Iran War. . . USA Up 2-0 in the First Period
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As the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to end the US war on Iran remains in the balance, President Trump has directed some of his attention to attacking the media instead of the Pope NATO Iran.
“For those people that still read The Failing New York Times and, despite the fact that Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, Militarily, and otherwise, you would think that Iran is actually winning or, at the very least, doing quite well — But that’s not true, and The New York Times knows that it’s FAKE NEWS!” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday afternoon.
Trump, who this morning posted an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ-like and later deleted it?
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“For those people that still read The Failing New York Times and, despite the fact that Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, Militarily, and otherwise, you would think that Iran is actually winning or, at the very least, doing quite well — But that’s not true, and The New York Times knows that it’s FAKE NEWS!” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday afternoon.
Trump, who this morning posted an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ-like and later deleted it?
Middle East crisis live: Donald Trump claims Iran ‘wants to work a deal’ and confirms blockade of strait of Hormuz — Guardian US
US president claims Iran ‘called this morning’ and says blockade of ships transiting the strait has begun
An Iranian military spokesperson called any U.S. restrictions on international shipping "piracy," warning that if Iranian ports were threatened, no port in the Gulf or Gulf of Oman would be secure. Any military vessels approaching the strait would violate the ceasefire, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said.
Trump said Iran's navy had been "completely obliterated" during the war, adding that only a small number of "fast-attack ships" remained…which has zero relevance to the proximity of the Zagros Mountains. Specifically, the southern edge of the Zagros range in Fars and Hormozgan provinces that Iran would defend their claim on the Strait of Hormuz from.
The Zagros Mountains run parallel to Iran's coast on the Persian Gulf and end at the Strait of Hormuz, & I’m assuming someone in Trump‘s administration that has access to an atlas would’ve already pointed this out.
"Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal," Trump, much of whose communications are on social media, wrote on his microblogging site.
(He was apparently referring to the U.S. strikes carried out against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The strikes, which began in September, killed more than 160 people. The U.S. military has not provided evidence that the vessels were ferrying drugs, but that’s a different story)
Trump has also lashed out at U.S.-born Pope Leo, who has spoken out against the war, denouncing him as "terrible" in a rare direct attack by a U.S. president on a pontiff (?) because one front is never enough for this guy. The only other time a sitting US president has ever attacked a pope like this was….ready for this…Trump himself in 2016…but that was a different pope so that’s a different story I guess.
Wall Street Journal: “With a fragile cease-fire in place between the U.S. and Iran, America’s closest allies in the region—and some of the best customers for U.S. weapons systems—are scanning the world for alternative missile defenses, getting creative about ways to bolster defenses quickly.”
“Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are turning to South Korean missile-defense systems, Ukrainian drones that smash into targets midair and traditional American Gatling guns.”
{Ukraine is going to be a major weapons exporter after this. Russia’s shit doesn’t work, but their allies have no alternative vendor. Middle Eastern countries don’t want to be subject to the whims of the American electorate (like Ukraine has been) and want alternatives stat. Something something cards, etc…}
Trump said Iran's navy had been "completely obliterated" during the war, adding that only a small number of "fast-attack ships" remained…which has zero relevance to the proximity of the Zagros Mountains. Specifically, the southern edge of the Zagros range in Fars and Hormozgan provinces that Iran would defend their claim on the Strait of Hormuz from.
The Zagros Mountains run parallel to Iran's coast on the Persian Gulf and end at the Strait of Hormuz, & I’m assuming someone in Trump‘s administration that has access to an atlas would’ve already pointed this out.
"Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal," Trump, much of whose communications are on social media, wrote on his microblogging site.
(He was apparently referring to the U.S. strikes carried out against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The strikes, which began in September, killed more than 160 people. The U.S. military has not provided evidence that the vessels were ferrying drugs, but that’s a different story)
Trump has also lashed out at U.S.-born Pope Leo, who has spoken out against the war, denouncing him as "terrible" in a rare direct attack by a U.S. president on a pontiff (?) because one front is never enough for this guy. The only other time a sitting US president has ever attacked a pope like this was….ready for this…Trump himself in 2016…but that was a different pope so that’s a different story I guess.
Wall Street Journal: “With a fragile cease-fire in place between the U.S. and Iran, America’s closest allies in the region—and some of the best customers for U.S. weapons systems—are scanning the world for alternative missile defenses, getting creative about ways to bolster defenses quickly.”
“Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are turning to South Korean missile-defense systems, Ukrainian drones that smash into targets midair and traditional American Gatling guns.”
{Ukraine is going to be a major weapons exporter after this. Russia’s shit doesn’t work, but their allies have no alternative vendor. Middle Eastern countries don’t want to be subject to the whims of the American electorate (like Ukraine has been) and want alternatives stat. Something something cards, etc…}
Catholics and Zionism are worlds apart.
Call me you want but you can't call me a liar.
Repeating a statement isn't a source.
And I think of you more as a fantasist than a liar.
Efforts underway for second round of US-Iran talks as ships reported transiting Strait of Hormuz — The Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tue
Lloyd’s List, citing ship registry and tracking data, reported that it's owned by a Chinese shipping company and ultimately bound for China.
U.S. Central Command didn't immediately respond to questions about the vessel after it cleared the 21-mile-wide (nearly 34-kilometer) waterway. A day earlier, it said that the blockade applied to vessels going to and from Iranian ports.
Chinese ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz despite blockade — NBC News
Ship tracking data shows a Chinese tanker under sanction by the U.S. passing through the Strait of Hormuz despite a U.S. blockade on the waterway. The Rich Starry would be the first ship to make it through the strait and exit to the Gulf since the blockade began, according to data from...
Live updates: China says Trump blockade is 'dangerous' as Iran-linked ships transit the Strait of Hormuz — NBC News
Vice President JD Vance said it was up to Iran to "take the next step" in peace negotiations. The two sides continue to engage, a U.S. official told NBC News, after talks in Pakistan.
US-sanctioned tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade — The National
Chinese vessel Rich Starry reversed course after first attempt to sail through waterway on Monday
What is happening in the Strait of Hormuz as Chinese tanker defies blockade — The Independent
A Chinese-owned oil and chemicals tanker, the Rich Starry, sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, appearing to defy a US blockade.
Ok, apparently “Rich Starry” is sanctioned, uninsured, false flagged to another nation, etc…but its cargo didn’t originate from Iran.
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(YouTube & A Sanctioned Tanker Just Mapped Trump’s Blockade — And Broadcast the Results to the World)
So….did “Rich Starry” pay the Tehran Tollbooth for Iranian safe passage (?) or not pay it for American safe passage? While the Rich Starry aligns with the profile of vessels using Iran's "paid" safe passage system, specific payment details for this transit have not been officially disclosed, and maybe never will be.
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A Sanctioned Tanker Just Mapped Trump’s Blockade — And Broadcast the Results to the World
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTIONOn April 13, 2026, the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports went live in the Strait of Hormuz. Within 20 minutes, two tankers turned around...
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So….did “Rich Starry” pay the Tehran Tollbooth for Iranian safe passage (?) or not pay it for American safe passage? While the Rich Starry aligns with the profile of vessels using Iran's "paid" safe passage system, specific payment details for this transit have not been officially disclosed, and maybe never will be.
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US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington were a “historic opportunity”. He said that while every complexity would not be resolved in coming hours, he hoped the parties would begin to move forward.
Lebanon’s president expressed hope that direct talks on Tuesday in Washington with Israel would lead to an end of his country’s suffering after war erupted again between Israel and Hezbollah last month. “I hope that the meeting in Washington... will mark the beginning of the end of the suffering of the Lebanese people in general, and those in the south in particular,” president Joseph Aoun said in a statement, adding that “stability will not return to the south if Israel continues to occupy its lands”.
(Israel is currently occupying parts of southern Lebanon to establish a "buffer zone" intended to secure its northern border and help prevent Hezbollah from launching attacks)
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As the Iranian-linked militia Hezbollah urges Lebanon to pull out of talks with Israel later today, Reuters has some more details, including the news that US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will attend. Talks will be held in Washington at 11am ET (3pm GMT, 4pm BST) between the Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, and his Lebanese counterpart, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, officials say.
Hezbollah said it targeted 13 northern Israeli towns with rockets shortly after the start of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington. In a statement, the group said it targeted Kiryat Shmona, Metula and 11 other towns “with simultaneous rocket salvos” at 6.15pm…’cuz Hezbollah!
Ah Hezbollah…Hezbollah opposes peace between Itself (& in turn between Lebanon) and Israel because its foundational identity is built on resistance against Israel, and acting as an Iranian proxy to advance regional influence. The group believes peace would force their disarmament, destroy their political influence in Lebanon, and negate their ideological goal of undermining Israel.
“As for the outcomes of this negotiation between Lebanon and the Israeli enemy, we are not interested in or concerned with them at all,” Wafiq Safa, a high-ranking member of Hezbollah’s political council told The Associated Press. “We are not bound by what they (they being Lebanon & Israel) agree to,” he added in a rare interview with international media.
And though the U.S.-Iran talks broke up without an agreement, Safa said Hezbollah has been informed that Iran “was able to obtain a cessation of attacks” in the entire administrative region of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, including Beirut’s southern suburbs — a Hezbollah-strong area known as Dahiyeh.
Relations between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah — which is not just a militant group but also a political party with a parliamentary bloc — have grown increasingly tense.
The government last year approved a plan to remove all weapons that are not property of the state — its security forces or military — and later said it had largely completed the task south of the Litani River (???), where Hezbollah militants are now fighting with Israeli forces?
After March 2, the Lebanese government went further, declaring Hezbollah’s armed wing illegal. That smells familiar…
Safa said Hezbollah is currently not directly speaking with President Joseph Aoun or Prime Minister Nawaf Salam but that all its communications are going through Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the head of the Hezbollah-allied Amal party.
Safa said that if there is a ceasefire and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Hezbollah — which calls itself a “resistance” movement against archenemy Israel — is ready to negotiate with the Lebanese government about the fate (?) of its weapons.
“The issue of resistance weapons is a Lebanese matter that has nothing to do with Israel or the United States,” he said.
Hezbollah is in conflict with the Lebanese government primarily due to its refusal to disarm, maintaining a powerful private military that undermines state sovereignty, drags the country into conflicts (specifically with Israel), and serves Iranian (not Lebanese) interests. The government increasingly views Hezbollah's arsenal as a threat to national stability.
The Lebanese government made it clear during U.S.-brokered talks with Israel that they no longer want to be "occupied" by Hezbollah and that there were conversations about long-term vision for clearly delineated border, Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told reporters on Tuesday.
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Lebanon’s president expressed hope that direct talks on Tuesday in Washington with Israel would lead to an end of his country’s suffering after war erupted again between Israel and Hezbollah last month. “I hope that the meeting in Washington... will mark the beginning of the end of the suffering of the Lebanese people in general, and those in the south in particular,” president Joseph Aoun said in a statement, adding that “stability will not return to the south if Israel continues to occupy its lands”.
(Israel is currently occupying parts of southern Lebanon to establish a "buffer zone" intended to secure its northern border and help prevent Hezbollah from launching attacks)
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran negotiations could resume in ‘next two days’; US talks between Lebanon and Israel end — Guardian US
US president says the country is ‘inclined’ to go to Pakistan for more talks; Israel and Lebanon held direct negotiations in Washington for the first time since 1990s
Hezbollah said it targeted 13 northern Israeli towns with rockets shortly after the start of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington. In a statement, the group said it targeted Kiryat Shmona, Metula and 11 other towns “with simultaneous rocket salvos” at 6.15pm…’cuz Hezbollah!
Ah Hezbollah…Hezbollah opposes peace between Itself (& in turn between Lebanon) and Israel because its foundational identity is built on resistance against Israel, and acting as an Iranian proxy to advance regional influence. The group believes peace would force their disarmament, destroy their political influence in Lebanon, and negate their ideological goal of undermining Israel.
- Ideological Opposition: Hezbollah is fundamentally committed to the destruction of Israel and opposes any form of formal recognition or diplomacy with them.
- Iranian Alignment: As a close ally of Iran, Hezbollah operates to serve Tehran's interests in the region, which often involves maintaining tension, rather than facilitating diplomatic solutions.
- Preservation of Power: Disarming, as often required in peace negotiations, would strip Hezbollah of its primary, justification for existence, making them "uninterested" in the outcome of negotiations.
- Sustained Conflict: Hezbollah refuses to recognize the legitimacy of borders or agreements aimed at creating stability, preferring a state of constant, low-level conflict or "resistance" to the status quo.
“As for the outcomes of this negotiation between Lebanon and the Israeli enemy, we are not interested in or concerned with them at all,” Wafiq Safa, a high-ranking member of Hezbollah’s political council told The Associated Press. “We are not bound by what they (they being Lebanon & Israel) agree to,” he added in a rare interview with international media.
And though the U.S.-Iran talks broke up without an agreement, Safa said Hezbollah has been informed that Iran “was able to obtain a cessation of attacks” in the entire administrative region of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, including Beirut’s southern suburbs — a Hezbollah-strong area known as Dahiyeh.
Relations between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah — which is not just a militant group but also a political party with a parliamentary bloc — have grown increasingly tense.
The government last year approved a plan to remove all weapons that are not property of the state — its security forces or military — and later said it had largely completed the task south of the Litani River (???), where Hezbollah militants are now fighting with Israeli forces?
After March 2, the Lebanese government went further, declaring Hezbollah’s armed wing illegal. That smells familiar…
Safa said Hezbollah is currently not directly speaking with President Joseph Aoun or Prime Minister Nawaf Salam but that all its communications are going through Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the head of the Hezbollah-allied Amal party.
Safa said that if there is a ceasefire and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Hezbollah — which calls itself a “resistance” movement against archenemy Israel — is ready to negotiate with the Lebanese government about the fate (?) of its weapons.
“The issue of resistance weapons is a Lebanese matter that has nothing to do with Israel or the United States,” he said.
Hezbollah is in conflict with the Lebanese government primarily due to its refusal to disarm, maintaining a powerful private military that undermines state sovereignty, drags the country into conflicts (specifically with Israel), and serves Iranian (not Lebanese) interests. The government increasingly views Hezbollah's arsenal as a threat to national stability.
The Lebanese government made it clear during U.S.-brokered talks with Israel that they no longer want to be "occupied" by Hezbollah and that there were conversations about long-term vision for clearly delineated border, Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told reporters on Tuesday.
Israel, Lebanon united in liberating Lebanon from Hezbollah, Israeli ambassador to US says — Reuters
The Lebanese government made it clear during U.S.-brokered talks with Israel that they no longer want to be "occupied" by Hezbollah and that there were conversations about long-term vision for clearly delineated border, Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told reporters...
110% bullshit. It's about Greater Isreal land grabs
For real? It's not about the occupation of Lebanon? Since when?
Well, recently (yesterday) Israel & Lebanon (representatives for both) sat down across from each other, face-to-face and talked, in Washington.
I didn’t say this wasn’t about Israel parking in southern Lebanon to try and have a buffer zone against Hezbollah, but ok.
Ok. Anyway, the infusion of firepower appears likely to coalesce with warships already in the Middle East just as the two-week ceasefire is set to expire April 22. The troops will join the estimated 50,000 personnel that the Pentagon has said are involved in operations countering Iran.
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran — The Washington Post
The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.
Buffer Zone my ass. Want to see MKs blathering on about the Litani being a biblical border and the goal of conquest?
BTW Hezbollah is kicking IDF ass.
Ok. Anyway, the infusion of firepower appears likely to coalesce with warships already in the Middle East just as the two-week ceasefire is set to expire April 22. The troops will join the estimated 50,000 personnel that the Pentagon has said are involved in operations countering Iran.
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran — The Washington Post
The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.
Litani River: Lebanese, Not Israeli | Shared Grok Conversation
MK Litani river belongs to Israel
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Great. Hezbollah will be waiting with Chinese MANPADS while Iran has thousands of missiles and drones. It's not just Iran any longer. BTW is there missile defense to cover troops? IDF has lost 100 tanks to far and 100s of troop and supply vehicles.
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Fibre optic fpv drones......
In the 2006 conflict, Hezbollah inflicted notable damage on Israeli armor using ATGMs like Kornet. Israel reported around 20–50 Merkava tanks hit (depending on the source), with a smaller number fully destroyed or irrecoverable. A well-known ambush saw 11 tanks hit in one engagement, with several casualties. The 2026 claims, if even partially accurate, would exceed that in a shorter period.
Context and Caveats
Tactics: Hezbollah avoids static defenses, favoring hit-and-run ambushes, drones, and missiles from concealed positions north of the Litani or in villages. Israeli forces operate with air support, artillery, and engineering (D9 bulldozers often targeted alongside tanks).
Verification challenges:
Independent confirmation is limited. Videos show strikes but rarely clear "destruction" (e.g., catastrophic fire or total immobilization). Many sources (Military Watch Magazine, pro-Hezbollah outlets, Palestine Chronicle) amplify higher figures; Western/Israeli-aligned reports treat them skeptically.df3d73
Strategic impact: Even partial losses highlight vulnerabilities in urban/hilly terrain against modern ATGMs and drones, despite the Merkava’s reputation as one of the world’s best-protected tanks. Israel maintains a large Merkava fleet (hundreds in service), so proportional impact depends on repair rates and total inventory.
As of mid-April 2026, fighting continues with daily claims of strikes, but exact verified Merkava losses remain unclear and contested. The numbers reflect intense ground combat in southern Lebanon rather than a collapse of Israeli armor capabilities. For the most current developments, official IDF statements or cross-checked footage provide the most reliable baseline amid conflicting narratives.
And Lebanon’s too.
So…a little from column A, a little…etc…?
Shit gets weirder. Another Iran vid:
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If it wasn’t for Sunday school half a century ago, I might be asking, “who’s that doctor punching the other guy dressed as a doctor” in the X.com link above?
(YouTube & Trump says he thought AI image of him as Jesus showed him as a 'doctor')
This is pretty good below though:
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(YouTube & Trump posted an AI image of himself as Jesus healing a bedridden--wait, is that Jon Stewart?!)
Iran Embassy in Tajikistan posts AI video of Jesus punching Trump in the face — The Hill
Iran’s Embassy in Tajikistan on Tuesday posted an AI-generated video of Jesus Christ punching President Trump in the face.
This is pretty good below though:
Trump posted an AI image of himself as Jesus healing a bedridden--wait, is that Jon Stewart?!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Anyway, the United States and Pakistan have been talking up the prospects for a deal in the more than six-week war, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying the accord would open the crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas supply flows.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that the trip (Pakistan's army chief and a key figure in the mediation, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Wednesday) had led to greater hopes for a second round of talks and an extension of the two-week ceasefire, but said fundamental differences remain over its nuclear program.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Thursday that both sides are willing to resume talks, though no date had yet been set.
Iran's nuclear ambitions were a key sticking point at last weekend's talks. The U.S. proposed a 20-year suspension of all nuclear activity by Iran - an apparent concession from longstanding demands for a permanent ban - while Tehran suggested a halt of three to five years, according to people familiar with the proposals.
Washington has also pressed for any highly enriched uranium to be removed from Iran, while Tehran has demanded that international sanctions against it be lifted. A separate source told Reuters Iran had agreed to dilute its highly enriched uranium under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.S.
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A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that the trip (Pakistan's army chief and a key figure in the mediation, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Wednesday) had led to greater hopes for a second round of talks and an extension of the two-week ceasefire, but said fundamental differences remain over its nuclear program.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Thursday that both sides are willing to resume talks, though no date had yet been set.
Iran's nuclear ambitions were a key sticking point at last weekend's talks. The U.S. proposed a 20-year suspension of all nuclear activity by Iran - an apparent concession from longstanding demands for a permanent ban - while Tehran suggested a halt of three to five years, according to people familiar with the proposals.
Washington has also pressed for any highly enriched uranium to be removed from Iran, while Tehran has demanded that international sanctions against it be lifted. A separate source told Reuters Iran had agreed to dilute its highly enriched uranium under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.S.
Hopes for deal to end Iran war grow, but nuclear issues unresolved — Reuters
Optimism grew on Thursday that the Iran war may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator having made a breakthrough on "sticky issues", a source said, although Iran warned the fate of its nuclear program had not been resolved.
Iran to execute first woman over anti-regime protests
Bita Hemmati’s husband was also sentenced to death, along with two other men
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enette Wilford
Published Apr 15, 2026 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Bita Hemmati is the first woman to be sentenced to death in Iran over anti-regime protests earlier this year.
Bita Hemmati is the first woman to be sentenced to death in Iran over anti-regime protests earlier this year. Photo by National Council of Resistance of Iran
Iran is set to execute four people accused of participating in anti-government protests earlier this year.
One of the demonstrators is Bita Hemmati, who is the first woman due to be hanged following the protests that broke out across the country in January.
Hemmati has been accused of numerous charges, including using explosives and weapons, throwing objects such as concrete blocks and bottles, and “harming stationed forces on-site,” according to a news release from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The regime’s judiciary also listed “participating in protest gatherings,” “sending content with the aim of undermining security” and “chanting protest slogans” in line with “disrupting national security” and in connection with “hostile groups” as her crimes.
Hemmati’s husband Mohammadreza Majid Asl was also sentenced to death, along with two other men, Behrouz Zamaninezhad and Kourosh Zamaninezhad, both of whom lived in the same apartment building as the couple.
A fifth defendant in the case, Amir Hemmati, identified as a “relative” of the couple, was sentenced to five years of discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and another eight months behind bars for “propaganda against the regime.”
Forced confessions?
A source close to the family said the five were arrested in the same raid in Tehran, accused by Iran’s government of “operational action for the hostile government of the United States and hostile groups,” according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The agency claimed the five were “subjected to pressure” during their interrogations, noting concerns of possible forced confessions.
An execution date has not been released.
“The Iranian Resistance once again calls on the United Nations, relevant international bodies, and human rights defenders to take immediate action to save the lives of prisoners sentenced to death, especially political prisoners and those detained during the uprising,” the NCRI said in a statement.
What triggered protests?
The protests in Iran were sparked by a series of strikes by shopkeepers and market merchants in the Iranian capital in late December, which spread in the ensuing days across the city as residents, students and other groups joined forces in one of the largest protest movements Tehran has seen in recent years.
Thousands were either killed or injured, and tens of thousands more were arrested or detained as part of the regime’s crackdown.
Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, according to a joint report from Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty.
That amounts to an average of more than four executions a day, France 24 reported.
The group warned that the regime risked killing even more people this year following the protests in January and the war against the United States and Israel.
The report noted that if the Islamic republic “survives the current crisis, there is a serious risk that executions will be used even more extensively as a tool of oppression and repression.”
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Bita Hemmati’s husband was also sentenced to death, along with two other men
Author of the article
enette WilfordPublished Apr 15, 2026 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Bita Hemmati is the first woman to be sentenced to death in Iran over anti-regime protests earlier this year.
Bita Hemmati is the first woman to be sentenced to death in Iran over anti-regime protests earlier this year. Photo by National Council of Resistance of Iran
Iran is set to execute four people accused of participating in anti-government protests earlier this year.
One of the demonstrators is Bita Hemmati, who is the first woman due to be hanged following the protests that broke out across the country in January.
Hemmati has been accused of numerous charges, including using explosives and weapons, throwing objects such as concrete blocks and bottles, and “harming stationed forces on-site,” according to a news release from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The regime’s judiciary also listed “participating in protest gatherings,” “sending content with the aim of undermining security” and “chanting protest slogans” in line with “disrupting national security” and in connection with “hostile groups” as her crimes.
Hemmati’s husband Mohammadreza Majid Asl was also sentenced to death, along with two other men, Behrouz Zamaninezhad and Kourosh Zamaninezhad, both of whom lived in the same apartment building as the couple.
A fifth defendant in the case, Amir Hemmati, identified as a “relative” of the couple, was sentenced to five years of discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and another eight months behind bars for “propaganda against the regime.”
Forced confessions?
A source close to the family said the five were arrested in the same raid in Tehran, accused by Iran’s government of “operational action for the hostile government of the United States and hostile groups,” according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The agency claimed the five were “subjected to pressure” during their interrogations, noting concerns of possible forced confessions.
An execution date has not been released.
“The Iranian Resistance once again calls on the United Nations, relevant international bodies, and human rights defenders to take immediate action to save the lives of prisoners sentenced to death, especially political prisoners and those detained during the uprising,” the NCRI said in a statement.
What triggered protests?
The protests in Iran were sparked by a series of strikes by shopkeepers and market merchants in the Iranian capital in late December, which spread in the ensuing days across the city as residents, students and other groups joined forces in one of the largest protest movements Tehran has seen in recent years.
Thousands were either killed or injured, and tens of thousands more were arrested or detained as part of the regime’s crackdown.
Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, according to a joint report from Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty.
That amounts to an average of more than four executions a day, France 24 reported.
The group warned that the regime risked killing even more people this year following the protests in January and the war against the United States and Israel.
The report noted that if the Islamic republic “survives the current crisis, there is a serious risk that executions will be used even more extensively as a tool of oppression and repression.”
Iran executed 'at least 1,639 people' in 2025, highest number since 1989
Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, an average of more than four executions per day, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said in their joint annual…
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Tehran Revolutionary Court Sentences Four Protest Detainees to Death - Hrana
HRANA – Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl, Bita Hemmati, Behrouz Zamaninejad, and Kourosh Zamaninejad, all detained during the January protests, have been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to death, five years in prison, and confiscation of all assets. Amir Hemmati, the fifth...
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Iran: Criminal Death Sentences and Confiscation of Property for Four Prisoners of the January 2026 Uprising - NCRI
The regime's judiciary cited their charges as "using explosives and weapons," "harming stationed forces on-site," "throwing incendiary materials," and
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Iran to execute first woman over anti-regime protests
Iran is set to execute four people accused of participating in anti-government protests earlier this year. Read on.