Turkey may join Hormuz demining after Iran-US deal, Fidan says

India is likely to divest its stake in Iran’s Chabahar port to a local entity ahead of the expiry of a US sanctions waiver, Business Insider reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The report said the move would allow operations at the strategic port to continue while avoiding sanctions risks, with the possibility of transferring control back to India once restrictions are lifted.

Chabahar is seen as key to India’s access to Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.

Iran has reopened Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport, with the first flights departing on Saturday to Istanbul and Muscat on domestic airlines, state media reported, amid an ongoing ceasefire.

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Judiciary-affiliated media identified him as Erfan Kiani and said his death sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court before being carried out early in the morning.

Authorities said Kiani led a group in the central city of Isfahan that carried out acts including damaging public and private property, setting fires, using Molotov cocktails, blocking roads and attacking security forces during the unrest.

State media described him as a key figure in efforts to create “fear and chaos,” framing the case as part of what officials say is a broader campaign against foreign-backed activity.

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  Iran executes two men as protest-related hangings continue

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  Iran executes man as January protest crackdown continues

The execution comes amid an ongoing crackdown following the January protests, with several people executed in recent weeks on similar charges. Earlier this month, authorities executed two men accused of attempting to storm a military site and access weapons, while another man was put to death over allegations he set fire to a mosque during the unrest.

Rights groups, including Amnesty International, have repeatedly raised concerns over the use of capital punishment in protest-related cases, saying defendants are often convicted in unfair trials and based on confessions obtained under duress.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir in Islamabad, according to pictures released by state media, during his visit for regional consultations.

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Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said the United States does not have the ability to enforce a naval blockade on Iran.

“Americans should know they do not have the ability to impose a maritime blockade on Iran,” he said, adding that past failed operations could be repeated in the Persian Gulf.

His comments come as US officials have said the naval blockade of Iran’s southern ports remains in place.