The reign of intelligence services
Some weeks ago Iran arrested some high level officials and senior members of the political and defense establishments on charges…
Month: August 2022
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Religious Minorities in Iran
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s increased crackdown on religious…
Historian: With Recent Attacks, Hardliners are Trying to Cleanse Iran of Baha’is
Iranwire - IranWire understands that 113 Baha’is in Iran have suffered specific acts of persecution in the past 10 days,…
Report: 4,000 Children of Iranian Regime Officials Living Abroad
Iranwire - Iran’s so-called Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has asserted that some 3,000 to…
Taliban Accused of Withholding Water Owed to Iran from Helmand River
Iranwire - On Saturday, August 6 the Iranian president’s special representative on Afghan affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, announced that the…
Mir Hossein Mousavi: Iran is Sleepwalking Towards Hereditary Leadership
Iranwire - Ex-prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi has issued a new missive from house arrest accusing Iran’s ruling elite of…
Iran Commander Says Naval Attack Repulsed In Red Sea
RFL/RE - A senior commander says Iran's navy repelled an attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea overnight…
Human Rights Can and Should be Front and Center in U.S. Foreign Policy on Iran
CHRI —Prioritizing human rights represents the most effective means for the U.S. to influence Iranian state behavior and address the…
Prioritizing Human Rights in Iran: A New U.S. Foreign Policy Approach
CHRI - The Center for Human Rights in Iran’s (CHRI) new briefing, Human Rights in Iran and U.S. National Security Interests:…
US renews Iran sanctions waiver for civilian nuclear activities
Al-Monitor - The Biden administration has notified Congress that it renewed a sanctions waiver allowing international cooperation on some of…