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The Islamic Republic has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, one of the busiest waterways for exporting oil from the Middle East to global economies.

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, commander of the Iraqi Shiite militia Hashd al-Shabi says that the umbrella organization was formed because of Iran’s support.

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an imprisoned Iranian lawyer and human rights activist has been sentenced to 33 years in Jail, her husband told IRNA, Iran’s state media on Tuesday.

Following reports by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the United States will end waivers on countries currently receiving Iranian oil exports caused an almost three percent spike in oil prices on Monday.

An Iraqi Shiite militia, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba which was branded a terrorist group by The United States in March, settled in the Iranian Kurdish border city of Shno (Oshnavieh) on late Sunday, local sources told Avatoday.

Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran dismissed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) security commander, Ali Nasiri after classified information was leaked, confidential sources told Avatoday on Saturday.

Arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Baghdad on Saturday as Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi seeks to mediate between the two in order to improve diplomatic relations.

A terror cell known as Seleka in central Africa accused of deadly attacks and spreading anti-Western propaganda was dismantled this week in the country of Chad.

According to tanker data, crude oil exports from Iran decreased to its lowest daily output in April as consumers prepare to limit buying before the United States prepares to place even more restrictions on Iranian shipments in May, as reported by Reuters.

Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts of Iranian commanders including Major General Qassem Soleimani from Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been blocked on Tuesday after US designation of the organization as a terrorist group.