TEHRAN — Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the countrys authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man’s…

Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed after being convicted of stabbing to death a security guard, according to state media. Afkari was executed “this morning after legal procedures were carried out at the insistence of the parents and the family of the victim”, Kazem Mousavi, head of the justice department in southern Fars province, was quoted…

Iranians are voting in the second round of parliamentary elections in 10 constituencies, with the authorities mobilising about 100,000 people to ensure a smooth process. Friday’s race for the remaining 10 parliamentary seats was being held in 3,100 voting stations after months of delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first round held in February…

Microsoft said Thursday it discovered cyberattacks from China, Iran and Russia aimed at President Trump’s campaign and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden’s campaign. Cyberattackers from…

Microsoft announced Thursday afternoon that it “detected and stopped” a series of cyberattacks emanating from hackers in Russia, China and Iran that targeted “people and organizations involved in the…