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Iran is being accused of intensifying its crackdown on dissent with executions, mass arrests and one of the internet longest shutdowns to stifle protests against the regime.
"For 62 days, this regime has shut down the internet and continues to massacre Iranian people. The world cannot stay silent."
"Ahmad Vahidi is the one calling the shots," expert Kamran Bokhari told Newsweek of the now-IRGC chief he once met 15 years ago.
Geopolitical analyst Ashkan Rostami discusses how Iran is targeting its diaspora with propaganda and financial appeals, aiming to bolster support during the ongoing conflict. As the war involving
More than two months after the joint U.S., Israel strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump won’t say if he is considering further strikes against the Islamic Republic. Trump described the Iranian leadership as “disjointed” to reporters outside the White House Friday.
Iran has floated a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. blockade in exchange for war termination guarantees, postponing
The Trump administration is doubling down on its "maximum pressure" campaign as President Trump formally rejected Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The president
I would love for President Trump’s Truth Social posts to be leafletted all over Iran, to be honest with you,” Rep. Abe Hamadeh said. “I think that would encourage them to actually take to the streets.
Two months on, the fighting has been suspended but a definitive end to the war is nowhere in sight. Washington remains short of clear strategic gains, while a conflict once framed as limited is now dragging much of the world into a widening quagmire – with few, if any, coming out ahead.
The weakening of Iran’s rial appears to suggest increased interest in Bitcoin as a hedge against geopolitical instability. – WTI Crude Oil market’s lack of current odds may indicate uncertainty amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
Analysis of how much oil Iran is producing, shipping and having to store shows pressure is mounting on Tehran, but while experts agree the US blockade is effective, there are questions about whether it can really force Iran back to the negotiating table.
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Iran’s new supreme leader is nowhere to be seen. That might be helping the regime to survive
More than six weeks after he was announced as their new supreme leader following the assassination of his father, Iranians have still not seen or heard Mojtaba Khamenei.