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Iran Labels Journalist Emily Schrader Hostile, Threatens Death

7/18/2026

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Iran's intelligence ministry released its list of hostile individuals under the 2025 espionage law, ranking journalist Emily Schrader second and naming 44 networks, 61 media persons and 310 virtual pages.
Listed persons are labeled hostile instruments of the enemy, a tag preceding kidnapping and assassination.
Officials warned that espionage favoring Israel or United States could merit death, after the law was enacted after Israel’s June 2025 Operation Rising Lion.

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Iran's intelligence ministry released its list of hostile individuals under the 2025 espionage law, ranking journalist Emily Schrader second and naming 44 networks, 61 media persons and 310 virtual pages.
Listed persons are labeled hostile instruments of the enemy, a tag preceding kidnapping and assassination.
Officials warned that espionage favoring Israel or United States could merit death, after the law was enacted after Israel’s June 2025 Operation Rising Lion.