MV Mercer Street Attack Puts Spotlight on IRGC’s Secretive Drone Unit
Iranwire - On Friday, August 6 the foreign ministers of the G7 countries issued a damning joint statement blaming Iran…
Month: August 2021
Iran to Hold Shia Mourning Ceremonies Despite Record Covid-19 Infections
Iranwire - The fifth wave of coronavirus infections in Iran has yet to reach its projected peak. But deaths from Covid-19 are…
Iran’s Water Crisis: Will Isfahan be Uninhabitable in 10 Years?
Iranwire - Isfahan will become uninhabitable in less than 10 years if nothing is done about its water resources, a…
Widespread arrests ongoing after Khuzestan water protests
Iran-HRM - More than two weeks after the suppression of mass protests in Khuzestan province, Hamshahri Online reported on Thursday,…
Narges Mohammadi’s Open Letter to Enrique Mora: I Protest Your Decision to Prioritise the Government’s Survival Over People’s Lives
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - In an open letter to EU ------ , Enrique Mora, human rights defender Narges Mohammadi…
G7 condemns Mercer Street attack, says evidence points to Iran
Al-Monitor - The Group of Seven (G7) largest advanced economies condemned on Friday what they concluded was an Iranian attack on…
Raisi ready to support ‘any diplomatic plan’ that lifts sanctions on Iran
Al-Monitor - Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, offered some mixed messages to those looking for clues as to how he will…
USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Crackdown on Baha’i Community
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s alarming escalation of persecution targeting Baha’is…
Israel Threatens ‘Military Action’ Against Iran As Regional Tensions Mount
RFL/RE - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on August 5 that his country is prepared to "take military action…
Faezeh Hashemi: Khamenei Missing the Point With Rants About ‘The West’
Iranwire - Faezeh Hashemi, a political activist inside Iran and the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has hit…