“[D]ue to the horrific conditions they are subjected to in prison” at the Urmia Central Prison. See “Twenty Iranian Inmates Attempt Suicide in Only Two Weeks,” Iran Focus, September 28, 2020.
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometres (430 miles), local media reported, following months of tensions with the arch-enemy United States. The missile, dubbed “Zolfaghar Basir”, is a naval variant of the surface-to-surface Zolfaghar ballistic missile, according to Tasnim news agency.” See “Iran Unveils New Naval Ballistic Missile,” Kashmir Observer, September 28, 2020.
Don’t let the title of this story fool you. It’s about Iran. Thanks to Iran’s powerful Shi’ite armed movements in Iraq, “Rockets regularly fly across the Tigris towards the heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic compound, constructed to be the biggest U.S. embassy in the world in central Baghdad’s so-called Green Zone during the U.S. occupation after a 2003 invasion. In recent weeks rocket attacks near the embassy have increased and roadside bombs targeted convoys carrying equipment to the U.S.-led military coalition.” See “US threatens to close its massive embassy in Baghdad,” John Davison, Reuters, September 28, 2020.
And in the process not just violate internationally recognized authorities, but also support the use of terror. “Iran Admits To Forging Oil Documents To Skirt U.S. Sanctions,” Josh Owens, OilPrice.com, September 28, 2020.
First the honor killing, then the math textbook cover. “In Iran, outrage over patriarchy spurs change,” Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, September 28, 2020.
A wide-ranging story. “[W]orkers cannot afford things like mobile phones or laptops, which would allow their children to access online learning made essential because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that’s far from the only barrier between Iranian children and education. Hamidreza Imam Gholi Tabar, Inspector of the Supreme Assembly of Workers’ Representatives, told the state-run Tasnim news agency on Friday: “In recent years, the people, especially the workers, have been affected by the most severe economic pressures such as rampant inflation, declining incomes, and declining purchasing power, increasing poverty, and recently, coronavirus, an uninvited guest has been added to this list. These problems have overshadowed the management and normal life of the workers and have led them to a dead-end in covering their daily expenses.” Indeed, the cost of tuition fees, registration fees, uniforms, accessories, and stationery, all adds up, even in normal times, and the people can barely afford to pay for food and bills, let alone schooling when 80% of the population live below the poverty line.” See “Iran Children Cannot Afford School,” Iran Focus, September 28, 2020.
Iran has not yet reigned in its proxy gangsters/militas in Iraq. “U.S. weighs closing embassy in Iraq as threats raise spectre of Benghazi,” Nahal Toosi, Lara Seligman, and Natasha Bertrand, Politico, September 28, 2020.
“Iran won’t negotiate with U.S.: spokesman,” Tehran Times, September 28, 2020.
“Iran has obtained gold from Caracas in return for the fuel loads it sent to Venezuela, Iranian chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced yesterday. Yahya Safavi explained that the gold was transferred to Tehran by “airplanes to prevent any accident during transit”.” See “Iran received ‘gold bullion’ from Venezuela in return for oil, says official,” Middle East Monitor, September 28, 2020.
“Iran Welcomes Kuwait’s Proposal for Regional Dialogue,” Tasnim News Agency, September, 28, 2020.
Where were the items stolen from? “Ancient Gold Antiquities Seized in Western Iran,” IFP, September 28, 2020.