European powers blast Iran’s ‘troubling’ nuclear violations
Al-Monitor - The United Kingdom, France and Germany expressed their “grave concern” over Iran’s reported increase in uranium metal and…
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Iran’s art community fears ‘Stalin era’ under Raisi
Al-Monitor - Iran "is no Stalin-era Soviet Union," read a statement issued by Iran's National Union of Theater Directors, addressing Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, the…
Rights Watchdog Says Mismanagement Is Undermining Iran’s COVID Response
RFL/RE - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Iranian authorities to redouble efforts to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Expert Witness: Hamid Nouri’s Trial Unmasks a Decade of Brutality
Iranwire - At the opening of the criminal trial of Hamid Nouri in Sweden last week, the names of several Iranian journalists…
Iran’s Interior Ministry: Afghan Refugees Will be Turned Back at the Border
Iranwire - The Iranian provinces of South Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchistan and Razavi Khorasan have been ordered by Iranian officials…
Reporters Without Borders Reprimands Iran Spokesman for ‘Threatening’ Tweet on Afghan Journalist
Iranwire - “Journalism is not a crime. But crimes against the people of Iran and Afghanistan are.” So wrote the global organization…
Hezbollah Says Iranian Fuel Tanker to Sail to Lebanon Soon
VOA - The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said Thursday that an Iranian fuel tanker will sail toward…
IRGC says Afghanistan exit a ‘lesson’ not to rely on US
Al-Monitor - Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official who formerly headed the Basij Organization in…
The Takeaway: Iran can live with Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
Al-Monitor - After two decades with a US-backed government and American military presence on its northern border, Iran is not…
Iran’s Renewed ‘Promise’ to the Palestinians
gatestoneinstitute.org - [T]he leaders of various Palestinian factions are seeking Iran's support for their jihad (holy war) against Israel. This…