Social and Political

Iranwire – The Iranian parliament submitted a revised version of the controversial Chastity and Hijab bill to the Guardians Council for review. Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, the head of the legislature’s Judiciary and Legal Commission, said the lawmakers had addressed the objections raised by the Guardians Council and the Supreme Supervisory Board of the Expediency Council concerning the proposed law. In October, …

VOA – Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock discussed the fate of Germans held in Iran Friday with her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian, her ministry said. The two ministers held a telephone call with a “particular focus… on German consular cases,” the ministry wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen of Iranian descent, was abducted in …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Not surprisingly, billions from the West have enabled the Iranian regime to help plan, finance and support, among other aggressions, the invasion of Israel and genocidal massacre of Jews perpetrated by Hamas on October 7. Western money gifted to Iran is also helping the regime advance its nuclear weapons program to near-completion by “a few weeks or less, …

iranintl – The US government has once again blamed Iran for Houthi drone and missile attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to a senior White House official. Reuters reported Thursday that deputy national security adviser Jon Finer has said that the Biden administration thinks the IRGC is behind the attacks, helping with planning and action. “We believe that they …

Iranwire – IranWire has obtained several hours of video footage of joint exercises between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the police force of the Islamic Republic to prepare for potential protests. The footage dates back to 2016, a year before the eruption of mass protests that rocked Iran until last year and were brutally repressed by security forces, …

Iranwire – The United States has imposed sanctions against 13 people and entities accused of funneling tens of millions of foreign currency to Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities. The US Treasury made the announcement on December 7, asserting that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) supported this scheme involving a complex network of exchange houses and …

VOA – The address on the invitation to the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says it all. “Ms. Narges Mohammadi, c/o Evin Prison, Tehran province, Iran.” Mohammadi, 51, awarded the prize in October in recognition of two decades of work defending human rights in Iran, in defiance of constant persecution by the Islamic republic, remains in prison in …

VOA – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his country’s relations with Iran at a meeting in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, as the two discussed the Israel-Hamas war. Since launching its assault on Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to deepen its economic and political ties with Tehran. Both nations have been hit with Western …

CHRI – “I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN leaders, and human rights organizations should demand the immediate release of Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who has been wrongfully imprisoned on fabricated charges and banned by the …

iranintl – The Biden administration is receiving more and more criticism over its failure to deter Iran and its proxies in the Middle East since the Gaza war broke out in October. A marked increase in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis has been met by no US retaliation, leaving many lawmakers and officials in Washington confused and dismayed. “We need to …