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Iran and Oman Discuss Temporary Shipping Corridor and Mine Clearance for Strait of Hormuz as Tehran Warns Waterway Won’t Reopen Until U.S. Ends 'War'

Iran and Oman have discussed a phased plan that would create a temporary joint shipping corridor and a joint mine-cleara...

Vanessa Bergmann | Aug 26, 2026

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Two 20-year-old twin sisters among 16 accused in high-profile Isfahan protest case amid torture and death-penalty concerns

Sixteen people are facing charges over January protests in Isfahan that left a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Gu...

Vanessa Bergmann | Jul 25, 2026

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Israel Enacts Death Penalty for Terrorism; Debate Grows Over Scope, Deterrence and Public Executions

Israel has instituted a law allowing the death penalty for anyone who intentionally causes a person’s death with the a...

Blake Marriott | Apr 20, 2026