Iran

US State Department’s top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday that pro-Iranian militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq.

An Iranian lawmaker has praised IRGCs for downing a civilian Ukrainian on January 8, killing all 176 onboard, soon after conducting a missile attack on the Ain Al-Asad base in Iraq in response to the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.

Iranian authorities have deployed dozens of anti-aircraft missile systems along the coastline of the Strait of Hormuz, videos received by Avatoday show.

A United Nations rights official on Friday expressed its concern over prisoners after reports of unrest in facilities provoked by worries over a coronavirus outbreak in the country.

New waves of prison riots were reported in several prisons across Iran on Sunday and Monday amid coronavirus outbreak, eyewitnesses told Avatoday.

An informed source from Iran’s Ministry of Health on Monday sent a list of latest data on Iran’s Coronavirus victims to Avatoday, which shows sharp difference from that released by the government.

Hundreds of Iranian prisoners in several cities have attempted to escape on Saturday night amid a coronavirus outbreak in Iran, informed sources told Avatoday on condition of anonymity.

Some Iranian detainees tried to escape in at least three prions in two provinces, reportedly due to the lack of healthcare equipment amid Coronavirus outbreak.

Iranian officials warned on Wednesday that the country might face a new wave of coronavirus outbreak following the Persian New Year and the traveling of millions of Iranians during this holiday.