IRAN WAR: Iran publicly hangs two anti-government protesters
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Two men were reportedly hanged in a public square stemming from charges relating to anti-government protests this past January.
The hanging reportedly took place in “a square in the city of Malekshahr” in the central Isfahan province, as people watched on. Iranian media reported the two men were found guilty of “attacking police officers with machetes and knives, tying them to road signs, pulling them on the ground, dousing them with gasoline, and setting them on fire” on Jan. 8
This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu in their first in-person meeting since the war began in late February. The talks between the two world leaders are expected to be centred around the Middle East conflict.
Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Tuesday:
Jordan reportedly shoots down drone
The Petra news agency reported that Jordan’s armed forces shot down a drone that breached the country’s airspace early Tuesday morning. As reported by ABC News, the drone was shot down in an eastern desert area inside Jordanian territory, the agency said.
Gas field in north Iran attacked, says Iran media
Iran’s state-run IRIB corporation reported that a gas field in northern Iraq’s Khor Mor was attacked. The gas field supplies a majority of the region’s electricity.
Per ABC News, the gas field, located in Sulaymaniyah in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, was attacked early on Tuesday, around the same time explosions were reported in Erbil — the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, around 201 kilometres away.
Oman presents Iran joint management plan for Strait of Hormuz
Oman has reportedly presented a plan to Iran that would call for joint management of the Strait of Hormuz with “voluntary fees” that would ensure Iran doesn’t have sole control of the waterway.
The plan would see countries pay the toll to pass through the narrow waterway, which is a key passage for global energy. However, Iran insists that the toll must be mandatory, Al Jazeera reported.
“The strait also remains contentious between Iran and Oman, though several sources say some progress has been made on this issue over the weekend . But they remain poles apart on what the final version of things is going to look like,” Al Jazeera reporter Osama Bin Javaid said.
“The Iranians say the situation in the strategic waterway can’t return to what it was before the war and are insisting there will be a toll. However, they’re open to ideas about whether it’s going to be entry fees, exit fees, or if it is going to be in lieu of some services that both Iran and the Omanis provide,” he added.
Trump, Netanyahu to hold in-person meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the Iran war began in February.
Discussions during Tuesday’s meeting are expected to revolve around the war, as Washington stated it wants to give negotiations a chance.
According to CBS News, Israel hasn’t participated in the latest round of attacks between the U.S. and Iran, which sparked after a ceasefire collapsed in April.
Tuesday’s in-person meeting will be the eighth between the two world leaders.
“This is a great privilege, but it is also a great responsibility,” Netanyahu said before leaving Israel on Monday, per CBS News. “We will discuss all the issues on the agenda, first and foremost Iran. Naturally, our goal is to safeguard our security and also to expand the circle of peace around us.”
Anti-government protestors hanged in Iran
Iran’s judiciary said it hanged two men stemming from charges relating to anti-government protests in January.
The hanging reportedly took place in a public square, AFP reported.
“The death sentences of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amir-Hossein Safari were carried out this morning,” said the judiciary’s Mizan Online website.
The Mehr news agency reported that the hanging took place in “a square in the city of Malekshahr” in the central Isfahan province, as people watched on.
The two men were found guilty of “attacking police officers with machetes and knives, tying them to road signs, pulling them on the ground, dousing them with gasoline, and setting them on fire” on Jan. 8, said Mizan.
Mizan also added that they faced charges of “moharebeh (waging war against God) by drawing weapons and creating fear and terror” and “corruption on earth for committing acts that severely disrupted public order and security in the country,” among other charges.
A protest movement in late December initially sparked by the high cost of living rapidly evolved into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on Jan. 8 and 9.
Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths, attributing the violence to “terrorist acts” orchestrated by the United States and Israel. Meanwhile, human rights groups based abroad maintain that security forces fired on protesters.