U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. military detained an Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach the naval blockade imposed on Iran.
Hashem Sadat and Mohammad Karimi, residents of Maharlu in Fars Province, were detained by the Fars Province IRGC Intelligence Organization on May 25 and June 8, 2026, respectively, after publishing content supporting Prince Reza Pahlavi and the "National Revolution" on social media.
On Wednesday, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson announced the release of four Ukrainian sailors detained in Iran, who were crew members of the container ship "Epaminondas" seized in the Strait of Hormuz in April and have now returned to Ukraine.
The mother of Amirhossein Mousavi, an active social media user detained since December 19, 2024, has stated that the broadcast of his forced confessions on state television has led to additional charges of "collaboration with hostile governments" against him. Suraya Talebi, in an interview with Emtedad news website, criticized the selective editing of the video and rejected the charge of any connection with Israel, emphasizing her son's innocence and the false nature of the accusations.
Jabbar Mustafa, a political prisoner born in Iraq, died on June 22, 2025, in Evin Prison in Tehran after experiencing a heart attack and being denied timely medical intervention. Mustafa had been sentenced to one and a half years for "propaganda against the Islamic Republic system" and had served about five months of his sentence in Hall 2, Ward 7 of Evin Prison.
