«محاكمات ثورية» تنذر بإعدامات جماعية في إيران

تشمل مئات المحتجين... وطهران تحذر الاتحاد الأوروبي من تصنيف «الحرس» منظمة إرهابية

اعتصام لطالبات في جامعة الزهراء وسط طهران أمس (تويتر)
اعتصام لطالبات في جامعة الزهراء وسط طهران أمس (تويتر)
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«محاكمات ثورية» تنذر بإعدامات جماعية في إيران

اعتصام لطالبات في جامعة الزهراء وسط طهران أمس (تويتر)
اعتصام لطالبات في جامعة الزهراء وسط طهران أمس (تويتر)

أعلن القضاء الإيراني، أمس، عزمه على عقد محاكمة علنية هذا الأسبوع لمئات من المعتقلين خلال أحدث موجة احتجاجات تعصف بالبلاد، وسط تحذيرات من إعدامات جماعية لموقوفين يواجهون تهمة «الحرابة» التي تصل عقوبتها إلى الإعدام.
ونقلت وكالة «تسنيم»؛ التابعة لـ«الحرس الثوري»، عن كبير القضاة في إقليم طهران، أن «محكمة الثورة»؛ التي تنظر في الاتهامات السياسية والأمنية، ستحاكم من «ارتكبوا أعمالاً تخريبية في الأحداث الأخيرة؛ بما في ذلك الاعتداء على حراس أمن أو قتلهم، وإضرام النار في الممتلكات العامة».
ويأتي إعلان القضاء الإيراني بعد 3 أيام من تحذير قائد «الحرس الثوري»، حسين سلامي، المحتجين من مواصلة النزول إلى الشارع. ولم تقدم السلطات الإيرانية إحصائية لعدد المعتقلين، لكن منظمات حقوقية تقدر عددهم بأكثر من 14 ألفاً.
وفي مقطع مصور نُشر على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، قالت امرأة إن حكماً بالإعدام صدر على ابنها (22 عاماً) منذ يومين في محاكمة أولية، ملتمسة المساعدة. وقالت والدة الشاب محمد قبادلو إن السلطات استجوبته من دون حضور محام. وأضافت الأم، التي لم تذكر اسمها: «ابني مريض. المحكمة لا تسمح حتى لمحاميه بدخول قاعة المحاكمة... لقد استجوبوه من دون حضور محام، وفي الجلسة الأولى حكموا عليه بالإعدام، ويريدون تنفيذ هذا الإعدام في أقرب وقت ممكن».
في غضون ذلك؛ حذرت إيران الاتحاد الأوروبي من المضي قدماً في إدراج «الحرس الثوري» على قائمة المنظمات الإرهابية بسبب قمع الاحتجاجات. وقالت وزارة الخارجية الإيرانية إن المقترح الألماني «غير مسؤول». وقالت المتحدثة باسم الاتحاد الأوروبي، نبيلة مصرالي، إن الخطوة تحتاج بداية إلى إجراء على مستوى إحدى الدول الـ27 الأعضاء في التكتل.
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Saudi FM Signs Strategic Dialogue MoU with Germany, Holds Calls with UK and Bahrain Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Signs Strategic Dialogue MoU with Germany, Holds Calls with UK and Bahrain Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister met with his German counterpart in Berlin to sign a memorandum of understanding on strategic dialogue, while also holding separate phone talks with the UK foreign secretary and his Bahraini counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency said on Monday.

During his meeting with Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann Wadephul, the two officials reviewed the bilateral and historical relations between the two friendly countries and discussed ways to further develop and strengthen them across various fields.

They also discussed the current situation in the region, stressing the importance of the security and safety of international waterways, ensuring freedom of maritime navigation, and restoring normal conditions in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirmed their support for all efforts to find peaceful and diplomatic solutions to regional and international crises.

The two ministers also discussed economic and trade relations, including bilateral trade volumes and ways to boost them, reflecting the depth of their ties while creating new opportunities to expand cooperation and investment across various sectors.

During the meeting, Prince Faisal and Wadephul signed a memorandum of understanding between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Germany to establish a strategic dialogue at the foreign-minister level, strengthen consultation and coordination, and further advance bilateral relations across various fields.

The meeting was attended by a number of officials.

Earlier, Prince Faisal received a phone call from Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom Edward Miliband where they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination.

They also discussed regional and international developments, particularly the situation in the region and its implications for security and stability.

The two ministers stressed the importance of intensifying diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, enhance the security of international waterways, and ensure freedom of navigation to help safeguard supply chains and international trade.

Prince Faisal also held a phone call with his Bahraini counterpart, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, during which they discussed regional developments and efforts to maintain security and stability.


Oil Extends Gains After US and Iran Strike Ships

A drone view shows the Imperial Oil refinery in Sarnia's Chemical Valley industrial corridor in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, September 2, 2026. (Reuters)
A drone view shows the Imperial Oil refinery in Sarnia's Chemical Valley industrial corridor in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, September 2, 2026. (Reuters)
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Oil Extends Gains After US and Iran Strike Ships

A drone view shows the Imperial Oil refinery in Sarnia's Chemical Valley industrial corridor in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, September 2, 2026. (Reuters)
A drone view shows the Imperial Oil refinery in Sarnia's Chemical Valley industrial corridor in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, September 2, 2026. (Reuters)

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran on vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns of a prolonged supply disruption from the Middle East.

Brent crude futures climbed 79 cents, or 0.82%, to $97.07 a barrel by 0512 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.28 a barrel, up 80 ‌cents, or ‌0.87%.

Brent rose 7.8% last week while WTI gained nearly ‌10% ⁠after the US and Iran ⁠resumed attacks and caused a reduction in oil flows through the Hormuz strait where a fifth of the world's oil supply used to transit.

US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, US Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's key oil export hub.

The navy of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Saturday it targeted three oil tankers that were travelling through unauthorized routes in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz as well as three additional US vessels ‌in other areas.

The Saturday attacks represented a "major ‌escalation in the maritime conflict", maritime intelligence firm Marisks said.

"Commercial tankers are now being deliberately used ‌as instruments of reciprocal economic pressure, substantially weakening the previous distinction between military confrontation and ‌commercial shipping," it added.

An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day over the past 10 days, the lowest since May, data from analytics firm Kpler showed on Monday.

"If tanker traffic begins to slow materially, the market could price in a much ‌larger supply shock. And there are already signs that this is happening," said Priyanka Sachdeva, head of market insights at Phillip ⁠Nova.

A restricted zone ⁠will be announced outside the Strait of Hormuz in coming days, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday, according to state media.

OPEC+ kept its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, the producer group said in a statement, as it needs to agree new quotas before deciding its next output steps.

A prolonged standoff, punctuated by calibrated military action by the US and Iran, appeared to be the most likely scenario and was likely to delay the path to full recovery of Middle East supply, ANZ analysts said in a note.

"We then expect exports to remain constrained through the rest of 2026, before a gradual reopening late in Q4 2026," they said, adding that a return to pre-war throughput is not expected until late first quarter or early second quarter of 2027.


Iran Raises Price of Petrol as US Applies Economic Pressure

 Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)
Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)
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Iran Raises Price of Petrol as US Applies Economic Pressure

 Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)
Vehicles pass a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP)

Iranian authorities on Sunday announced they were raising the price of petrol for heavier consumers, as the United States steps up sanctions seeking to isolate the country's economy.

Iran's quota system prices petrol in three tiers -- 1,500 tomans per liter for a consumer's first 60 liters in a given month, 3,000 tomans per liter for their next 50, and 5,000 tomans per liter after that. The toman is an informal unit equivalent to 10 Iranian rials.

On Sunday, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said the price for the third tier would double to 10,000 tomans (about 4.5 US cents).

"The rate will increase to 10,000 toman rials from the morning of September 8," Mohajerani said in remarks carried by state media.

"Different numbers were mentioned in expert meetings, but because the president had promised the people, the rate of 10,000 tomans was set," she added.

She later clarified that the price of the first and second tiers would not be changed.

Iran, a major oil producer with some of the world's cheapest fuel, has for years heavily subsidized petrol, making any changes to pricing politically sensitive.

The development comes as the Iranian currency was trading on the black market Sunday at more than 2.2 million rials to the US dollar, according to websites that track the rate.

Before the start of the Middle East war on February 28, the rial traded at around 1.7 million to the dollar, and in late April it hit what was then a record low of 1.8 million.

Late last month, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, hoping to use financial pressure to hasten the end of the war.

The new measures build on a sanctions regime by the US and allies that has been in place since 2018, when President Donald Trump withdrew from an international deal struck with Tehran on its nuclear program.

The United States has also put Iran's ports under a naval blockade, attempting to reduce its oil exports to zero.