"Authorities accuse a range of prominent figures of fomenting protests as it seeks to reassert control" ... ... adding to the pressure on Iran's already suffering businesses: Israeli war crimes continue: "The veteran journalist, who had spent more than a decade in exile, traveled to Iran to see and care for his aging parents.Six months later, he was in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison": The Zionist war on free speech -- and the resistance -- continues: "Concessions and demands for monopolies remain a raw nerve in Iranian society": "Syria’s government said more than 200 detainees had escaped from one prison and a Kurdish-led militia guarding another camp said its forces had withdrawn under fire": "The uprising has left the country reeling from the deaths and destruction — and has exposed deep divisions": Trump did nothing after 5,000 protesters were killed, but warned "on Tuesday that if Iran attempts to assassinate him, he would make the 'order to wipe it off the face of this Earth'" ...

A "crypto analytics company, said it had traced at least $507m ... that appear to be controlled by Iran’s central bank ... [in] Tether stablecoins, ... pegged to the dollar so it can easily be exchanged for hard currency":

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