Execution in Iran

4 February: Iran has announced the death sentence for one of seventeen alleged CIA spies who were rounded up in July 2019. Amir Rahimpour, an Iranian national, was accused of passing intelligence about Iran’s nuclear programme to the CIA. Two other alleged spies, also Iranian nationals, were sentenced to terms …

Open Season

Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, 62, was assassinated by the United States in a drone strike at Baghdad airport in the early hours of this morning. At least seven other personnel were also killed. Soleimani was widely regarded as the second most powerful figure in Iran. The White House said that …