Farzad Seifikaran
@fseifikaran.bsky.social
Senior Reporter at BBC | Writer
1- Three alleged Iranian spies have appeared in court charged with targeting UK-based journalists so that “serious violence” could be inflicted on them.
From L to R:
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55.
From L to R:
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55.
May 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1- Three alleged Iranian spies have appeared in court charged with targeting UK-based journalists so that “serious violence” could be inflicted on them.
From L to R:
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55.
From L to R:
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55.
9- Based on satellite imagery (Planet) I found, on October 25, 2021, a small part of the facility appears to have caught fire, with orange smoke visible in the images.
The location of the smoke appears to be near a storage tank.
Fire location:
35.325163, 52.239741
The location of the smoke appears to be near a storage tank.
Fire location:
35.325163, 52.239741
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
9- Based on satellite imagery (Planet) I found, on October 25, 2021, a small part of the facility appears to have caught fire, with orange smoke visible in the images.
The location of the smoke appears to be near a storage tank.
Fire location:
35.325163, 52.239741
The location of the smoke appears to be near a storage tank.
Fire location:
35.325163, 52.239741
8- There is little publicly available information about “Diba Energy Sina,” but it is reportedly involved in the production of “ethylamine,” a key compound in the chemical industry.
The address of this company is on Garmsar Road.
The address of this company is on Garmsar Road.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
8- There is little publicly available information about “Diba Energy Sina,” but it is reportedly involved in the production of “ethylamine,” a key compound in the chemical industry.
The address of this company is on Garmsar Road.
The address of this company is on Garmsar Road.
6- In August 2013, the Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Gholamreza Kateb, then the parliamentary representative for Garmsar, as saying that “20 hectares of land in the Garmsar industrial town have been allocated for the transfer of Defense Ministry industries,” and “about 7- 1,000 hectares
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
6- In August 2013, the Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Gholamreza Kateb, then the parliamentary representative for Garmsar, as saying that “20 hectares of land in the Garmsar industrial town have been allocated for the transfer of Defense Ministry industries,” and “about 7- 1,000 hectares
5- According to satellite images, construction of the facility began around 2009 and was likely completed by 2013.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
5- According to satellite images, construction of the facility began around 2009 and was likely completed by 2013.
4- There are also other scattered buildings and warehouses within this seemingly protected area.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
4- There are also other scattered buildings and warehouses within this seemingly protected area.
3- The facility seems to have a security checkpoint at the entrance, and the distance from the gate to the first part of the facility is about three kilometers.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3- The facility seems to have a security checkpoint at the entrance, and the distance from the gate to the first part of the facility is about three kilometers.
2- This site has only one access road, which leads exclusively to the facility.
The entire perimeter of the site (as marked) appears to be secured with fencing, which is uncommon non-military facilities.
The entire perimeter of the site (as marked) appears to be secured with fencing, which is uncommon non-military facilities.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2- This site has only one access road, which leads exclusively to the facility.
The entire perimeter of the site (as marked) appears to be secured with fencing, which is uncommon non-military facilities.
The entire perimeter of the site (as marked) appears to be secured with fencing, which is uncommon non-military facilities.
1- Fox News published satellite imagery claiming that the following locations are part of a secret nuclear facility operating under the name of the chemical company "Diba Energy Sina."
The facility is located approximately 8 kilometers north of the Garmsar industrial zone.
The facility is located approximately 8 kilometers north of the Garmsar industrial zone.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
1- Fox News published satellite imagery claiming that the following locations are part of a secret nuclear facility operating under the name of the chemical company "Diba Energy Sina."
The facility is located approximately 8 kilometers north of the Garmsar industrial zone.
The facility is located approximately 8 kilometers north of the Garmsar industrial zone.
The UK Counter Terrorism Police have arrested 5 men, 4 of the men are #Iranian, on suspicion of attempting to commit terrorist offenses as part of a preventive investigation.
Police said that the investigation concerns a suspected plot to target a specific location.
Police said that the investigation concerns a suspected plot to target a specific location.
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The UK Counter Terrorism Police have arrested 5 men, 4 of the men are #Iranian, on suspicion of attempting to commit terrorist offenses as part of a preventive investigation.
Police said that the investigation concerns a suspected plot to target a specific location.
Police said that the investigation concerns a suspected plot to target a specific location.
Satellite images of the Rajaei Port explosion show 2 large craters caused by the blasts, which have destroyed the concrete floor of the dock, with signs of damage visible over a wide area.
The intensity of explosion and damages likely indicate a higher death toll than what officials have reported.
The intensity of explosion and damages likely indicate a higher death toll than what officials have reported.
May 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Satellite images of the Rajaei Port explosion show 2 large craters caused by the blasts, which have destroyed the concrete floor of the dock, with signs of damage visible over a wide area.
The intensity of explosion and damages likely indicate a higher death toll than what officials have reported.
The intensity of explosion and damages likely indicate a higher death toll than what officials have reported.
The Iranian negotiating team, headed by Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister, along with the Iranian delegation, arrived at the venue of the second round of negotiations.
#IranUSTalk
#IranUSTalk
April 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Iranian negotiating team, headed by Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister, along with the Iranian delegation, arrived at the venue of the second round of negotiations.
#IranUSTalk
#IranUSTalk
#Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman: Iranian and American delegations are in separate halls. Omani FM has had a busy day, communicating between the two teams during the day.
April 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
#Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman: Iranian and American delegations are in separate halls. Omani FM has had a busy day, communicating between the two teams during the day.
#VerishehMoradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, despite suffering from various illnesses such as lumbar and cervical disc herniation and a specialist doctor stating that he urgently needs surgery and proper care, is being denied hospital transfer and medical services by prison authorities.
March 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#VerishehMoradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, despite suffering from various illnesses such as lumbar and cervical disc herniation and a specialist doctor stating that he urgently needs surgery and proper care, is being denied hospital transfer and medical services by prison authorities.
The US State Department has cancelled the $10 million reward for the capture #SirajuddinHaqqani the interior minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, but said the Haqqani Network remains on the terrorist list as a terrorist organization.
March 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The US State Department has cancelled the $10 million reward for the capture #SirajuddinHaqqani the interior minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, but said the Haqqani Network remains on the terrorist list as a terrorist organization.
Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou was killed as a result of the occupation's bombing of his tent in Jabalia al-Balad, north of #Gaza.
March 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou was killed as a result of the occupation's bombing of his tent in Jabalia al-Balad, north of #Gaza.
The Russian news agency, Tass, quoted a source in the Kremlin stating that #BasharAlAssad and his family now in Russia, where they were granted humanitarian asylum based on specific considerations. #Syria
December 8, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The Russian news agency, Tass, quoted a source in the Kremlin stating that #BasharAlAssad and his family now in Russia, where they were granted humanitarian asylum based on specific considerations. #Syria
آخرین عکس ژینا #مهسا_امینی بعد از جان باختن در بیمارستان کسری
۲۵ شهریور ۱۴۰۱
۲۵ شهریور ۱۴۰۱
September 19, 2023 at 7:55 PM
آخرین عکس ژینا #مهسا_امینی بعد از جان باختن در بیمارستان کسری
۲۵ شهریور ۱۴۰۱
۲۵ شهریور ۱۴۰۱
Gispy’s neighbourhood
Perpignan, France
Perpignan, France
September 4, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Gispy’s neighbourhood
Perpignan, France
Perpignan, France
دوم تا ۱۷ سپتامبر، در جریان فستیوال بینالمللی عکاسی روزنامهنگاری Visa pour L’image در شهر پرپینیان فرانسه، نمایشگاه عکسی هم از جنبش زن، زندگی، آزادی برگزار میشود و خوشحالم که سهی در برگزاری این نمایشگاه داشتم.
پوستر ۳۵اُمین دوره این فستیوال با عکسی از مراسم چهلم #مهسا_امینی.
پوستر ۳۵اُمین دوره این فستیوال با عکسی از مراسم چهلم #مهسا_امینی.
July 30, 2023 at 9:17 PM
دوم تا ۱۷ سپتامبر، در جریان فستیوال بینالمللی عکاسی روزنامهنگاری Visa pour L’image در شهر پرپینیان فرانسه، نمایشگاه عکسی هم از جنبش زن، زندگی، آزادی برگزار میشود و خوشحالم که سهی در برگزاری این نمایشگاه داشتم.
پوستر ۳۵اُمین دوره این فستیوال با عکسی از مراسم چهلم #مهسا_امینی.
پوستر ۳۵اُمین دوره این فستیوال با عکسی از مراسم چهلم #مهسا_امینی.
#نازیلا_معروفیان، روزنامهنگار امروز پس از حضور در دادسرای اوین بازداشت.
هفته گذشته نیروهای وزارت اطلاعات به منزلش یورش بردند و ضمن ضبط وسایل الکترونیکی، گفته بودند باید شنبه (امروز) به دادسرای اوین برود.
هفته گذشته نیروهای وزارت اطلاعات به منزلش یورش بردند و ضمن ضبط وسایل الکترونیکی، گفته بودند باید شنبه (امروز) به دادسرای اوین برود.
July 8, 2023 at 8:57 AM
#نازیلا_معروفیان، روزنامهنگار امروز پس از حضور در دادسرای اوین بازداشت.
هفته گذشته نیروهای وزارت اطلاعات به منزلش یورش بردند و ضمن ضبط وسایل الکترونیکی، گفته بودند باید شنبه (امروز) به دادسرای اوین برود.
هفته گذشته نیروهای وزارت اطلاعات به منزلش یورش بردند و ضمن ضبط وسایل الکترونیکی، گفته بودند باید شنبه (امروز) به دادسرای اوین برود.
Netherlands, April 2022, at 6:00 AM
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Netherlands, April 2022, at 6:00 AM
