Iran’s top judge said around 70,000 people across the country have been granted temporary leave from prisons. The measure is meant to curb the spread of Chinese coronavirus infections in the struggling country. Speaking to a judicial council on Monday, Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi said Iranian courts have identified 70,000 people eligible for furlough, Tasnim News Agency reported. The number of vetted... 

Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Western powers, concerns have surged regarding Tehran’s alignment with Russia and its potential ambitions to challenge the established global order. President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has drawn closer to Moscow, notably by providing substantial military support to aid Vladimir Putin’s campaign in Ukraine. Observers suggest that Raisi’s...