•Iran Regime Sentences Whole Church to Prison for Practising Christianity
The Iranian Regime has sentenced every member of a church to a year in prison for practising Christianity, according to an organization that supports Iranian Christians.
Iran does legally recognise Christianity as a religion, but according to the US State Department’s 2017 report on International Religious Freedom in Iran, this does not include Christians who convert from Islam.
In fact, the report notes that the Iranian penal code allows the death sentence for any non-Muslims who attempt to convert Muslims, anyone who creates hostility against God, and anyone who insults the prophet. These are intentionally vague charges that are used against anyone who questions the Regime and often against political prisoners.
• High-ranking Iranian Police Official Assassinated in Kirmanshan
ERBIL – An Iranian police official was assassinated overnight on Tuesday by an unknown group of gunmen in the Kurdish province of Kermanshan, local sources reported.
Identified as Hassan Malakiyani, who previously served as the head of the Iranian Criminal Investigation Department in Kermanshan, was killed in the city of Rawansar, sources said.
No group has yet claimed responds for the attack.
• Iran’s increased missile testing an apparent rebuke to U.S. pressure
Iran’s Minister of Defense unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile called the Fateh Mobin, or “manifest conqueror,” on Monday. Initially designed for surface-to-surface combat, the Fateh missiles have been upgraded several times and include anti-ship variants. Select Iranian outlets carried video of the missile’s launch, but did not provide the launch date or the missile’s payload and range specifications.
