TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — Iran has sentenced two French nationals detained earlier in the country on espionage charges to jail terms, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported on Tuesday.
The two suspects, holding French…
Category: 1. Iran
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Diplomatic concessions and reform needed to forestall war, Rouhani warns
“Diplomatically, we must reject the dichotomy of war or surrender,” Rouhani said in remarks published on Tuesday.
“We should pursue win-win negotiations, accepting 70–80% gains instead of zero-sum failures that previously resulted in UN…
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Iran Hit Secret Israeli Military Command Center During War
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The revelation undermines Israel’s long-held narrative of invulnerability and exposes how its military operates from within densely populated civilian areas — a practice prohibited under international…
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Victim’s family reacts as man gets 10 years for killing young sailor
Albert Lee Soto. (Photo courtesy of Atoria Elem/GoFundMe) A man who fatally shot an 18-year-old Navy sailor in East Village was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison.
Ta’Kari Terell Benness, 21, pleaded guilty to voluntary…
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University City man sentenced for fatal abuse of infant daughter
A gavel. (File photo courtesy of UC Berkeley Law) A University City man who pleaded guilty to inflicting fatal injuries on his 7-week-old daughter was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison.
Jaime Santillanes, 39, pleaded guilty…
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Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for defendants – how it’s going
Prison cells once used at the California Institution for Men in Chino. (Photo courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their…
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French paid sentenced to prison time on spying charges
Two French nationals have been handed lengthy prison sentences by a court in Iran after being convicted of espionage, Iranian state media reports.
The reports do not name the defendants but they are believed to be Cecile Kohler, 40, and her…
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Iran: French paid sentenced to prison time on spying charges
Iran has previously said Kohler and Paris could be released as part of that agreement.
Another French tourist, Olivier Grondeau, 34, was released by Iran earlier this year after being handed a five-year prison sentence for “conspiracy against the…
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Israel Kills Nine Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
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The renewed violence underscores Israel’s disregard for the fragile truce, raising doubts about the durability of the ceasefire and deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. It also heightens regional tension…
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An olive branch between the wolf’s teeth
TEHRAN – The remarks U.S. President Donald Trump made in Egypt, as he had participating world leaders bathe him in adulation for ending a war he had done everything to maintain in recent months, did not sit well with many globally, including…
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