Armita Garavand, a high-school student in a coma after reportedly being assaulted by morality police for not wearing the mandatory hijab, is likely “brain dead,” according to an Iranian media report.
A top Iranian official has reiterated that Tehran will deport all "illegal" migrants, most of whom are Afghan nationals who fled war, persecution, and poverty.
Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was on medical leave from prison, was rearrested at her residence and taken back to prison, her brother said.
Over the course of four decades, Iran has perfected the use of proxies and alliances with militant groups and state actors to fight its battles abroad.