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Iran’s First International Female Football Referee Barred from World Cup

Iranwire - Sardar Pashaei, a former world wrestling champion and coach of Iran’s national wrestling teams, protested yesterday against the…

Khamenei’s Latest Antisemitic Twitter Rant Prompts US Special Envoy to Call for Ban

Iranwire - On Thursday, 28 July, the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt, protested against an…

Missing Actress ‘Held by IRGC Over Support for #MeToo’

Iranwire - On July 23, women’s rights activists raised the alarm that the actress Nazanin Bahrami had been arrested. It…

Iran’s Deepening Military Expansion Into Europe

gatestoneinstitute.org - The Iranian regime's decision to give its backing to Russia's military offensive against Ukraine... represents an alarming expansion…

At Least 7 Dead in Floods Near Tehran

VOA - At least seven people were killed in floods near Tehran on Thursday, most in a landslide that dumped…

Members Of Alleged Israel-Linked ‘Spy Network’ Arrested In Iran

RFL/RE - Iranian police have arrested the leader and four other members of a suspected espionage network that Tehran says…

Iranian Foreign Minister Welcomes More Diplomacy On Nuclear Deal

RFL/RE - Iran welcomes diplomatic efforts to resolve its nuclear dispute with world powers, state media quoted the Iranian foreign…

New Case Filed Against Jailed Dissident Meysami For Supporting Protests Against Iran’s Hijab Law

RFL/RE - Jailed Iranian activist Farhad Meysami faces new charges over his criticism and hunger strike to protest against the…

Families Camp Outside Evin Prison to Demand War Veterans’ Release

Iranwire - Family members of Iran-Iraq war veterans detained for taking part in peaceful rallies have staged a days-long sit-in…

Khamenei supports stricter hijab enforcement in Iran

Al-Monitor - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed support for the country’s enforcement of strict hijab laws.  Speaking about the…