iranintl – Iranian officials have downplayed the capture of Aleppo by Syrian opposition forces, framing the loss as a minor setback while doubling down on their support for Bashar al-Assad. The swift capture of Syria’s second-largest city by opposition groups, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has dealt a blow to Iranian-backed forces and raised questions about Tehran’s long-term strategy in …

iranintl – An Iranian teacher’s union has sounded the alarm over a rise in student suicides, blaming it in part on religious morality enforcement and neglect of youth mental health issues. The latest suicide of a female student is part of a “harrowing cycle deeply rooted in flawed policies, systemic pressures within the education sector, ideological impositions, and the disregard …

iranintl – British and French intelligence chiefs have warned of the threat posed by Iran potentially developing nuclear weapons. At the same time, European and Iranian diplomats met in Geneva on Friday for uneventful talks. “Our services are working side by side to face what is undoubtedly one of the threats, if not to say the most critical threat, in …

iranintl – An Iranian movie depicting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander with close ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader as a hero is set to screen at a Canadian film festival this weekend, stoking controversy in the Iranian-Canadian diaspora. The film, called “Ahmad” is scheduled to play November 30 at the Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) in Toronto. The …

iranintl – Survivors of the Iranian government’s repression of the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement have voiced a plea for truth, justice, and accountability to members of the UN-mandated fact finding mission on Iran. At a recent consultation in Germany, attendees shared testimonies and called for international support to address human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed during and …

iranintl – Syria could be the next theater in the evolving struggle between the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state, former Israeli intelligence official and advisor on Arab affairs Avi Melamed told the Eye for Iran podcast. Syria may be an overlooked player in Israel’s regional contest with Iran, especially after a US-brokered ceasefire paused its fight Hezbollah in neighboring …

Iranwire – The latest report from Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center paints a devastating picture of nutritional distress among Iranians. With 30 per cent of the population living below the poverty line, the country faces a health catastrophe that extends far beyond economic statistics – it’s a matter of basic human survival. The report, which provides extensive data on Iran’s economy …

Iranwire – Governments allied with the Islamic Republic attempted to block a human rights group raising concerns about the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran at the 17th session of the Forum on Minority Issues, which concluded at the United Nations Human RIghts Council in Geneva on Friday. Venezuela, Belarus, and Iran interrupted a Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva …

Iranwire – Authorities in Singapore have executed a Singaporean-Iranian dual national on drug-related charges, despite international calls to halt the proceedings. “Unfortunately, Masoud Rahimi, an Iranian-Singaporean citizen, was executed this morning in Singapore for possessing and trafficking less than 32 grams of diamorphine,” Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization, said. “Masoud did not have the opportunity …

VOA – The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims on Thursday urged the International Civil Aviation Organization to formally condemn the “killing of 176 innocent passengers and crew members aboard the Ukrainian passenger plane” by the Islamic Republic of Iran. See the full story here.