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The United States’ response to Iran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was “insufficient,” the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday.
Summary
The United States’ response to Iran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was “insufficient,” the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Machete-wielding men at IRGC-backed rally revive scrutiny of crackdowns
Footage and images showing men wielding machetes and swords at an IRGC-backed rally in the central Iranian city of Isfahan have renewed scrutiny of the Islamic Republic's history of using unofficial armed groups to suppress anti-government protests.
Operation Economic Outcast
US pressure threatens Iran’s political survival but may not bring concessions
The US blockade and tighter sanctions enforcement are cutting into Iran’s oil income and targeting financial networks that sustain the Islamic Republic, but may still fall short of forcing Tehran into concessions, experts said at an Iran International town hall in Washington.
Freight costs from Turkey to Iran surge fivefold in two months
The cost of transporting goods from Turkish ports to Iran has surged over fivefold in less than two months to about $8,000, Iranian media reported, as Washington pressures Turkey to help cut off Iran's overland trade routes to further isolate Tehran economically.
World leaders condemn Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
An attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport drew condemnation from European leaders, the United Nations and regional governments on Sunday.
US weighs strikes on Houthis and Iran after deadly Saudi airport attack
A deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh’s main airport drew a Saudi vow of retaliation on Saturday, as President Donald Trump raised the possibility of joining strikes on the group and resuming attacks on Iran.
Nuclear Program
ONE-ON-ONE
Russia fears a pro-Western Iran more than an Iranian atomic bomb
Moscow would rather live with an Iranian nuclear weapon than with a change of regime in Tehran, senior Russia scholar Mark Katz told Iran International, arguing that a pro-Western Iran is the outcome Russia actually fears.
Jailed wife of executed Iran protester pressured to deny marriage
The jailed wife of an Iranian protester executed this week is being interrogated and pressured to deny that the couple married shortly before his execution, a source familiar with the case told Iran International.
Iran detains football coach over child sexual abuse allegations
Iranian judicial authorities have detained a football coach in the western city of Divandarreh after five people filed complaints alleging sexual abuse connected to a youth football club.
Iran-linked actors used US AI for fake journalism, military targeting
Iran-based and Iranian-linked actors have used two leading US artificial intelligence platforms to place articles under fake journalist identities and help develop targeting recommendations against US naval forces, according to separate investigations by OpenAI and Anthropic.
Crackdown on Dissent
Iran executed over 2,000 people in past year, rights group says
Iran executed at least 2,003 people over the past year, a 29% increase from the previous period, rights group HRANA reported Friday, as UN experts warned that Tehran uses capital punishment to silence dissent and instill fear.
OPINION
J’Accuse! Tehran defends French students, silences Iranian youth
Tehran has seized on protests by French high school students to accuse Paris of repression, seeking to obscure its own treatment of young Iranians by turning the language of human rights against one of its Western critics.
UK court hears how alleged Iran spy operation targeted Iran International
Men accused of spying for Iran exchanged information about Iran International’s offices and presenter Kambiz Hosseini, while one defendant discussed money transfers and his legal troubles with contacts in Iran, a London court heard.
Iran turns on Pakistan as Saudi defense pact takes effect
Iran has sharpened its criticism of a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact after it became operational, warning against intervention in Yemen and questioning Pakistan’s role as a mediator between Tehran and Washington.
Iranian security forces face wave of deadly attacks in restive southeast
At least five Iranian military and police personnel were killed and several others wounded in four armed attacks across southeastern Iran within 24 hours, local rights group Haalvsh reported, as violence targeting security forces continued across the area.
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