Anthropic said it has disrupted attempts by Iran to use its artificial intelligence (AI) models to disseminate state propaganda and spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.
Iran may be losing its grip on Hormuz, but its Houthi allies are threatening to give Tehran another lever over global energy and shipping through Bab al-Mandab.
The recent US destruction of five Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed more than the widening confrontation between Washington and Tehran.
The 9/11 attacks were a global plot orchestrated by a Saudi millionaire whose Al-Qaeda network was later crippled by US-led military action. But experts warn today’s terrorists can be lone actors inspired online and harder to track, while Al-Qaeda is adapting to new technologies.
Iran’s parliament is divided over a sweeping bill aimed at countering foreign “infiltration,” exposing tensions over how far the state should go in tightening security after the war. Even supporters such as Parliament Speaker Qalibaf have warned against measures that could “lock up” the country.
Iranians studying in Russia often work on projects with military applications, an analysis by Systema shows -- and upon return, some join entities linked to Iran’s armed forces. These ties are growing: The number of Iranians studying at Russian universities has jumped during Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
Iran said it attacked vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on September 9 after the United States destroyed several Iranian oil tankers overnight, in a sharp escalation in the six-month war.
Iran launched fresh missile attacks on Jordan, saying it was targeting a US military base in retaliation for strikes on Iranian oil tankers.
The family of 20-year-old Iranian twins Taraneh and Romina Rahimi says they have been tortured in prison and forced to confess to charges they deny. Relatives say Taraneh was sentenced to death and Romina to 25 years in prison in Isfahan, where they were jailed in connection with mass protests.
The United States has imposed sanctions on all of Iran's remaining active airlines, sharply escalating pressure on Tehran's aviation sector as part of a broader campaign aimed at cutting the Islamic republic off from international trade and finance.
Iranian twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi turned 20 behind bars this year, awaiting the outcome of a case that has drawn scrutiny over allegations of torture, forced confessions, and severe mistreatment of the defendants.
An Iranian-American citizen, Kamran Hekmati, has been released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, sources have told RFE/RL's Radio Farda, but he is unable to leave the country due to a travel ban.
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