2026/02/09Tehran’s Red Line: “Zero Enrichment” Is Off the Table, MP Says
Iranian lawmaker Abbas Moqtadaei said “zero enrichment” is a core red line for the Islamic Republic, adding that nothing beyond the nuclear file has a place in the current negotiations, according to Iranian media reporting on a closed parliamentary session. The remarks echo Iran’s broader messaging in the Oman-mediated track, where Tehran has publicly framed domestic enrichment as non-negotiable and has rejected expanding talks to other الملفات مثل برنامه موشکی.
2026/02/09Kahrizak Report: ~50 Unidentified Female Protest Bodies Still Unnamed
A field report attributed to the Student Sociology Association at Tarbiat Modares University says around 50 unidentified female bodies from Iran’s Dey nationwide protests remain without confirmed identity at Tehran’s Kahrizak forensic facility . The report is dated 11 Bahman 1404 (Jan. 31, 2026) and focuses on events from 18–21 Dey . According to the report’s claims, lack of transparency , halted/ineffective judicial follow-up , and security interference have effectively stopped identification efforts , turning the category of “unidentified body” into a tool for concealing the scope of repression . It also alleges visible signs of severe violence on some bodies and argues that, despite Tehran’s forensic capacity, it has not been used to identify the deceased women. These allegations have not been independently verified and no official response was cited in the reporting.
2026/02/08Khamenei Skips Annual Air Force Day Meeting; Top Commander Attends “On His Behalf”
Iran’s annual Bahman 19 (Air Force Day) gathering was held without Ali Khamenei , with Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi meeting Air Force and Air Defense commanders instead. State-linked outlets quoted Mousavi saying he attended “as the representative of the Commander-in-Chief” at this year’s ceremony—an unusual shift for an event that, in recent years, has typically featured Khamenei in person.
2026/02/08Tehran Prosecutor Charges Reform Front Figures; Arrests and Summons Reported
Tehran’s prosecutor’s office announced it has opened a case against several political activists on allegations of acting “ in line with the interests of the Zionist regime and the United States ,” saying four people have been detained and others summoned for questioning. The statement said the case was launched after what authorities called the “Dey terrorist incidents,” following monitoring of online activity and the conduct of some political actors. While the prosecutor’s notice did not name detainees , multiple outlets reported arrests involving members of Iran’s Reform Front (Jebhe-ye Eslahat) , including Azar Mansouri , Ebrahim Asgharzadeh , and Mohsen Aminzadeh ; other reports said Mohsen Armin and Badr al-Sadat Mofidi were asked to appear at the security prosecutor’s office.
2026/02/08National soccer team Captains Post in Day-30 Stories as Iran Crackdown Grief Spreads
Iran national-team captains Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Mehdi Taremi , along with teammate Ali Gholizadeh , shared separate Instagram stories marking 30 days since the reported mass killings and crackdown in Iran. Jahanbakhsh reposted an image showing a list of names of those killed and wrote: “ Blood drips from the eye in this corner of patience… ” Taremi joined an Instagram campaign highlighting the one-month mark. Gholizadeh posted: “Write ‘vatan’ with a ‘t’… many bodies ( tan ) have died in its arms,” a wordplay that frames the grief as national loss.
2026/02/08Iran Judiciary Chief: No Amnesty for “Security-Related” Convicts or Recent Protest Detainees
Iran’s judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 (19 Bahman 1404) he has ordered officials to remove all convicts with any link to “security issues” from the 22 Bahman amnesty/clemency list (Feb. 11, 2026), adding that those charged or convicted in the recent protests will also not be included. Ejei also claimed that across Tehran province , only four of those arrested in the latest protests had been previously detained during the 1401 (2022) protests , and that nationwide figures are similarly “very low.”
2026/02/08Kahrizak Forensics: Report Says ~50 Unidentified Female Bodies Remain Unclaimed
A field report attributed to the Student Sociology Association at Tarbiat Modares University says around 50 unidentified female bodies linked to the January protests (18–21 Dey) remain without confirmed identities at Tehran’s Kahrizak forensic facility . The report alleges that lack of transparency and security interference have effectively stalled identification efforts , leaving families in prolonged uncertainty. No official statement was cited in the reporting.
2026/02/08Senior Iranian Official Said to Head to Oman as Diplomacy Picks Up — ISNA
Iran’s ISNA news agency reported—citing informal information (“heard”)—that a senior Iranian official is expected to make an important trip to Oman in the coming days , amid signs of accelerating diplomatic activity in Muscat, the host of Iran–U.S. talks. The report lands as Oman continues mediating indirect Tehran–Washington negotiations , with Iran insisting any deal must preserve domestic uranium enrichment and keeping missile issues off the agenda , according to recent statements and reporting.
2026/02/08Iran National Hockey Player Navid Taheri Quits Team in Protest, Citing “Heavy Heart”
Navid Taheri , a member of Iran’s national hockey team, announced on Instagram that he is stepping away from both club hockey and the national team , saying he can’t continue “with a full heart and mind” under the current atmosphere. Taheri wrote that after 15 years of “breathing in the national team jersey,” he is leaving “with a heavy heart.” He stressed the decision is not due to losing interest , but because “the love is still alive—yet the heart no longer has the strength to go on in this space.” He added that he hopes to return one day under better conditions, describing his departure as “not an end,” but “the silence of a tired heart that still knows how to remain hopeful,” according to his post.
2026/02/08Rights Lawyer Alleges Mass Detentions of Kangan Workers in IRGC Warehouses
Hossein Raisi, a legal scholar and human-rights advocate, wrote on X that hundreds of workers in Kangan have been detained and are being held in warehouses linked to an entity affiliated with Iran’s IRGC , under “inhuman conditions” and without basic facilities . Raisi claimed the detainees’ lives are at risk and alleged that at least five workers died in the early days due to torture . The claims have not been independently verified. Separate reports say the detained workers were protesting and were coordinating for a broader strike after holding a gathering, when IRGC forces intervened and arrested them .
2026/02/08Execution Fears for Three Shahin Shahr Detainees — Reports
Reports circulating in Persian-language media say Saman Kiani, Rahman Kiani, and Arman Kiani (also reported as Kiani Vafa ) face a risk of death sentences / execution , weeks after being detained in Shahin Shahr (Isfahan province) . According to these reports, the three were held with little or no public information released about their status for an extended period, and they are believed to be kept in Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd) . No official judicial statement confirming charges or case details was cited in the reports.
2026/02/0837 Days in Detention: KNT Student Barred From Exams, Report Says
A student at Khajeh Nasir University has remained in detention for 37 days and was prevented from sitting end-of-term exams , according to the Khajeh Nasir newsletter. The report says Yousef Yousefi , an Applied Chemistry student (entry year 1403 ), was arrested on 12 Dey and is still being held. With the exam period now over, he has effectively lost the right to take his exams , the newsletter added.
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