Category: Iran

Iranian Protestors Want ‘Revolution,’ Not ‘Reform’: Mary Mohammadi

“They see the regime as a terrorist … which doesn’t have any moral principles and wants to make an Islamic world, not just an Islamic Iran.” “They are looking for freedom; they are looking for dignity.” The Iranian regime is facing the most serious uprising in decades. Widespread protests erupted after a young woman died…


Alabama Man Indicted for Bypassing US Sanctions on Iran to Sell Goods

An indictment was unsealed on Nov. 29 charging an Iranian man living in Alabama with federal offenses concerning the export of U.S.-origin goods to Iran, bypassing prevailing sanctions. According to the 15-count indictment charges announced by the Justice Department, Ray Hunt—who also uses the names Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh, and Rahman Natoosh—of Madison County, Alabama,…


Pulisic Gives US 1–0 Lead Over Iran

DOHA—Christian Pulisic gave the United States a 1–0 halftime lead over Iran in their final World Cup Group B match on Tuesday to give the Americans the upper hand and one foot in the knockout stages. As things stand, the United States are second in the group behind England and will qualify for the last-16…


Pulisic Scores in US Win Over Iran to Advance at World Cup

Christian Pulisic, who has become known by fans as “Captain America,” sacrificed himself to score the United States’s (USMNT) sole goal in a must win match against Iran in World Cup Group B match at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The 1–0 victory came from the youngest starting lineup ever for…


WC Soccer—Fans gather for politically charged U.S.—Iran World Cup showdown

DOHA, Qatar—Smiling U.S. and Iranian fans mingled and posed for photos outside a stadium in Doha ahead of a politically charged World Cup match on Tuesday. The atmosphere was generally festive though the political divisions among Iran fans were apparent outside Al Thumama Stadium, as they have been during previous Iran games during the tournament,…


Iran Releases Soccer Players Ahead of Match Against US

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iranian authorities said Tuesday that two former members of the national soccer team arrested this month in connection with nationwide protests have been released on bail. The announcement came hours before Iran was set to play the United States at the World Cup in a match that authorities are heavily promoting as…


Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Urges World to Cut Ties With Tehran – Online Video

DUBAI – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. A video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer whose late…


Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Urges World to Cut Ties With Tehran

DUBAI—Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. A video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer whose late father was…


Iran: Death Before Disorder 

Commentary Iran’s clerics had learned by late November that they could—absent any international scrutiny—suppress opposition protests comprehensively, harshly, and without repercussions. But is it a long-term solution for the Islamic Republic? The most comprehensive national protests since 2019-20’s—when there were more than 1,500 known civilian deaths—were becoming weaker by late November, but only because the…


Turkey, Iran Strike Kurdish Groups Amid Fears of Widening Conflict

ISTANBUL—Turkey has ramped up its cross-border strikes on Kurdish YPG militants in Syria and Iraq, while Iran struck dissident groups in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region this week. Russia and the United States, both of which maintain troops in Syria, have called on Turkey to show restraint amid fears of widening conflict in the region….