The United States on April 23 imposed more sanctions against Iran, designating four people and two companies that the U.S. Treasury Department said were "involved in malicious cyber-activity" on behalf of the country's military.
PEN America, along with a group of organizations that support cartoonists and artists, has condemned the violent arrest of Atena Farghadani, an Iranian cartoonist currently being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for attempting to hang one of her drawings on a wall near the presidential palace.
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Should Iran choose to escalate its showdown with Israel, it has many arrows in its quiver including the element of surprise, more sophisticated weaponry, and even the threat of activating its nuclear weapons program.