gatestoneinstitute.org – For months, Israel has refuted libelous claims of famine in Gaza, as international organizations — especially the UN and the EU, the International Court of Justice and mainstream media alongside NGOs such as Human Rights Watch — pushed the false, malicious narrative that Israel was causing famine in Gaza and even using it as a “weapon of war.” …

iranintl – A few days before the runoff election that will decide whether the relatively moderate Massoud Pezeshkian or the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili becomes President of Iran, a fierce smear campaign is raging between the two. Jalili’s campaign posts old videos of Pezeshkian that show him making statements about his role in hijab enforcement and purging the universities during the so-called cultural …

​​iranintl – The repression of rappers in Iran continues unabated, with at least three individuals recently arrested, underscoring the ongoing suppression of artistic expression and dissent in Iran. Iranian rappers have faced continuous suppression by authorities since the genre first emerged in the 2000s. The crackdowns intensified following Iran’s 2009 Green Movement protests and have reached new heights in the …

iranintl – A member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council has revealed details about large discounts being offered to buyers to sell oil sanctioned by the United States. Majid Ansari, in an interview with ILNA news website in Tehran on Monday, highlighted the questionable practices of a clandestine group reportedly evading sanctions to sell Iranian oil. He stated that they claim …

Iranwire – The fate of a nation hangs in the balance as Iran braces for a political showdown.  In mere days, the runoff phase of Iran’s presidential election will take place, with two contenders vying for the keys to the president’s office in Tehran. This report, part of a series of articles about the runoff election, rips open the battle plans of …

Iranwire – Ali Larijani, a prominent figure in Iranian politics and an advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran, has reportedly stopped attending meetings of the Expediency Discernment Council following his disqualification from the election. Larijani, who also serves as a permanent member of the Expediency Council and the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, was barred from running for …

Iranwire – Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently serving a six-year sentence in Ghezelhesar prison, has been handed an additional one-year prison term by the Iranian judiciary in a new case. A Revolutionary Court in Karaj convicted Vali on charges of “propaganda against the government.” The court’s ruling also includes a two-year ban on leaving the country and using social …

Iranwire – In the lead-up to Iran’s presidential election, tensions are escalating between candidates and media outlets, with accusations of bias and calls for judicial intervention. Ali Abdul Alizadeh, the campaign manager for candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, filed formal complaints against several government-affiliated media outlets. In letters addressed to the judiciary, the national election headquarters, the prosecutor’s office, and the Guardian …

Iranwire – Border forces of the Islamic Republic shot and seriously wounded a young kolbar amid an escalation of violence against the transborder porters. Direct fire from Iranian border forces injured a 27-year-old kolbar, identified as Ebrahim Ebrahimi, while he was transporting goods across the border heights of Sardasht city. Ebrahimi was severely injured in the leg at the Kani …

Iranwire – Political prisoner Jamal Ameli, currently serving a one-year sentence in Ward 8 of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, is being denied essential medical care despite his deteriorating health condition, according to a source close to his family. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Ameli suffers from an autoimmune disease, and he has been refused access to …