Iran suspended the stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery amid mounting international pressure, including the European Parliament’s 658-1 resolution against such punishment. Caving
In a move apparently designed to deflect growing international criticism, Iran’s government appears to be quietly moving away from death by stoning. Iran recently commuted
Some are pointing fingers at Iran, which has threatened to close off the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for sanctions, for denting a Japanese