Iran

Reports from individuals close to Javad Alikordi, a lawyer currently imprisoned in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, indicate that there has been no information about his condition for more than 15 days.

On May 31, 2026, Iran’s vice president said that damage to the country’s gas infrastructure during the 39-day war has more than doubled Iran’s gas deficit.

Iranian police have shut down a café on Tehran’s Valiasr Street where live music performances were being held, citing what authorities described as the promotion of “deviant sects.”

Benjamin Naqdi, a martial arts champion from Shiraz and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests in Iran, has been sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court in Shiraz on charges of “corruption on earth”.

HRANA reported on Tuesday, May 26, that Sara Sepehri, a Baha'i resident of Shiraz, remains in detention at Adelabad Prison more than one month after her arrest, with her legal status still unresolved.

Tasnim News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source described as being close to the Iranian negotiating team, that negotiators from the Islamic Republic are seeking the release of $24 billion as part of a possible memorandum of understanding with the United States.

On Sunday, May 24, 2026, Abolghasem Salavati, a judge of Iran’s judiciary often referred to by critics as the “Judge of Death,” reportedly rejected a criminal court ruling that had overturned previous death sentences in the “Ekbatan Township” case and reissued death

Donald Trump, President of the United States, said on Sunday, May 24, that if he reaches an agreement with Iran, it will be a good and appropriate deal, “not like the deal that Obama made, which gave Iran large amounts of cash and a clear and open path toward nuclear

The Iranian news website Emtedad and the U.S.-based human rights organization HRANA reported on Wednesday, May 20, that a court in Tehran had issued new rulings regarding defendants in the case known as the “Ekbatan case,” under which three of them were acquitted.

On Saturday, May 23, NetBlocks announced that network data indicates Iran’s internet shutdown has entered its thirteenth week, with the country’s period of “digital isolation” from the world surpassing 2,016 hours on its 85th day.