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Social and Political

Khamenei’s “Great Amnesty” Joke: “Pardoned” Journalists Are Prosecuted Again

Iranwire - On February 4, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued a “great amnesty” and agreed with a…

One in 52 Iranians Seeks Out Treatment for Drug Addiction

Iranwire - One out of every 52 Iranians sought treatment – voluntarily or involuntarily – at an addiction rehabilitation center…

Grandson of Outspoken Sunni Cleric Arrested

Iranwire - Security forces of the Islamic Republic have arrested the grandson of Molavi Abdolhamid amid mounting pressure on the…

Iran cheers Albania’s raid on exiled MEK group, wants more

Al-Monitor — Iranian officials have in the past week have cheered an Albanian police raid on the dissident Iranian group Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK).  …

Israel: seizure of millions of dollars in crypto linked to Iran IRGC, Hezbollah

Al-Monitor - Israel announced a major cryptocurrency seizure from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah on Tuesday, a potentially significant…

Jailed Activist Sepehri Accuses Islamic Republic of Exploiting “Martyrs”

Iranwire - Fatemeh Sepehri, a prominent political activist imprisoned in Iran, accused the Islamic Republic of "capitalizing on the blood”…

Majority of US House Calls for Increased Efforts to Stop Iranian Nuclear Weapons

Iranwire - More than half of the US House of Representatives urged President Joe Biden to take a more aggressive…

Alcohol Poisoning Claims more Lives in Iran

Iranwire - Seven people died in the northern province of Tehran after drinking bootleg alcohol, officials say, amid a recent…

Judiciary Officials among Iranians Hit by New EU Sanctions

Iranwire - The European Union says it has imposed a ninth package of restrictive measures on an additional seven individuals…

Why Revolutionary Guards Are Shelling Iranian Kurdistan

Iranwire - Independent sources told IranWire that fighting between the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the East Kurdistan Defense…