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Al-Monitor — The Iranian government presented to parliament this month a swollen budget bill for the next Persian year, starting in March 2023. While the draft plan envisages huge boosts of up to 50% in security, intelligence and media spending, the share of tackling air pollution is reduced to half from roughly $8 million to $4 million.   The cut specifically targets the …

Al-Arabia – Opponents of Iran’s regime are urging foreign ambassadors to boycott an annual celebration of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, with a hashtag campaign led by individuals who have lost family members to the regime. The event, reportedly taking place on Thursday, involves meeting with Iranian officials, including the president, to celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 revolution …

ecfr – A revolution is under way in Iran. A revolution started by women who have managed to win over almost the entire nation to their cause. They fight fearlessly for freedom and against the terror of the Islamic regime, which has oppressed the largely secular population for 44 years now. Freedom or terror – this is what the Iranian revolution is about. The …

RFL/RE – Opposition figure Mir Hossein Musavi has called for the “fundamental transformation” of Iran’s theocratic political system as anti-regime protests continue to rage across the country. In a statement on February 4, the 80-year-old called for a “free” referendum and the drafting of a new constitution. Musavi, a former prime minister who has been under house arrest since 2011, added that …

Iranwire – A prominent Iranian sports journalist who has been sentenced to 18 years in prison was released from detention, his wife says. “Ehsan Pirbornash was released today, Wednesday…He could make it to Kyan’s birthday,” Behnaz Mirmotaharian tweeted, in reference to their son. She has also posted a video of Kyan waiting for his father. It was not immediately clear …