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Executed Iranian prisoners detail abuse, torture ahead of their killing to 'Post'

Yaghoub Karimpour, 43, and Nasser Bakerzadeh, 26, were hanged on Saturday, and Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, 28, was executed on Sunday in Orumiyeh Central Prison.

Prisoners Nasser Bakerzadeh, a Kurdish Sunni, and Yaghoub Karimpour, an Azerbaijani Turkic Yarsan citizen.
ILLUSTRATION of cybercrime and hacking activity with a laptop displaying a pirate symbol.

Iran-linked hackers use ChatGPT for up to 700,000 cyberattacks daily, UAE warns

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 27, 2026.

Iran: US Hormuz escort plan would breach ceasefire

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026

Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse


Why are Iranian men posting photos of themselves as women?

Web pages making fun of laws restricting women in Iran go viral on social media.

The Jerusalem Post

Iranian commander says collapse of US empire is near

Iran’s Foreign Minister slams Israel’s attempts to set red lines on the country’s nuclear program.

Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Six arrested for being 'happy' in Iran

Six young Iranians in trouble after making video of themselves dancing on Tehran rooftops to Pharrell Williams' song Happy.

A rooftop scene in the video "Happy We are from Tehran"

Former Iran atomic agency head tells about sabotaged material, deceiving IAEA

Israeli official says comments "should serve as a wake-up call to anyone who has any doubt about the duplicity of the Iranian regime.

Former head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani

Vienna nuclear talks - Day 2: Iran, six powers face 'significant gaps'

"The Iranians clearly have a sense of urgency to get a deal done," Western diplomat says as Vienna nuclear talks continue.

Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and EE foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at nuclear talks in Vienna March 19, 2014.

Former Navy chief: Israel in a 'secret war' to stop Iranian weapons smuggling to terrorists

Speaking at Jpost Conference, Admiral (Res.) Eliezer Marom says Israel confronting Iranian smuggling without escalating to war."

Former Navy commander Admiral (Res.) Eliezer Marom speaks at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, April 6, 2014.

Moonshine liquor is a phone call away in Islamic Iran

Some Iranians take considerable pride in their bathtub booze.

A smuggler poses with cartons of beer during an alcohol smuggling operation to Iran

Analysis: Iran talks continue in Vienna, but now they’re on Russian terms

"We will see in the days to come whether tensions over Crimea will spill over on Iran and make Russia a less responsible player," expert says.

Putin and Rouhani at Bushehr