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Baha'is Denied Medical Care and Family Funerals as Detentions and Court Proceedings Continue Across Iran
As of 9 October 2026, the Baha'i International Community (BIC) has verified that 65 Baha'is, including 34 women and 31 men, are detained ...
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Renowned Iranian Cinematographer Dariush Ayari Dies
Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Friday, October 9, 2026, that Dariush Ayari, one of the most prominent cinematographers in Iranian ...
U.S. State Department: Iranian Regime Has Exploited Children in War
In its latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for 2026, the U.S. Department of State addresses the Islamic Republic’s policy of recr ...
Today in the Iranian Cybersphere: October 9, 2026
There are moments when a country’s condition is felt not through statistics or official statements, but through ordinary lives. In voice ...
U.S. Escorts 1.25 Billion Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz as Iranian Exports Halt
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces supported the transit of over 1.25 billion barrels of Persian Gulf oil thr ...
OpenAI Bans Iran-Linked Accounts Using ChatGPT to Push War Coverage
OpenAI announced that it has banned accounts linked to an Iran-based media influence campaign that utilized ChatGPT and fabricated journ ...
From Footballers to Wrestlers: Eight Iranian Athletes Face Death Penalty
The January 2026 nationwide protests resulted in killings, arrests, and severe judicial sentences for a segment of Iran’s athletic commu ...
Putin Offers Russian Assistance to End War During Meeting with Iranian President Pezeshkian
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan on Thursday, October ...
South African Jurist Navi Pillay Awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday, October 9, 2026, awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, an 85-year-old ...
U.S. State Department: IRGC Recruits 12-Year-Old Children for Military Activities
In its latest annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the U.S. Department of State has once again placed the Islamic Republic of Ira ...
Ex-Prisoners Reveal Torture, Scripted TV Confessions of January Protest Detainees in Isfahan
IranWire has obtained accounts detailing severe torture and forced confessions extracted from several January 2026 protesters currently ...
Faryab Prevention Police Chief Killed In Southeastern Iran
Iranian state media reported the death of the Chief of Prevention Police for Faryab County in Kerman Province following a shooting by ar ...
Iranian Film “Women of the Revolution” Selected for Florence and São Paulo International Film Festivals
The documentary Women of the Revolution, directed by Mina Akbari, is set to make its international debut at two major film festivals fol ...
Trump: We Will Not Attack Iran Before Midterm Elections
The President of the United States wrote on the social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, October 8, 2026, that the U.S. is engage ...
Iran Targets Women-Led Businesses as Instagram Pages Face Mass Content Deletions
In recent weeks, a new wave of crackdowns targeting social media pages, account administrators, and commercial businesses, particularly ...
U.S. Sanctions 6 Individuals, 27 Entities, and 22 Vessels Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on six individuals and dozens of companies and vessels linked to the Islamic Repub ...
