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Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
Features/Interviews
January 11, 2023
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
“Dad, my sentence is death,” Mohammad Mehdi Karami informed his father in a phone call from prison last month. Then,…
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
Middle East
January 10, 2023
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials connected to drone program
Middle East
January 9, 2023
US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials connected to drone program
Washington CNN — The US Treasury on Friday imposed sanctions on officials tied to an Iranian defense manufacturer that designs…
Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack
Middle East
January 8, 2023
Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack
CNN — German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country…
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Middle East
January 7, 2023
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Iran on Saturday hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach. This brings the…
Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023
Middle East
January 3, 2023
Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — The event that dominated the world’s news agenda in 2022 was the Ukraine war and…
Flight carrying family of Iranian soccer legend Ali Daei forced to return
Middle East
December 27, 2022
Flight carrying family of Iranian soccer legend Ali Daei forced to return
The family of an Iranian soccer great was prevented by authorities in the Islamic Republic from leaving the country on…
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
Middle East
December 19, 2022
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
In between being blindfolded, locked in solitary confinement, and interrogated in a wheelchair while she was on a hunger strike…
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
Middle East
December 18, 2022
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
One of Iran’s best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the execution of a man who was involved…
Iran expelled from UN commission on women
Middle East
December 15, 2022
Iran expelled from UN commission on women
CNN — United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined.…