Iran’s Supreme Leader Must Return His Medals Over Doping
iranintl - An Iranian Wushu champion who had previously presented all her medals to the Supreme Leader has been busted for…
Social and Political
Iran Tries To Tighten Grip On Internet By Officially Outlawing VPN Use
RFL/RE - Iran has officially outlawed the use of tools such as virtual private networks (VPNs) designed to bypass Internet…
Iran Labor Protest Uptick Coincides With Annual Minimum Wage Deliberations
VOA - Iran is seeing an uptick in labor protests coinciding with annual deliberations on raising the minimum wage to…
The EU’s Complicity in Financing the Iranian Regime
gatestoneinstitute.org - Behind these seemingly benign economic [trade] transactions... lies a troubling reality: the funds generated from Europe's trade with…
Iranian Social Media Comedian to Run for Parliament
Iranwire - The Islamic Republic's Guardian Council has qualified social media comedian Iraj Maleki to run in the upcoming parliamentary…
The Costs of Iran’s Massive Brain Drain
Iranwire - The pattern of emigration from Iran has dramatically changed in recent years to become a mass phenomenon not…
Iran’s “Hijab and Chastity Bill” Goes Back to Guardian Council
Iranwire - The Islamic Republic's parliament has once again forwarded the contentious "Hijab and Chastity Bill" to the Guardian Council,…
US Warns Tehran Against Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Russia
Iranwire - The United States says it will unveil new sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran “in the coming…
Hacktivist Group Publishes Leaked Documents Showing Iran’s Judiciary Targeting Journalists
RFL/RE - Documents leaked by the hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali (Ali's Justice) appear to show clandestine actions against journalists of…
4 Charged in US Court With Transporting Iranian-Made Weapons
VOA - Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval…