Two sons of a high-ranking judiciary official are in prison on corruption charges and stand accused of laundering some $400 million.
Zahedan faced a fresh wave of violence as regime forces tear-gassed and shot at protesters who were marking the first anniversary of 'Bloody Friday.'
Southern Syria has become a hub for Hizbullah's regional drug smuggling operations, with Jordanian forces regularly intercepting shipments.
Iran is taking advantage of Iraq's political instability to continue cross-border attacks on the Iraqi bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups.
Landmines, unexploded shells and other leftovers from fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and government forces has caused 1,469 civilian casualties over the past five years.
Iran's global campaign of terror has killed some 360 individuals outside the country since 1978, according to the US State Department.
Iran has imprisoned Johan Floderus, a 33-year-old EU official based in Brussels, since April 2022 -- in yet another example of Iran's hostage diplomacy.
The Islamic Republic has intensified its crackdown and judicial actions against families and lawyers of the protesters it killed, as the first anniversary of the anti-regime uprising approaches.
Iranian security forces have begun detaining celebrities, activists, and relatives of those killed in last year's nationwide protests ahead of the first anniversary of the anti-regime uprising.
The regime is tightening security measures out of fear of further protests ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.