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DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prison

JPost · May 29, 2026

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3851,w_5773/723299' alt='Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad tears a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she speaks at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on February 17, 2026. (photo credit: Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images)' title='Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad tears a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she speaks at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on February 17, 2026. (photo credit: Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images)' /><br />Masih Alinejad, the target of the plot, fled Iran following the contentious 2009 presidential election and ensuing protest movement. She became a US citizen in 2019. <br />

Labour MPs urge "Islamophobia" probe into Reform UK

AOL · May 28, 2026

CSPII Commentary: Twenty-seven MPs have asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate alleged Islamophobia in Reform UK. The letter cites comments by Nigel Farage and Sarah Pochin, including opposition to mass religious observances, Ramadan events, and a burka ban.

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