Social and Political

iranintl – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been implicated in allegations of violating Iran sanctions and terrorism funding by the US Treasury. In a historic move described as “the new era in crypto crackdown,” the US Department of Justice, Treasury, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have imposed a record $4.4 billion fine on Binance on allegations that it enabled the laundering …

Iranwire – The recent arrest in Brazil of two people suspected of being linked to a scheme involving the recruitment of Brazilian citizens by Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, to orchestrate attacks against members of the country’s Jewish community once again raised the alarms over the Lebanese terrorist group’s presence in Latin America. On November 8, the Federal Police of Brazil …

Iranwire – Civil activists and ordinary people in Iran continue to denounce the increased presence of “women in chadors and men with cameras in hand” in Tehran metro stations and other public spaces, including busy squares, parks and university campuses, as the authorities vowed determination in enforcing the mandatory hijab rules. Protests have gained traction on social media, prompting some government …

VOA – Iran’s barring of some of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s most experienced and expert inspectors from the team allowed to operate there is a “very serious blow” to the agency’s work, the watchdog’s chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday. Tehran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency in September that it was taking the step, known as de-designation. The IAEA …

iranintl – The massive disqualification of candidates for Iran’s March parliamentary elections was the focus of attention, but few paid attention to those who passed through the net. One notable individual is heavyweight traditional conservative Mohammad Reza Bahonar, whose candidacy in the elections can change Iran’s domestic political landscape, at least for the next four months. While the first round …

iranintl – After weeks of drone and rocket attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, the United States carried out a series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants. Until this week, the United States had been reluctant to retaliate in Iraq because of the delicate political situation there. It retaliated only in Syria launching three strikes in October and …

Iranwire – Three young teenagers are among the main suspects in last month’s murder of a renowned artist couple, Dariush Mehrjui and Vahideh Mohammadi-Far, the Etemad newspaper reported. In its report on November 22, Etemad quoted an informed source as saying that two suspects named Dawood and Iskandar are aged 14 or 15. A third suspect named Mirweis is no more than 15 years …

Iranwire — Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei discussed the importance of sports in promoting Iranian values and culture, as he met with medalists of the Asian and Asian Para Games. During the meeting on November 22, Khamenei reiterated his call on Iranian athletes to refuse to compete against Israelis, calling them “representatives of a criminal and terrorist regime.” He commended the …

Iranwire – Growing dissatisfaction among Iranian healthcare professionals is posing a serious threat to the country’s healthcare system, which is facing an increasingly pressing shortage of nurses. For years, nurses in Iran have voiced their frustrations about overwhelming workloads, inadequate compensation and a shortage of employment opportunities, but their demands have largely remained unanswered. The misallocation of resources by the …

Iranwire – IranWire tracked 56 instances of hate speech across social media over the past week and found that 49 of these were dedicated to broadcasting violent antisemitic language that attacked both Israel and Jews around the world. Posts by social media influencers with thousands of followers, calling Jews “animals” and that “killing Jews” was the same as “killing animals,” …