But with the current government, it is impossible,” added another. The Iranian entertainment industry in Turkey is a big business. Banned diaspora pop stars like Andy, Dariush and Googoosh regularly …
Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq
Tehran has blamed Kurdish groups for fomenting some of the protests that have convulsed Iran for almost three weeks.
US response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown
The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those who are directly involved in the crackdown on protesters in Iran, a source familiar with the planned …
‘Nothing to lose’: Iran’s protesters step up their defiance as a potential showdown looms
The mass protests rocking Iran have tapped into a deep well of anger that the government will find harder and harder to assuage even if it wants to.
Iran protests: Meta’s Oversight Board to make call on violent posts against government figures
Meta’s Oversight Board has taken on a new case regarding an Iranian protest slogan, as anti-government demonstrations continue in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. The young Iranian woman died …
Iran’s protesters are facing another challenge: the U.S.’s preference for broad-based crippling sanctions
What the shah did in 1978 is what the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran refuse to do today as Iranians continue to express outrage at 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s mid-September death in a hospital …
The Reason Iran Turned Out to Be So Repressive
T he Islamic Republic of Iran has survived longer than anyone had a right to expect. Today great revolutions are rare, because revolutions require the unflinching belief that another world is possible …
Opinion: From Iran to Ukraine, David is staring down Goliath
The uprising in Iran and the war in Ukraine are, on the surface, very different conflicts. At their core, however, they are being fought by individuals who have decided to risk their lives to push …
What Video Footage Reveals About the Protests in Iran
The New York Times analyzed dozens of videos circulating online for insights about what is propelling the demonstrations, and how women are leading the movement.
Iran Hits Back at US for Comments on Riots
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry hit back at the White House for its hypocrisy after its statement about the riots in Iran, urging the US president to lift the inhumane sanctions …