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The United States is expected to carry out military strikes against Iran “in the coming weeks”, sources familiar with the matter told Iran International.

A senior British minister said the UK supports a peaceful transition of power in Iran, following threats by US President Donald Trump of possible military action in support of Iranian protesters.

Israel has been placed on a heightened state of alert as Iran faces its largest anti-government protests in years and amid the possibility of US intervention, Reuters reported, citing three Israeli sources.

Sweden has contributed about $6.5 million in aid to Afghanistan to help expand basic services and strengthen economic and climate resilience for vulnerable communities and displaced people, the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said.

Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban’s minister of higher education, travelled to Oman on Sunday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education said.

The Afghanistan Media Support Organization said the Taliban have detained a female journalist in northern Afghanistan, calling for her immediate release.

Iran’s prosecutor general has threatened detained protesters with harsh penalties, accusing them of serious crimes under Islamic law as authorities intensify their response to nationwide unrest.

Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to immediately halt the deportation of Afghan migrants, citing concerns over unlawful detention, harassment and forced returns.

Iran’s foreign minister said the overall situation in the country remains stable, despite ongoing economic pressure caused by international sanctions.

Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s former crown prince and a prominent opponent of the Islamic Republic, said he is preparing to return to Iran. He stressed that he wants to stand alongside the Iranian people at what he described as the “victory of the national revolution”.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court said two people were publicly flogged in northern Balkh province, continuing the group’s use of corporal punishment under its rule.

Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has voiced concern over reports of violence during nationwide protests in Iran, including the killing of demonstrators.

The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan said it is closely monitoring protests in Iran and urged the authorities to address citizens’ legitimate demands through dialogue.

The World Health Organization said health needs in Afghanistan have increased as winter conditions worsen, with growing demand for medical services across the country.

Afghanistan remains a major producer of narcotics, with Türkiye serving as a key transit route for Afghan drugs bound for Europe, according to a new report by Türkiye’s anti-narcotics police.

At least 45 people, including eight children, have been killed since protests began in Iran, with more than 2,000 others arrested, according to the human rights group Iran Human Rights.

The Taliban have expanded a ban on publishing and broadcasting images of living beings to 24 provinces across Afghanistan, further tightening restrictions on media and freedom of expression, the Afghanistan Journalists Center said.

Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has dropped by 53 precent amid the prolonged closure of key border crossings, Pakistani media reported, citing official data.

Pedro Sánchez said the international community still owes an unresolved debt to Afghan women and girls, urging sustained global attention and support for their rights under Taliban rule.

A local commander affiliated with the National Islamic Movement Party of Afghanistan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan after being deported from Iran, the party’s spokesperson said.

The Taliban leader has reshuffled two senior Taliban cabinet ministers and made several other senior appointments, the group’s spokesperson said on Thursday.