ifmat - Iran Claims New Minesweeping Capabilities

Iran Claims New Minesweeping Capabilities

The Iranian military holds annual war games to showcase its latest capabilities and technologies. This year, it conducted the Velayat-95 war games in both the Persian Gulf and northern Indian Ocean. Among the marquee capabilities the Iranian ...
ifmat - IRGC Is Arm of Iran Regime's Exporting of Terrorism

IRGC Is Arm of Iran Regime’s Exporting of Terrorism

An expert panel met with the U.S. Senate to discuss Iran’s upcoming ‘elections’ and the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Middle East. Various officials within the U.S. have been debating the wisdom ...
ifmat - Execution of a Prisoner After Heart Attack

Execution of a Prisoner After Heart Attack in Iran

In a heinous crime on April 5, 2017, a seriously ill prisoner was hanged in Esfahan prison. Houshang Servati was executed while two days earlier, after his transfer to solitary confinement, had suffered a heart attack. He ...
ifmat - Iran’s Judiciary Chief Forbids Protests

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Forbids Protests

A little over a month before Iranians head to the polls on May 19, 2017, Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani has warned that a repeat of the protests against the disputed result of the 2009 presidential election would ...