Wikinews Iran portal
30 May 2024 –
OpenAI removes online influence operations based in Russia , China , Iran , and Israel , due to the usage of AI by these operations to generate propaganda and fake content. (NPR)
29 May 2024 –
Amnesty International says that the number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with Iran carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude China , because execution numbers are considered a state secret. (BBC News)
20 May 2024 –
First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi . (Al Jazeera)
19 May 2024 – 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
A Bell 212 helicopter crashes in Varzaqan , East Azerbaijan province , Iran , killing all the eight people on board, including President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian . (AP)
17 May 2024 –
Iranian police arrest more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading Satanism and nudity in Iran . (ABC News)
9 May 2024 – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , Iran–Israel relations
Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities . (Al Jazeera)