Sunday, May 31, 2026

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Islamic Republic media attributed the occurrence of two explosions that were reported almost simultaneously in Tehran and Kermanshah in the final hours of Sunday to gas leaks. The Tasnim website, close to the Revolutionary Guards, announced that in the final hours of Sunday, a "gas explosion" in the Bagh-e Abrisham neighborhood of Kermanshah injured 2 people. This website also claimed that the explosion in a residential unit in "Phase One Andisheh" in Tehran province was caused by a "gas leak." ISNA news agency, quoting the spokesperson for Tehran province's emergency services, says this explosion has so far left 6 injured. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responded to Iran International's report about the resignation of Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of government, by denying the news and calling it "rumor-mongering." Iran International network announced hours earlier in a report that Masoud Pezeshkian had officially requested to step down from his position in a letter to the office of Mojtaba Khamenei, leader of the Islamic Republic. The media outlet also wrote that the letter referenced structural differences in running the country and the role of military institutions in major decision-making. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, told Fox News about Iran: The first and second layers of their government have been eliminated and we are now facing the third layer. Maybe they've seen what happened to the rest and they see what actions Trump is prepared to take. Bessent added: If Trump agrees to this deal, I'm telling the leaders of the Islamic Republic right now that he will implement this agreement both militarily and economically. Freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz must return to its previous state. When asked whether Trump would "finish the job," he said: If "finishing the job" means ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open, seizing highly enriched uranium, and the Islamic Republic not having nuclear weapons, then the job is done. Bessent emphasized: Whether through military intervention, blockade, or economic pressure, this is the first time in 47 years that Iranians are talking about not having nuclear weapons. This topic was previously forbidden and now for the first time it's on the negotiating table. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Masoud Payahoo, the man who published the image of a protester sitting in front of special police forces outside Ala-ad-Din Passage at the beginning of last January's protests, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison according to his lawyer. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Araghchi said on November 19, 2025 on Islamic Republic television that Trump sent us a letter explicitly stating "there are only two options" - either war and bloodshed or direct negotiations "to eliminate enrichment and missiles." This interview was several months after the 12-day war! Meaning in November, the problems between America and the Islamic Republic were still the same issues that caused a war, and this interview was one month before you started massacring people in the streets! Even now the focus of negotiations is completely clear! It's the same things that led to the 12-day war. The same things Araghchi said on television in November. The blood of every Iranian, including the children of Minab, is on your hands! You were the negotiating party, you were the one choosing and making decisions. And between uranium and missiles, or people's lives, the country's infrastructure, steel and petrochemicals and... you chose uranium and missiles and hostility with Israel and America! You're still the negotiating party and decision-maker! And if war resumes, it's still your decision and choice, and you're to blame! You cannot hide behind the children of Minab and escape from the December massacre! Every drop of blood and every destruction is on you.

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Hassan and Hussein Amiri, 20-year-old twin brothers imprisoned in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, have been sentenced to death by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. According to information received by HRANA, the basis for this ruling was the charge of "espionage for Israel." An informed source told HRANA that in the indictment issued against Hassan and Hussein Amiri, viewing images of damaged buildings was cited as evidence for the charge of "espionage in favor of Israel." The source also said: "Hassan and Hussein Amiri are being held separately in Qezel Hesar Prison on the order of the case investigator and are deprived of the right to visit each other. These two prisoners are currently imprisoned in Suite 35 of this prison." According to this report, the two brothers were previously arrested at one of the inspection checkpoints after their mobile phones were examined. After their arrest, they were held in limbo for two months in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. 👈 Hassan and Hussein Amiri have been raised in welfare centers since they were two years old and have no family to follow up on their legal situation. According to acquaintances of these two young men, the lack of family support has added to concerns about the process of handling their case. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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CNN: Iran has reopened several entrances to its underground missile facilities. The CNN news network reported on Sunday, May 31st, citing satellite imagery, that Iran has managed to recover some of its buried missile arsenals from underground following airstrikes by the United States and Israel since the ceasefire. The US and Israeli attacks had limited Iran's access to underground missile bases by destroying roads and blocking tunnel entrances. CNN claims that Iran has so far reopened 50 out of 69 tunnel entrances that were targeted by the US and Israel across 18 underground missile facilities, including bases outside Isfahan and around Khomein. According to the network's report, Iran has also repaired other sections of these bases, including roads that the US and Israel had bombed to prevent the movement of missile launchers. Satellite images show that nearly all craters from the bombing have now been filled, and at two bases, these roads have even been repaved. Iran built its network of underground bases deep in the earth and in some cases beneath mountains to be protected from airstrikes, which is why the US and Israel bombed many entrances to these facilities - an action that, along with efforts to identify and destroy missile launchers, significantly limited Iran's ability to launch missiles. These attacks caused heavy damage to the bases, with most tunnel entrances buried under massive amounts of debris and roads leading to these sites severely destroyed. CNN says reopening the entrances to underground missile facilities could give Iran the capability to fire more ballistic missiles toward Israel and other countries in case of a new round of conflict, compared to the end of the 40-day war. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Based on a new resolution by Tehran City Council, burial-related service costs at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery have increased by an average of about 40 percent, with some tariff increases reaching 50 percent. Donya-e Eqtesad newspaper reported that service rates including transportation of the deceased, ritual washing, shrouding, burial, and ceremony arrangements have all increased. According to this resolution, the cost of transporting each deceased person from Tehran city limits within a 10-kilometer radius has increased by 50 percent. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The HRANA website reported that Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has once again been sentenced to death by the Second Branch of Rasht Revolutionary Court, headed by Mohammad Ali Darwish-Goftar, on charges of "rebellion through membership and activity in the People's Mojahedin Organization." This followed the annulment of her previous sentence by the Supreme Court. The 68-year-old political prisoner was arrested at her home in Rasht in April 2025. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The virtual session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly was held under the chairmanship of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf with online participation of 187 representatives and physical presence of 14 representatives. In this session, which was the first session of the third year of the twelfth parliament, new members of the parliamentary presidium took their oath. Sunday's session, on the tenth of Khordad month, was held in a secret location like the few previous sessions. In the same session, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized that "until we are assured that we have secured the rights of the Iranian nation, no agreement will be approved." Ghalibaf, who is also referred to as the head of Iran's negotiating team, read a statement in this session and claimed that "we are in the process of pushing back the enemy in a historic war." @VahidHeadline Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, said: "We begin the third year of the twelfth parliament while the memory and remembrance of the martyred leader is with us, and we still cannot believe the loss of our leader and father of the nation." He continued: "Our leader taught us never to bow our heads even slightly in the face of bullying and threats, and to fight the enemy with clenched fists until the last drop of blood." Ghalibaf added: "Seeing the empty place of leadership is heartbreaking for us, but we are encouraged by the new management and leadership." @VahidOnline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced on Sunday that "over the past 24 hours, 28 vessels including oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining permits, with coordination and security provided by the IRGC Navy." Hours earlier, the Israeli newspaper "Israel Hayom" had reported that dozens of tankers carrying oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past week with US permission and after paying fees to Iran. This comes while the US government has repeatedly stated its opposition to paying fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Tehran police sealed a café on Valiasr Street where music programs were performed, under the pretext of what they called "activities promoting deviant sects." The Islamic Republic's Police Information Center stated in an announcement: "This café, by hosting programs with the appearance of Western music, provided a platform for inappropriate behaviors and what officers described as 'satanic movements.'" The Islamic Republic's police force did not mention the name of this café but claimed that "customers of this café, including young girls and boys, were observed in unnatural situations with strange and bizarre movements, referred to as 'satanic.'" Previously, many cafés and businesses had been sealed on similar charges, but the Islamic Republic has intensified its suppression of citizens since last December's protests. The new wave of executions, issuing of heavy sentences, and arrests has raised concerns among activists and human rights organizations. @VahidHeadline They even released the above video as "satanic movements" in that café! 📡 @VahidOnline

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Axios, machine translation: President Trump requested several modifications to an agreement that his envoys had reached with their Iranian counterparts during a meeting held Friday in the Situation Room; this was reported by a senior administration official and a second source briefed on the matter. ... Iranian officials told state media that they also have not approved the final text; although two American officials had claimed earlier in the week that Tehran was ready to sign and everything depended on Trump's decision. According to these two sources, Trump asked his team to make changes to the draft regarding clauses about Iran's nuclear program. In its current form, this memorandum includes Iran's commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons, but no other specific concession beyond that is included. The text states that there will be a 60-day window for negotiations about Iran's nuclear commitments and sanctions reduction by America; the first items on the agenda will also be how to determine the fate of Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles and limiting further enrichment. Trump wants to try to modify this section. A senior administration official said: "The issue is more details about how America receives the materials and what the timeline will be"; he was referring to enriched uranium. The second source said Trump also wants to modify some of the language about reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This American official said Trump has been told it takes about three days for the Iranians to come back with a response. The senior administration official said: "They're basically in caves and don't use email." This senior administration official said: "There will be a deal. How imminent it is remains to be seen. We're prepared to wait for the president to get what he wanted. It might take a week. It might be less. It might be more. We hope to have something at the beginning of the week." axios 📡 @VahidOnline

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The IRGC's public relations announced early Sunday morning, May 31st, that it had destroyed a US Army "MQ-1" (MQ1) drone. Fars News Agency reported: "This drone intended to carry out hostile operations upon entering Iranian territorial waters and was immediately detected and targeted by IRGC air defense missiles and was shot down." @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline