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2 June 2024 – Syrian civil war
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
Israeli airstrikes in the Aleppo region kill 17 Iranian-backed militia members, including two Iranian advisors, and three Hezbollah members. (SOHR)
2 June 2024 – 2024 Iranian presidential election
Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that he intends to run again following the death of Ebrahim Raisi . Ahmadinejad has been rejected from running in the two previous presidential elections. (ABC News Australia)
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)