A document was leaked from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detailing how Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who disappeared from a protest in 2022 before her body was found a few days later, was molested and killed by the regime’s security forces, BBC reported on Tuesday. Shakarami disappeared from an anti-regime protest in … Read more
The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting the sale of Iranian drones and commodities, including Russia’s use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department, in a statement, said the action, taken in coordination with the United … Read more
Iran may be recalculating its role in Syria, a recent report at Agence France-Presse has suggested. The report should be read with skepticism, because Iran and its proxies, as well as allies of the Syrian regime such as Russia, have spread these rumors in the past. According to the report a “series of strikes … Read more
In these traumatic days, the war casts a shadow over the skies of Israel and Iran like an ugly specter. The civilized, cultured, and authentic peoples of Israel and Iran are not inclined toward war. The government of Israel has always distinguished the people of Iran from the thuggish regime in Tehran. Israel has … Read more
Iranian authorities released more information on Tuesday about the “Israeli-linked” cargo stolen by Iran on April 15, according to the semi-state official Mehr News Agency. Iranian police alleged that the ship was carrying more than 22 metric tons of potassium nitrate, a chemical product used as fertilizer in agricultural projects, to customers in Uzbekistan. … Read more
As the geopolitical chessboard shifts with seismic repercussions, the recent assault by Iran on Israel on April 13 starkly highlights a pivotal shift in the tectonic plates of global power. The Western powers’ response or, rather, their glaring abstention from this provocation, not only unveils a disturbing trend of reluctance but also underscores a … Read more
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told CNN on Monday that Jordan seeks to de-escalate tensions in the region following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel. Safadi said that Jordan’s response to Sunday’s attack, which saw the Jordanian air force down several Iranian drones over its airspace, would have been the same whether the … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for the attack on Israel, conducted on April 13, according to reports from Iranian state media. According to reports, he also called upon the Iranian armed forces to “ceaselessly pursue military innovation and learn the enemy’s tactics.” “How many missiles were launched and … Read more
The Bloomberg television network revealed overnight into Saturday that in the attack attributed to Israel at the Iranian consulate in Syria, the entire command hierarchy responsible for the activities of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria and Lebanon was killed. According to the report, “the senior officers were pivotal for Hezbollah’s activities in the region.” … Read more
Anti-Israel activists and commentators who praised the Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel Saturday night criticized Israel over reports of an alleged strike on Iran early Friday morning. American Communist Jackson Hinkle decried that “Israel bombed Iran on Supreme Leader [Ali] Khamenei’s birthday.” Hinkle called on Iran to start enriching uranium and not … Read more
