters were killed as a result of “direct fire,” while at least 250 people were arrested across the country in the ongoing protests, the group said. NBC News has not verified the claims. The region's governor confirmed the deaths of three people during the days of protests, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday, but called the deaths “suspicious” and suggested they were not caused by clashes with security forces.

☆ U.S. adds Iran cargo planes flying to Russia to export violation list
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said it will add three Iranian cargo planes serving Russia to a list of aircraft believed to violate U.S. export controls under the Biden administration's sanctions. Using commercially available data, the Commerce Department identified Boeing 747s operated by Mahan Air, Qeshm Fars Air and Iran Air transporting goods, including electronic items, to Russia in apparent violation of stringent U.S. export controls on Russia related to its invasion of Ukraine. The department has warned that any refueling, maintenance, repair, spare parts or services violate U.S. export controls and subject companies to U.S. enforcement actions. With the additions, there were 183 aircraft on the list for apparent violations of U.S. export controls, the department said. The three Iranian airlines identified Monday were already subject to a variety of restrictions by the U.S. government.

☆ Iranian police call woman's death in custody an 'unfortunate incident'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"This incident was unfortunate for us and we wish to never witness such incidents," Rahimi said in the statement reported by the Fars news agency. The police screened a video showing a woman identified as Amini walking into a room and taking a seat alongside others. Amini's death could ramp up tension between the establishment and a Kurdish minority numbering 8 to 10 million. An Iranian Twitter account with 60,000 followers focused on protests in Iran said shopkeepers had gone on strike in Kurdish cities on Monday. read moreThese included 2014, when rights activist Masih Alinejad started a Facebook campaign "My Stealthy Freedom", in which she shared pictures of unveiled Iranian women sent to her.

"Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged." Stunned attendees helped wrest the man from Rushdie, who had fallen to the floor. The Iranian government said in 1998 it would no longer back the fatwa, and Rushdie has lived relatively openly in recent years. 1/25 A general view shows UPMC Hamot Surgery Center, where novelist Salman Rushdie is receiving treatment after the attack, in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 12, 2022. "I felt like we needed to have more protection there because Salman Rushdie is not a usual writer," said Anour Rahmani, an Algerian writer and human rights activist who was in the audience.

☆ Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ‘everywhere now’
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Editor’s Note: Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. On that fateful morning, he learned that another Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, had been executed, hanged for a crime that his family and friends say he didn’t commit. The spirit of wrestling is deeply engrained in Iranian culture, where it has transcended the arena of sport. The executionAccording to the Afkari family, his final days were brutal, but there wasn’t necessarily any reason to think that the end was near. Iranians in Canada on Mel Lastman Square demonstrate against the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Ontario in September 2020.

☆ Cea mai mare navă din marina iraniană a luat foc şi s-a scufundat în Golful Oman în circumstanțe neclare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: captură videoCea mai mare navă din marina iraniană a luat foc şi s-a scufundat în Golful Oman în circumstanțe neclareCea mai mare navă din marina iraniană a luat foc și s-a scufundat, miercuri, în Golful Oman, circumstanțele producerii acestui dezastru major pentru Iran fiind încă neclare. Agențiile de presă Fars și Tasnim au transmis că, în ciuda eforturilor, nava Kharg nu a putut fi salvată. Potrivit agenției naționale de știri, operațiunea de salvare a navei Kharg a eșuat, fără să fie date alte detalii, potrivit CBS News. Marina iraniană a comunicat că nava Kharg se afla într-o misiune de instruire. Kharg este una dintre puţinele nave din marina iraniană capabile să asigure reaprovizionare pe mare pentru celelalte nave.

Persons: BREAKING, ava K Organizations: CBS News . Locations: Oman, Iran, Jask, Teheran, Ormuz

☆ VIDEO/ Vicepreședintele Parlamentului Alexandru Slusari, în fața CC: „Eu idee nu am cine e acest Lupașcu. Acest circ care s-a întâmplat în Parlament va fi anulat”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

„Eu idee nu am cine e acest Lupașcu, dar eu vreau să întreb dacă CC a fost anunțată că vine un nou judecător la CC. Mai mulți oameni s-au adunat vineri, 23 aprilie, în fața Curții Constituționale (CC) pentru a protesta pașnic. 121 din 16 august 2019 privind numirea Domnicăi Manole în funcția de judecătoare a Curții Constituționale. Parlamentarii din opoziție califică acțiunea drept atac asupra Curții Constituționale (CC). După Avizul emis de CC, șefa statului a anunțat că „în curând” va semna decretul de dizolvare a Parlamentului și va anunța data alegerilor parlamentare anticipate.

Persons: Alexandru Slusari, Deputatul, Lupașcu, Igor Dodon, Boris Lupașcu, Împreună, Manole, CC Alexandru Tănase, Veronica Roșca, Domnica Manole, Liuba Șova, Nicolae Roșca, ., Maia Sandu Organizations: CC, PRO Moldova, Partidului Socialiștilor, Partidul Politic, Parlamentul, Curtea Locations: Legislativ, Curții, Moldova, Chișinău

☆ Și deputații Platformei Demnitate și Adevăr au părăsit ședința Parlamentului. Slusari: Noi într-un spectacol de prost gust nu participăm
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Și fracțiunea Platformei Demnitate și Adevăr a părăsit ședința Parlamentului. Anunțul a fost făcut de către liderul fracțiunii, Alexandru Slusari, în momentul în care se era prezentată declarația privind recunoașterea caracterului captiv al Curții Constituționale. Noi nu participăm în fars, nu participăm în circ și nu trecem liniile roșii și nici într-un spectacol de prost gust nu participăm. Menționăm că și fracțiunea Partidului Acțiune și Solidaritate a părăsit ședința de astăzi a Parlamentului. Grosu: Va fi o zi a populismului și de atac asupra Curții Constituționale

Persons: Alexandru, Alexandru Slusari, Igor Grosu Organizations: Parlamentul, Partidului Locations: Republicii Moldova

☆ На ядерном объекте в Иране произошла авария
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-11 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

В Натанзе (Иран) на ядерном объекте по обогащению урана произошла авария. Об этом сообщил официальный представитель Организации по атомной энергии ИРИ Бехруз Камальванди, пишет РИА Новости со ссылкой на агентство Fars. По его словам, инцидент был связан с распределением электроэнергии. Ранее Международное агентство по атомной энергии (МАГАТЭ) и Иран достигли технического понимания о мониторинге за иранскими ядерными объектами. По словам генерального директора Рафаэля Гросси, это позволит стабилизировать расшатанную ситуацию и организовать дальнейшие политические консультации по иранской ядерной деятельности.

Persons: Бехруз Камальванди, Рафаэль Гросси Organizations: Организация по атомной энергии, РИА Новости, Международное агентство по атомная энергия (МАГАТЭ) Locations: Натанзе, Иран, ИРИ

☆ Иран задержал в Персидском заливе южнокорейский танкер
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Силы Корпуса стражей исламской революции Ирана (КСИР) задержали в Персидском заливе судно под южнокорейским флагом и сопроводили его к порту на побережье Ирана, сообщает агентство Fars. Иранские власти считают, что танкер, предназначенный для перевозки продуктов нефтехимии, загрязнял окружающую среду. «Танкер Hankuk Chemi, на борту которого находилось 7200 тонн нефтехимии, неоднократно нарушал экологические протоколы с момента отплытия из саудовского порта Эль-Джобайл», — цитирует агентство сообщение КСИР. Как передает rbc.ru, МИД Южной Кореи подтвердил, что задержанное судно по требованию иранских властей движется в сторону территориальных вод Ирана, сообщает агентство Yonhap. Министерство обороны Южной Кореи заявило, что будет заниматься ситуацией в сотрудничестве с министерствами иностранных дел и рыболовства, а также с многонациональными военно-морскими силами, действующими в близлежащих водах.

Organizations: Корпус стражей исламской революции Ирана (КСИР), КСИР, МИД, Министерство обороны Locations: Персидский залив, Иран, Иранские, ЭльДжобайл, Южная Корея

☆ Ipoteză nouă: Șeful programului nuclear iranian a fost ucis cu o mitralieră controlată prin satelit
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Acest dispozitiv a fost „controlat prin internet” via un satelit şi a folosit o „cameră sofisticată şi o inteligenţă artificială” pentru a-şi găsi ţinta, a continuat Fadavi, care a adăugat că şeful echipei de securitate a omului de ştiinţă a fost atins de patru gloanţe în momentul în care s-a aruncat asupra lui pentru a-l proteja. „Niciun terorist nu a fost la faţa locului”, a precizat adjunctul comandantului şef al Gardienilor Revoluţiei. Agenţia Mehr şi alte mass-media locale nu au precizat dacă Fadavi a menţionat în informarea sa despre moartea altor persoane în acest atac. Până în prezent au circulat mai multe versiuni ale morţii omului de ştiinţă iranian. Ministrul apărării Amir Hatami a indicat iniţial că acesta a fost victima unui atac cu bombă şi armă de foc în timp ce agenţia de ştiri Fars, fără a cita surse, a susţinut că a fost folosită o "mitralieră automată telecomandată" montată pe o camionetă pick-up.

Persons: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, contraamiralul Ali Fadavi, Amir Hatami, Mohsen Locations: Iran

☆ Filmul asasinării şefului programului nuclear iranian. Cum ar fi fixat mitraliera telecomandată ţinta şi unde a fost lovită victima
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Martorii au auzit focuri de armă şi explozii, care ar fi vizat vehiculul în care se afla Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, scrie digi24.ro. În timpul luptei dintre echipa sa de securitate și teroriști, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a fost rănit grav și dus la spital. Maşina a fost lovită, după care s-a oprit, moment în care se presupune că cercetătorul iranian a ieşit afară din vehicul, aparent fără să realizeze că zgomotele din caroserie erau provocate de gloanţe. Mitraliera a continuat să tragă, iar Fakhrizadeh a fost lovit din lateral şi în spate. Unul din bodyguarzii lui Fakhrizadeh a fost şi el rănit, în timp ce a sărit peste acesta, în încercarea de a-l proteja.

Persons: Mohsen, Ali, Maşina, Fakhrizadeh, Bruce Willis, israeliană Smart Shooter, Hopper Organizations: Securitate Naţională, Ministerului Apărării, Ministerul Apărării, Nissan, israeliană Smart Locations: Israel, israeliană, Hollywood, Iranului, Absard, Teheran, SUA

Martorii au auzit focuri de armă şi explozii, care ar fi vizat vehiculul în care se afla Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. În timpul luptei dintre echipa sa de securitate și teroriști, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a fost rănit grav și dus la spital. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, profesor de fizică şi ofiţer în cadrul Gardienilor Revoluţiei, este considerat directorul programului nuclear iranian numit "Amad" ("Speranţă"). În 2018, premierul Israelului, Benjamin Netanyahu, declara că Mohsen Fakhrizadeh este directorul programului nuclear iranian. Potrivit unor surse citate de postul public de televiziune din Iran, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a fost ucis în atacul produs vineri dimineaţă.

Persons: Mohsen, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Organizations: Ministerului Apărării, Apărării Locations: Absard, Teheran, Mohsen, Israel, Statele Unite, Israelului, Iran

De asemenea, Zelenski a înregistrat o adresare video națiunii, exprimând condoleanțe familiilor victimelor și promovând asistența guvernamentală rudelor cetățenilor ucraineni, care au murit în accident. Vladimir Zelenski a vizitat și Aeroportul Boryspil din Kiev, unde a depus flori, pentru a comemora victimele accidentului. Potrivit ultimelor informații, relatate de televiziunea de stat iraniană, niciuna dintre victime nu a putut fi salvată. Președintele Ucrainei, Vladimir Zelenski, a creat o celulă de criză și a solicitat procurorului general inițierea unei anchete penale pe cazul prăbușirii aeronavei. Ambasada Ucrainei în Iran a exclus, însă, versiunea unui atac cu rachete asupra avionului prăbușit, însă ulterior s-a răzgândit să o facă.

Persons: Președintele, Zelenski, Vladimir Zelenski, Qasem Organizations: Aeroportul, BBC Locations: Ucraina, Kiev, Teheran, Iranului, Președintele Ucrainei, Irak, Ucrainei, Iran

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