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Can All-Out War Between Israel and Iran Now Be Averted?

Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently,…

3 weeks ago
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Israel And Iran: Shadow War No More

For decades, Iran and Israel have been engaged in a “shadow war.” Falling short of direct military confrontation, this conflict…

3 weeks ago
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Why Israel And Hezbollah Are Eager To Avoid A Full-Blown War

The killing of a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Jan. 8, 2024, has raised concern that the conflict between Israel and…

4 months ago
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Israel-Hamas War: Three Months Of Devastation Later, Is Anyone ‘Winning’?

The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives…

4 months ago
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Street Protests Down But Women’s Activism In Iran Continues

Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention. Iranians peacefully protested in…

6 months ago
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Peace Nobel ’23 Highlights Global Fight Against Declining Democracy

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly,…

7 months ago
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The Israel-Hamas War: No Matter Who Loses, Iran Wins

There will be only one winner in the war that has broken out between Israel and the Palestinian militant group…

7 months ago
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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the…

7 months ago
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Iran’s Street Art Shows Defiance, Resistance & Resilience

A recent rise in activism in Iran has added a new chapter to the country’s long-standing history of murals and…

8 months ago
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Iranian Child Detainees Face Torture In Brutal Protest Crackdown

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other…

1 year ago
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The Girls On The Night Train To Dystopia

In normal course, when you hear of someone being poisoned, it is usually to do with political assassinations or vendetta…

1 year ago
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Iran To Probe ‘Revenge’ Poisoning Of Girls Over Hijab Protests

Iranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls were poisoned as "revenge" for the role the young…

1 year ago
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De-Planing Critics, On-Boarding Tyranny: Modi Govt’s Crash Landings

"There is something wrong with your luggage." "Oh, wait, no, the luggage is alright, we actually came to arrest you."…

1 year ago
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Iran Acknowledges ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Held In Mahsa Amini Protests

Source: PTI Iran's supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for tens of thousands…

1 year ago
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Iran Executes First Prisoner Arrested In Mahsa Amini Protests

Iran said on Thursday it has executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide…

1 year ago
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Iran Blinks, Does Away With Morality Police

Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country’s Attorney General…

1 year ago
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Iranian Actor Who Removed Hijab Arrested

(Source: AFP) Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent…

1 year ago
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Iran Leaders Try To Link Mahsa Amini Protests To Gun Attack

(Source: PTI) Iran's supreme leader and its president tried on Thursday to link the nationwide protests roiling the country to…

2 years ago
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Elnaz Rekabi, Who Competed Without Hijab, Is Back In Iran

(Source: AP) Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf,…

2 years ago
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Iran On Fire: Women Are In The Lead Again

On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in Tehran, Iran, while in police custody. Amini was…

2 years ago
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‘Death To The Dictator’: Protests In Iran Rage For 10th Day

Iranians took to the streets for a tenth consecutive night on Sunday, in defiance of a warning from the judiciary,…

2 years ago
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Mahsa Amini Death: 31 Killed In Crackdown On Anti-Hijab Protesters

At least 31 civilians have been killed in an Iranian security forces crackdown on protests that erupted over the death…

2 years ago
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Mahsa Amini Death: Iranians Protest In Capital

Iranians took to the streets of the capital earlier this week to protest the death of a young woman who…

2 years ago
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Mahsa Amini Death Protest: Iranian Women Cut Hair, Burn Hijabs

A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Sunday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her…

2 years ago
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Woman Dies Days After Arrest Over Hijab In Iran

A young Iranian woman who fell into a coma after being arrested in Tehran by the notorious morality police died…

2 years ago

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