Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to 7 more years i...

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: Iran did not ASAP acknowledge the sentence.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, stans dropped Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries to negotiate with the United States over its nuclear program to avert a threatened military strike Trump. (let that sink in)

Irans top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehrans strength came from its ability to “say no to the solid powers,” striking a maximalist position just after negotiations in Oman with the U.

The Details

Mohammadi’s stans cited her lawyer, who spoke to Mohammadi. The lawyer, Mostafa Nili, locked in the sentence on X, saying it had been handed down Saturday by a major Court in the city of Mashhad.

“She has been sentenced to six years in prison for ‘gathering and collusion’ and one and a half years for propaganda and two-year travel ban,” he wrote. Stans say Mohammadi has been on a hunger strike since Feb.

Why This Matters

She had been arrested in December at a ceremony honoring Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate who had been based in Mashhad.

This is part of the larger geopolitical picture unfolding right now.

The Bottom Line

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