Social and Political

iranintl – An outlet affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) described the mass No Kings demonstrations across the United States as a “prelude to civil war,” portraying the rallies as evidence of deepening political and social divisions. The commentary followed mass No Kings rallies on Saturday, when millions of Americans poured into the streets across hundreds of cities …

iranintl – New construction has been detected at an Iranian nuclear site once suspected of links to a weapons program and destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year, a Washington-based think tank said on Monday, citing satellite imagery. The site, located within the Parchin military complex southeast of Tehran, was hit in an Israeli airstrike on October 25, 2024, but …

iranintl – An Iranian protester shot during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising is living in constant pain with more than 80 lead pellets lodged in his body — and now fears deportation from Turkey to Iran, where he could face severe punishment. Speaking to Iran International, 22-year-old Arya Ostad Ebrahimi described how he was gravely wounded by security forces …

iranintl – President Donald Trump on Monday said US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June “lifted a dark cloud” over the Middle East and paved the way for Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas. “If you look at the Middle East, I would say prior to us hitting Iran so hard, we could have never made that deal …

iranintl – Iran is the last obstacle to a new Middle East, US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Monday, calling for Syria’s reintegration and Lebanon’s break from Tehran-backed Hezbollah to secure what he called “a generation of cooperation.” “All that stands in the way of progress is a hostile and treacherous Iranian IRGC leadership and its proxies,” …

iranwire – More than 800 Iranian artists, writers, journalists, and activists signed a statement supporting prisoners who went on hunger strike at Qezelhesar prison to protest executions. The signatories said the Islamic Republic has increased executions in recent months, particularly at the prison near Tehran. Prisoners in Ward 2 of Qezelhesar sewed their lips shut and began a hunger strike …

iranwire – Iran’s official judiciary media has reported the arrest of a “famous cinema actor” on a sexual assault charge but did not identify the individual. Some Iranian outlets have claimed, without official confirmation, that the person is Pejman Jamshidi, a former national football team player turned actor. Mizan, the judiciary’s news agency, reported that a woman filed a complaint …

alarabiya – Both Tehran and Paris have the necessary will to resolve the “issue” of prisoners, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a week after an Iranian court gave heavy prison sentences to two French citizens.“We are following the issue seriously. We believe both sides have the necessary will to resolve this issue,” Baghaei said when asked …

alarabiya – Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei tells US President Donald Trump on X to “keep dreaming,” in reaction to his claim that the US destroyed Iranian nuclear industry.

alarabiya – Russia is prepared to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin said on Monday.Moscow has close relations with Tehran and condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year that were carried out with the stated aim of preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. Iran denies building a nuclear weapon. For all …