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42-Year-Old Activist's Suicide Rattles Iran

Kianoosh Sanjari had threatened to end his life if political prisoners weren't released

(Newser) - His was a life defined by political protest—and ended by it. The New York Times reports Iran has been shaken by the death by suicide of anti-regime activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who pledged to take his own life last Tuesday if four political prisoners weren't freed by 7pm the...

In a First, Air Force Awards Silver Star to Female Airman

Capt. Lacie Hester shot down drones fired by Iran at Israel

(Newser) - On the night of April 13, Iran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, an attack in response to a missile strike on Damascus, Syria, that had killed a top Iranian commander. US military aircraft and naval ships went to work that night in Israel's defense,...

Musk's Meeting With Iran Envoy 'Could Be a Very Big Deal'

Iranian officials tell NYT that billionaire Trump adviser had 'positive' talk with Iran's UN envoy

(Newser) - When he's not running Tesla, SpaceX, and X, or prepping for his new role in the "Department of Government Efficiency," Elon Musk has been taking some meetings. That list includes Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, who met with the tech billionaire at...

CIA Official Is Charged With Leak of Documents on Israel

Asif William Rahman, arrested in Cambodia, to make court appearance in Guam

(Newser) - A man who worked for the US government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran , according to court papers filed Wednesday, per the AP . The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was...

Activists Fear for Woman After Her Protest in Iran

'We are in awe of her bravery,' woman says of Ahou Daryaei

(Newser) - A young woman filmed walking around an Iranian university campus in her underwear has been adopted as a new hero of the Women, Life, Freedom movement that erupted with Mahsa Amini's 2022 death in police custody . But that's no safe position to be in at the moment. Human...

FBI: Iran Plotted to Kill Trump Before Election

Charges unsealed in court in New York

(Newser) - Iran tried to engineer a plot to assassinate Donald Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say. Investigators learned of the alleged plot to kill Trump while interviewing Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national identified by officials as an Iranian government asset, per the AP . He told investigators that a contact in...

Trump's Win Sends Iran's Currency to Record Low

'100% he will intensify the sanctions'

(Newser) - Iran's currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the US presidency again, signaling new challenges ahead for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar, traders in Tehran said....

US Confirms Iran Is Holding an Iranian-American Journalist

Reza Valizadeh once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster

(Newser) - An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, US authorities confirmed Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack. The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the AP by the...

Khamenei Vows 'Crushing Response' Against US, Israel

Iranian supreme leader's threat comes over attacks on Iran and its allies

(Newser) - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the US with a "crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that...

Khamenei's New X Account in Hebrew Is Quickly Suspended

Iran's supreme leader has had multiple social media accounts for years

(Newser) - The social platform X has suspended a new account on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that posted messages in Hebrew, the AP reports. The account was suspended early Monday with a brief note appended to it saying: "X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules....

Israel Hits Iran Hard in Predawn Strikes

Attacks on Iranian military sites threaten to escalate tense situation in Mideast

(Newser) - Israel unleashed a series of predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran on Saturday, saying it targeted facilities used to make the missiles fired at Israel. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed...

US: Iran Tried to Kill This Woman in Brooklyn

Officer in Revolutionary Guards is indicted in failed plot against author Masih Alinejad

(Newser) - An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a failed plot to kill an Iranian-American author on US soil, per the AP . Ruhollah Bazghandi and three other men were charged in a new indictment of trying to kill Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn in 2022, according to the...

Release of Israeli Plans Worries White House

Administration doesn't know how documents became public, Kirby says

(Newser) - President Biden is "deeply concerned" about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, a White House spokesman said Monday. The Biden administration is still not certain if the classified information was leaked or hacked, White House national security spokesman...

Netanyahu Speaks Out After 'Assassination' Attempt

Drone targeted Israeli PM's house Saturday

(Newser) - Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year's Oct. 7 attack. Israel's military said dozens of projectiles were...

Sources Say Israel Has a Plan to Attack Iran

Retaliatory attack expected before US Election Day

(Newser) - Sources tell CNN Israel has readied its plan to retaliate against Iran, and they say the country is expected to carry out that plan before November 5—Election Day in the US. Sources earlier gave that same expected timeline to the Washington Post . The sources who spoke to CNN note...

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Israel Makes Key Promise to US Over Iran

Netanyahu says they won't strike nuclear or oil facilities in the nation

(Newser) - Israel has promised the US that it won't go after any nuclear or oil facilities in Iran when it retaliates for a missile strike by Tehran, report the Washington Post and the New York Times . The US previously made clear it wouldn't support such strikes because of fears...

Trump Asks for Military Plane, Vehicles, Other Security Moves

Government told aides Iranian plot against the GOP nominee is still active

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign has asked the federal government to take increased security measures through the election, including a military aircraft for the candidate's use, in light of alleged Iranian plots to kill him. Aides also want various military vehicles to move Trump on the ground, ballistic glass pre-positioned...

Supreme Leader of Iran Delivers Blistering Prayers

Khamenei delivered Friday prayers for first time in nearly 5 years

(Newser) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds another title, that of Tehran Friday prayer leader, but he nearly always has subordinates fill in for him. On Friday, he assumed the role for the first time in nearly five years, delivering an exceedingly rare 40-minute sermon at Tehran's Mosalla mosque...

CIA Is Openly Recruiting Informants on Social Media

Anyone interested in North Korea, China, or Iran?

(Newser) - The CIA says it was successful in recruiting Russian informants following the invasion of Ukraine. Now, "we want to make sure individuals in other authoritarian regimes know that we're open for business," a rep said Wednesday as the agency put out a call for informants in China,...

Don't Expect Israel to Respond to Iran Like It Did in April

Analysts expect a far less narrow reaction

(Newser) - It's a matter of when, not if, Israel retaliates against Iran, which on Tuesday fired about 180 missiles toward Israel , reports NBC News . An Israeli official told the news outlet that Israel's political, military, and intelligence leaders are meeting at the defense ministry Wednesday to formalize the response...

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