Iran says it's considering ceasefire counterproposal

9m ago "Do something," begs Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and those of others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message she sent from prison that was shared Wednesday by rights groups.The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from a prison in the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad, came after authorities executed two more men on charges linked to the major anti-regime protests in January.Rights groups accuse Iran of ramping up executions of high-profile prisoners in a bid to intimidate the population and ensure there is no repeat of the protests, which preceded the U.S. and Israel launching their joint war against the Islamic republic on Feb. 28.Iran more than doubled its use of executions in 2025, Amnesty International said earlier this year."The sentence handed down to me shows that many others are in danger of execution," Shahbani said in a telephone call from the phone for prisoners in Mashhad's Vakilabad prison. "I am not worried about myself. I am worried for the others whose sentences have been upheld," she said in the call, an aud...