Iranian security forces shot dead six militants in a clash in southeastern Iran on Saturday, a day after armed rebels killed five police officers in the restive region, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Iranian forces have killed six militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Saturday, saying they were members of a "terrorist" group linked to arch enemy Israel. "During an intense exchange of fire with terrorists in Sistan-Baluchistan province,

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion included a daring air force strike over Tehran, part of a secret plan to destabilize Iran’s defenses and leadership system. “Alpha… Alpha… Alpha,” the strike code echoed repeatedly inside the Air Force’s underground command center,

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

Israel’s economy slumped in the second quarter as the country’s 12-day war with Iran imposed a total shutdown on many businesses.

Panama has taken substantial steps to uphold international sanctions and maritime security, and has demonstrated its commitment to transparency and international cooperation by delisting vessels

Israeli officials and experts say that the low-level recruiting of ordinary Israelis is an attempt by Iran to foment internal strife and undermine Israeli society.

Iran moves 600 prisoners back into damaged Evin Prison, still partly destroyed after Israel’s strike, fueling anger over dire conditions.