FILE PHOTO: Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarev appear in court

FILE PHOTO: Defendants Polad Omarev and Rafat Amirov watch as Masih Alinejad, a New York-based journalist who left Iran in 2009 and is known for outspoken criticism of the government in Tehran and its treatment of women, reacts during questioning during their trial at a courtroom in New York, U.S., March 10, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo