Iran

Israel last night blamed Iran for a suspected drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that killed a Briton and a Romanian among the crew members, The Times of Israel reported.

At least nine people including a child were killed and thousands were arrested by Iranian authorities during the ongoing protests in Khuzestan and other provinces, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.

The Biden administration is planning a sanctions campaign against Iran’s growing drone and missile program, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The protests initially triggered over water shortages in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan two weeks ago have spread to several cities in Iran, including the capital Tehran.

Top-secret documents, apparently written by Iranian intelligence, show Tehran is building a bank of potential targets for cyberattacks, Sky News reported on Monday.

Iran’s state TV reported on Tuesday that authorities arrested members of a group linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency amid ongoing protests over water shortages in the Khuzestan province.

Protests erupted in Iran's capital city Tehran on Monday in a move apparently to support the protests in Khuzestan, which were triggered over water shortage more than ten days ago.

Hundreds of protesters in Tehran took the street on Monday in a move apparently to support people of Khuzestan who have been protesting in the past ten days.

Iranians from Tabriz, the capital city of the country’s East Azerbaijan province, took to the streets on Saturday to support the ongoing protests in Khuzestan, which resulted in the death of at least eight citizens shot by security forces.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on the Iranian authorities to concentrate on taking urgent action regarding the chronic water shortage in the province of Khuzestan, rather than using excessive force to stop the protests.