Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison, has called on the United States government to help secure medical care for himself and other American detainees held in Iran.
U.S. federal authorities announced on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, the arrest of Jamshid Ghomi, a 63-year-old Iranian-American businessman residing in California.
British prosecutors told a court in London on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, that a Norwegian teenager had traveled to the United Kingdom on a murder mission after allegedly being recruited for payment by a Swedish criminal network said to have been used by the Iranian government.
On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the Nikbakht family in Golpayegan announced that they had been informed during a phone call from Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan that death sentences had been issued against Hadi Nikbakht and Fazlollah Nikbakht, two imprisoned members of the fami
Reports from individuals close to Javad Alikordi, a lawyer currently imprisoned in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, indicate that there has been no information about his condition for more than 15 days.
On May 31, 2026, Iran’s vice president said that damage to the country’s gas infrastructure during the 39-day war has more than doubled Iran’s gas deficit.
Iranian police have shut down a café on Tehran’s Valiasr Street where live music performances were being held, citing what authorities described as the promotion of “deviant sects.”
Two young Kurdish activists from Kermanshah, Sajjad Veysi and Shayan Veysi, who are cousins and followers of the Yarsan faith, have been charged with “enmity against God” (moharebeh) by Iran’s Revolutionary Court.
Benjamin Naqdi, a martial arts champion from Shiraz and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests in Iran, has been sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court in Shiraz on charges of “corruption on earth”.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam defended the talks with Israel that were held at the Pentagon on May 29, 2026.
