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Iran minister says southern ports are on front line of war

May 31, 2026, 13:48 GMT+1

Iran’s roads and urban development minister said on Sunday that the country’s southern ports were on the front line of the war.

Speaking at a virtual parliament session, Farzaneh Sadegh also said Iran’s adversaries had sought to disrupt the transfer of goods into Iran.

“For the supply of basic and essential goods, planning was carried out so that the import and export process would not stop. Consultations have also been held with neighboring countries to increase the transport fleet,” the minister added.

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Oman, France leaders discuss maritime navigation, regional diplomacy

May 31, 2026, 13:16 GMT+1

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed recent regional developments and diplomatic efforts to support security and stability in a phone call, Oman’s state news agency said on Sunday.

They also discussed measures to ensure freedom of maritime navigation and the flow of international trade.

The two leaders also reviewed cooperation and partnership between Oman and France, the agency said.

Iran restores output at three South Pars gas platforms

May 31, 2026, 12:10 GMT+1

Iran restored production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gas field after war-related disruptions to onshore processing capacity, said the head of Pars Oil and Gas Company.

Touraj Dehghani said the platforms themselves were not damaged.

He said output from the three platforms was being routed to other processing plants in the region while repairs continue at damaged facilities, including the Phase 14 refinery.

Blast heard near Iran’s Qeshm Island - Mehr News

May 31, 2026, 11:54 GMT+1

An explosion was heard near Iran’s Qeshm Island on Sunday, semi-official Mehr News reported on Sunday.

Iranian state TV said later that sounds heard in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas were caused by the disposal of munitions left over from the war.

Workers, retirees protest in southwest Iran over wages

May 31, 2026, 11:44 GMT+1

Municipal workers and Social Security retirees held protests in Shush, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, on Sunday over unpaid wages and worsening living conditions.

Municipal workers said they were owed two months of wages and several months of insurance contributions, while retirees protested poverty, inflation, low pensions and lack of medical and welfare services.

The protests took place amid intense heat in Khuzestan.

Iranian political prisoner sentenced to death again, rights group says

May 31, 2026, 11:30 GMT+1

An Iranian political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in the northern city of Rasht has been sentenced to death again after the Supreme Court overturned her previous death sentence, US-based rights group HRANA said on Sunday.

Zahra Shahbaz Tabari was convicted by a Revolutionary Court on accusations of armed rebellion against the state, through alleged membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), HRANA said.

Tabari had previously been sentenced to death in 2025, but the Supreme Court later overturned the ruling and sent the case to another branch for retrial.