Iran's assets frozen by US sanctions have been released in some countries, and Tehran is trying to access the rest, announced First Vice President Mohammed Mokhber. Mokhber told reporters that preparations had been made to secure the release of the blocked assets in other countries without naming them or providing details. He highlighted the administration's efforts to contain inflation in the country, despite the Ukrainian war and the widespread protests that erupted after the death of Kurdish Mahsa Amini during police custody.
An Iranian was handed over a death sentence for murdering a cleric in north Iran in April, an Iranian judiciary-affiliated agency announced Wednesday. The convict shot dead Abbas Ali Soleimani on April 26 inside a bank in Babolsar city in the northern province of Mazandaran, which witnessed protests following the death of Kurdish youth Mahsa Amini. The Iranian was sentenced to death in the form of Qisas (that is equal punishment for the crime committed), provincial judiciary chief Mohammad Sadegh Akbari said, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online website.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday after a year-long investigation. A scathing report from the House of Commons Privileges Committee found that Johnson’s actions and his response to the committee were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament, The Associated Press reported.
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A fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece early Wednesday, killing at least 17 people. A large search and rescue operation was launched in the area. Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the nighttime incident some 75 kilometers southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region, The Associated Press reported.