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Iran’s Public Education Heading Back To The 19th Century

iranintl – Iran’s modern public education system, established in the 1930s as one of the first in the Middle East, is increasingly falling under clerical control while suffering from a lack of investments. Over the past decade, several concerning issues have plagued Iran’s public education system, attracting significant attention. Mass recruitment of clerics in public schools, significant dropouts even in …

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Iranian Baha’i Women Languishes in Jail After Fifth Arrest

Iranwire – Since 2022, when the Woman, Life, Freedom protests against the Islamic Republic’s leadership erupted across Iran, the authorities have dramatically intensified their clampdown on members of the Baha’is faith. Many Baha’is have been arrested, prosecuted and handed stiff sentences, with multiple observers drawing parallels with the persecution they endured in the 1980s. Baha’i women have borne a disproportionate …

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Iran’s Soccer Legend Daei Faces Retribution for Criticizing Islamic Republic

Iranwire – In a recent interview, Iranian football legend Ali Daei said he had been prohibited from engaging in any business activities in the country for the past year and a half.  Daei, a former German Bundesliga striker whose 109 goals at international level were long unsurpassed until Cristiano Ronaldo overtook him, has been a vocal supporter of the 2022-23 …

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Report: Tehran Used UK Banks to Evade Sanctions

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic of Iran has used two big UK banks to covertly move money around the world as part of a scheme to evade sanctions, the Financial Times reported. According to documents seen by the British newspaper, Lloyds and Santander UK provided accounts to British front companies secretly owned by a sanctioned Iranian petrochemicals company based in …

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U.S. Vows Additional Steps — ‘Some Perhaps Unseen’ — In Attacks Against Iran-Linked Sites

VOA – Washington vowed additional military action against Iran-backed groups in the Middle East following two days of attacks in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen in retaliation for months of assaults on U.S. assets in the region, including a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan last month. White House national-security spokesman John Kirby said in a series …

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