Friday, May 1, 2026

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Reuters news agency, in an investigative report, examined the operations of the "Nobitex" cryptocurrency exchange, as the largest crypto platform in Iran, and wrote that this exchange, which has become one of the key tools for circumventing international sanctions, belongs to the sons of Mohammad Baqer Kharrazi. On June 18, while the 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic Republic was ongoing, the "Predatory Sparrow" group, attributed to Israel, announced the hacking of the "Nobitex" exchange. Prior to this, some customers of this exchange had reported receiving messages on messaging platforms such as trading applications and Telegram, warning them to withdraw their assets from the Nobitex exchange. According to Reuters, this company was founded in 2018 by two brothers, Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi; individuals who belong to one of the most influential families of the Islamic Republic but have used the substitute family name "Aghamir" for their activities. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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According to American media reports, the White House announced in a letter to Congress that hostilities with the Islamic Republic have "ended." This position practically allows Trump to bypass the legal deadline of early May for obtaining congressional authorization to continue the war. On Friday evening, Donald Trump said he would not seek formal permission from Congress to continue the war with the Islamic Republic. @VahidOOnLine Before sending this letter: Today, Friday, marks sixty days since Donald Trump, the US President, officially informed Congress about attacks against Iran. The US and Israel began their attacks on Iran on February 28th, and two days later, on March 2nd, Donald Trump formally notified Congress. Under US law, the president is required to "end any use of US armed forces" within 60 days of such notification - unless Congress authorizes its continuation. Mr. Hegseth was answering senators' questions on Thursday. In response to senators' questions, he said: "We are currently in a ceasefire and our understanding is that the 60-day clock stops during the ceasefire." Democratic Senator Tim Kaine responded: "I don't believe the law supports that position. I think the 60 days might end tomorrow and this will create an important legal question for the administration." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Scott Besent, US Treasury Secretary, wrote in a post on social media platform X: "It's very hard for rats in the sewer to understand what's happening in the outside world. A little light for Iran's leaders who are truly sitting in darkness: 1. The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. 2. [In Iran] there is a shortage of foreign currency, meaning US dollars. 3. [In Iran] food and gasoline rationing is in place. 4. The entire international community has turned against Iran. 5. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue until freedom of navigation is restored as it was before February 27." The US Treasury Department also issued a warning today stating that any person or company, whether American or foreign, that pays Iran "tolls" for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risks violating US sanctions against Iran. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The IRGC of Zanjan Province announced that on Friday, May 1st, 14 members of the Ansar al-Mahdi IRGC demolition battalion were killed and two were injured while neutralizing unexploded ordnance from recent attacks. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Donald Trump, the US President, said on Friday that he is not satisfied with Tehran's latest proposal to end the war and stated that there are two options regarding Iran: agreement or severe bombing. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, he said: "There are options. Do we want to go and bomb the hell out of them and finish their job forever? Or do we want to try to make a deal? These are the options." Trump also confirmed that on Thursday he received an updated report on military options from US Central Command, CENTCOM. He said he prefers not to resume the bombing campaign and explained: "Humanly, I prefer not to do this. But this is the same option: Do we want to go in hard and completely destroy them or do we want to do something else?" The US President also expressed doubt about Tehran's ability to accept an agreement, saying: "They want to reach a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it." He continued to emphasize that he is currently "not satisfied with what they have proposed." His reference was to a proposal that Iranian media announced was delivered to Pakistan as a mediator in the negotiations on Thursday evening. The US President did not explain what in Iran's new proposal is unacceptable to him and went on to suggest that Tehran officials may never reach a negotiated solution to end the war. Trump, referring to "severe differences" among Iran's leaders, said: "They have made progress, but I'm not sure they will ever reach a conclusion." He added: "The leadership (of Iran) is very uncoordinated. It has two to three groups, maybe even four, and it's very scattered leadership. However, they all want to reach an agreement, but everything is messed up for them." The US President also mentioned that negotiations with Tehran are ongoing via "telephone." He said: "We are currently doing all the negotiation work by phone. They have made progress, but I'm not sure if they will ever get there." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced separately on Friday that it is placing three Iranian foreign exchange bureaus and their associated shell companies on the sanctions list as part of the department's continued efforts to disrupt the Iranian government's financial arteries. The office says Iranian exchange bureaus facilitate billions of dollars in currency transactions annually, and since Iran primarily settles its oil sales in yuan, China's currency, these exchange bureaus play a "vital role" in converting oil revenues into currencies that are more usable for Iran's military forces and its partners and proxy forces. Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, in a statement called Iran the "head of the snake of global terrorism" and said the department is "acting forcefully" in line with Donald Trump's directives to "cut off the financial arteries of Iran's military forces." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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A conversation between three Iranian sisters about their brothers who were killed when there was no "war" in Iran! lazy_haniye sister of Sina Kazemi: sh_i_i_i sister of Siavash Farokhi: Ferijan69 sister of Ahmad Khosravani: Ahmad19101404 📡 @VahidOnline

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"Hesam Alaedin," a 40-year-old citizen and father of two children, lost his life due to beating by security agents on charges of "owning Starlink satellite internet." His body was buried on Wednesday, May 9, 2024, under security measures and with restrictions on media coverage. Reports indicate that Hesam Alaedin, a relative of the owner of Alaedin Passage, was arrested about two weeks ago and agents took him to his home for inspection. During the search, after discovering Starlink satellite internet equipment and his resistance, agents severely beat him, resulting in his death on the spot. According to informed sources, security agencies concealed news of his death after this incident and transferred his body to an unknown location. His body was handed over to the family several days later for burial after obtaining a commitment from the family not to publicize the matter. @VahidHeadline He went to the hospital to follow up on his brother Hamid Alaedin's condition, who had been shot, but some of his electronic devices were confiscated, and when he went a week later to retrieve and follow up on his belongings, he was arrested and taken to his home for interrogation and search. He was severely beaten at his home with various instruments, and according to received reports, he lost his life on the spot, but news of his death was kept hidden while he was reported as a living prisoner. Hesam Alaedin is a relative of Ahmad Alaedin, one of the owners of the famous Alaedin Passage in Tehran. IranIntl 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, reported on Friday, May 1st that Iran delivered its latest negotiation proposal text to Pakistan on Thursday evening, with Pakistan acting as a mediator in negotiations with the United States. @ VahidHeadline Pakistani officials announced that Tehran's fresh response to Washington's conditions for reaching a peace agreement has been delivered to American officials. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Worker layoffs, which had intensified in the final months of 1404 due to economic conditions, have taken on broader dimensions with the start of 1405 amid wartime conditions, severed commercial ties, and deepening economic crisis. In Rasht alone, at least 2,000 workers have become unemployed over the past one to two months, and nationwide, the elimination of approximately 135,000 jobs, the exit of nearly one million people from the labor market, and the registration of at least 191,000 unemployment insurance claims are signs of worsening employment crisis and pressure on workers' livelihoods. @VahidHeadline According to Etemad newspaper's report, shortages and severe price increases have emerged in the market for diapers and powdered milk—considered essential goods for infants. Based on this report, the price of domestically produced powdered milk has reached at least 350,000 tomans, and the price of each can of foreign powdered milk fluctuates between two to four million tomans. Additionally, many powdered milk brands have become rare or scarce. A seller at a pharmacy in eastern Tehran, speaking with Etemad, cited hoarding and the change in payment method from checks to cash as factors in price increases. In the diaper market, prices have increased between 70 to 100 percent; such that the price of a 20-piece pack of domestically produced diapers has risen from 104,000 tomans in Bahman month to 200,000 tomans. Other types of diapers, especially foreign and higher-quality products, are priced between 400,000 to one million tomans, and one type of 50-piece Turkish-made diaper is priced at approximately 3,375,000 tomans. @VahidOOnLine Alireza Mahjoub, Secretary-General of the Workers' House, a labor organization close to the official structure of the Islamic Republic, warned about the formation of a "new wave" of workforce reduction and layoffs on the occasion of International Workers' Day. Mahjoub said the received news about workforce reductions has been "beyond expectations" and it's still unclear to what extent the effects of unemployment from this situation will put pressure on the working community. @VahidOOnLine Alireza Mahjoub, Secretary-General of the Workers' House, on Friday, May 11th, coinciding with Workers' Day, warned about a new wave of workforce reduction, worker layoffs, and increased unemployment in a television program, referring to the country's special conditions. Mahjoub said: Based on reports we have, this year we will face a new wave of workforce reduction or layoffs. In another part of this conversation, Mahjoub reported the direct unemployment of 130,000 workers and the indirect loss of 600,000 job opportunities in the recent war, saying: "Large industrial units (steel and petrochemicals) and small industries dependent on them have suffered damage and been forced to reduce their workforce." During the American and Israeli attacks on Iran, some of Iran's major industries, including steel factories and petrochemical complexes, were targeted. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Deputy for International Communications of the Islamic Republic's Leadership Office says Mojtaba Khamenei "despite the injuries he sustained, is now in complete health." Mohsen Qomi called the comments about Mojtaba Khamenei's health condition "enemy tactics for spreading rumors" and said: "The enemy wants to force us into reactions by spreading rumors about his health, and advance their conspiracies through these reactions." He claimed his absence in any form, including audio or video messages, is "only for the sake of preserving his life." In explaining the situation of the Islamic Republic's new leader, Mohsen Qomi also says that despite "the injuries he sustained, he is in complete health and is busy managing affairs, personally handling negotiation and field matters, and recently gave instructions to the negotiating team." The claim of "complete health" comes while The New York Times reported on April 23rd, citing four Iranian officials, that Mojtaba Khamenei is still under treatment and awaiting to receive a prosthetic for one of his legs and plastic surgery to repair severe facial damage from burns. @VahidHeadline, @VahidOnLine Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry, without naming Donald Trump, criticized referencing his tweets to judge the Foreign Ministry's performance and said that in current sensitive conditions "we should not attack each other." Baghaei said it's not pleasant that the words of someone who "has a history of lying" and whose goal is "to disrupt our society" easily become the basis for judging the Foreign Ministry's performance. He added that the other party who "injects false information" on social networks doesn't want the good of the Islamic Republic and acts with purpose. @VahidOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations responded to protest letters from six Arab countries regarding the attacks in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and President of the Security Council. Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia recently sent protest letters to the UN Security Council, accusing Iran of violating their territory and calling for condemnation of this country's attacks. Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in his letter written in response to this protest action, stated that these countries "participated in aggression against Iran by providing military bases stationed on their soil from which fire and airstrikes against Iran were carried out." Amir Saeed Iravani called Iran's attacks on regional countries a "legitimate right of self-defense" and a "response to aggression," warning that countries that, according to him, "participated in aggression against Iran or allowed the use of their bases, airspace, territorial waters, and soil for attacks on Iran, are responsible and must be held accountable." @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Revolutionary Court of Shiraz has sentenced four protesters arrested during the December demonstrations to death. The Committee for Monitoring Detainees reported that Hamidreza Fathi, Abdolreza Fathi, Saeed Zarei Kordsholi, and Hamidreza Sabetrai are the four individuals who were arrested in connection with protests in Marvdasht and sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Seyyed Mahmoud Sadati. Earlier, reports had emerged about the torture of defendants in this case. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline