Iran Update, April 26, 2023
An unidentified man shot and killed Shia cleric and Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani in a bank in Babolsar, Mazandaran Province on April 26.
Fanouj, Sistan and Baluchistan Province residents protested the death of a 16-year-old in front of the city Law Enforcement Command (LEC) headquarters on April 25. ci
At least three protests occurred in three cities across three provinces on April 26.
CTP recorded reported student poisonings in two cities across two provinces on April 26.
The Washington Post reported on April 26 that the World Health Organization (WHO) had offered to assist the Iranian Health Ministry investigate ongoing poisoning incidents on an unspecified date.
Iranian authorities arrested two former advisors of reformist politician Mir Hossein Mousavi on April 25.
Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with Yemeni National Salvation Government Chief Negotiator Mohammad Abdol Salam in Muscat, Oman on April 25.
The Iranian Minister of Roads and City Construction Mehrad Bazerbash announced that the Syrian-Iranian Joint Economic Forum established eight new committees focusing on Iranian investment, energy, and electricity during a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al Assad on April 26.
A Kataib Hezbollah (KH) delegation arrived in Albu Kamal city, Deir ez Zor province on April 25 to replace Iranian militias according to a report from Eye of Euphrates.
Members of the Shia Coordination Framework—via Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani—are consolidating government resources through budget allocation and office appointments.
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Iran Update, April 27, 2023
The domestic Iranian information space is currently shaped such that violence against religious figures is being viewed as part of escalating tensions between the public and Iranian regime.
Iranian state media published slightly differing reports on Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s call for privatizing the economy.
Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al Shammari announced plans to “restore the security situation” in Tarmiyah, Salah al Din Province, Iraq on April 27, which could lead to Iranian-backed Shia militias conducting sectarian cleansing against the local Sunni community under the guise of counter-ISIS operations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with senior Lebanese politicians during an official visit to Beirut.
The Artesh Navy seized the Chinese-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet in the Gulf of Oman.
The Iran-aligned Shia Coordination Framework is trying to further manipulate Iraqi elections processes to consolidate its political power.
IRGC Quds Force Deputy Commander for Abu Kamal Hajj Sajjad met with an unidentified Russian general in Abu Kamal, Deir ez Zor Province.
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