Saeid Mollaei, who fled his country after officials ordered him to lose matches to avoid facing Israeli Sagi Muki, hopes to compete in 2020 Olympics as a refugee

Amir Tohid Fazel bolts after being told agents had come to his Tehran office to arrest him, likely over his reporting on government officials with dual nationalities

Forough Alaei detained with at least five other activists for sneaking into sports events, which is forbidden for Iranian women

US critics of Trump administration’s hard line on Iran voiced alarm at being targeted by the Iran Disinformation Project

Fake female accounts used to lure men into spreading phony stories, including claim that former defense minister Liberman was Russian spy