Iran Human Rights Crackdown

Rights groups say Iranian authorities are coercing families of jailed protesters to attend pro-regime "revolution rallies," offering leniency for public displays of loyalty and threatening detainees’ safety if relatives refuse. At the same time Tehran has stepped up military activity — including live missile launches in the Strait of Hormuz and covert drone repositioning amid drills with Russia — as it braces for a possible limited but serious confrontation with the U.S., which analysts link to last summer’s war with Israel and the current U.S. military buildup.