Social and Political

Iranwire – Mahmoud Nabavian, deputy chairman of the Article 90 Parliamentary Committee, said that Iran has lost control of the Internet within the country and that it is important for Iranian authorities to reassert its control with the help of the Chinese. In an interview published in Mehr News Agency on April 11, Nabavian, referring to the details of the …

Iranwire – A lot has been said about the unbelievable rates of drug addiction among different age groups and demographics in Iran. Numerous studies have been conducted into this social phenomenon, but in most of the published reports, the addicts themselves are notable for their absence. Do today’s drug users and addicts resemble those of times gone by? What socio-economic …

RFL/RE – Iran has vowed to take “revenge” for an alleged act of sabotage at its main Natanz nuclear site that it blames on its archenemy Israel, an incident that could overshadow diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said an act …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has resumed executions after a 20-day hiatus around Nowruz holidays, putting to death at least 13 people, 10 of whom were convicted of drug related charges. On April 11, a prisoner identified as Morteza Kabiri was executed in Isfahan Prison after being convicted of drug charges. Three more prisoners in Isfahan Prison are believed to …

Iran Human Rights (IHR)- It has been a year since two elite Sharif University students were arrested. After two months in solitary confinement, they were transferred to Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison under the control of the Ministry of Intelligence. Given the Islamic Republic’s track record of obtaining false confessions under torture, Iran Human Rights warns of impending heavy …

gatestoneinstitute.org – As for voter turnout, we now know that the regime has set the stage for an “historic event”. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Gen. Hussein Salami says the “Supreme Guide” has ordered “an epoch-making turnout” that his force will help assemble. [I]t is clear that the “Supreme Guide” will not tolerate the slightest deviation from the course he …

Al-Arabia – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose stance on Iran has worried Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Austin was due to meet Netanyahu and Israeli defense …

VOA – Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to strike one of Tehran’s most secure sites amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with world powers. State TV quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, a …

VOA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani oversaw on live television Saturday the launch of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, a key component for nuclear weapons, while reiterating his country’s commitment to nuclear non-proliferation. Rouhani’s conflicting messages came as the country observed National Nuclear Technology Day, during which he was seen on state television ordering the injection of uranium gas into …

Iran-HRM – Thirty-one women and men were arrested at a private party in a coffee shop in the southwestern Iranian city of Mahshahr, judicial authorities announced on April 10. “The state security forces arrested 31 people at a mixed [gender)] party in a coffee shop in Mahshahr Port,” the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Mahshahr Port said, according to the …