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IRGC declares prohibited shipping zone near Strait of Hormuz
Interfax·IR·3 days ago
Mojtaba Babakhani, a Kurdish activist from Mehran, was killed during an IRGC siege in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident follows ongoing protests and crackdowns in Iran's Kurdish regions, indicating continued state violence against dissent. The exact circumstances of his death remain unverified, but the event underscores the regime's use of lethal force against minority activists.