Category: Iranian

Iranian Authorities Release Star of Award-Winning Movie Jailed for Supporting Protests

An Iranian actress who showed solidarity with Iran’s protests following the death of a young woman while in custody of the morality police has been released from prison on bail, state media reported on Dec. 4. Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was photographed holding a bouquet of flowers and surrounded by what appeared to be friends and supporters outside…


Iran Security Forces Kill 2, Arrest 2 Over Deadly Attack

CAIRO—Iranian security forces killed two men and arrested two others allegedly behind a deadly shooting last month in a southwestern city, state-run media reported, amid conflicting accounts of the incident that coincided with a wave of anti-regime protests. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said the two suspects killed were behind last month’s shooting that left…


Iran Officials Sentence 5 to Death for Killing Basij Troop

CAIRO—Iranian authorities sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a member of a paramilitary force affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, state media said Tuesday. Eleven others received prison sentences. The 13 men and three minors had been charged with killing Ruhollah Ajamian, a member of the Basij, a paramilitary volunteer branch of Iran’s…


Newly Sanctioned Iranians Include Toronto Gym Denizen

Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials, including a senior military official spotted earlier this year at a Toronto-area gym. Morteza Talaei, Tehran’s former police chief and a former general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is among four Iranians and five entities banned from doing business with Canada or accessing assets located in Canada. Talaei…


Team USA: 1; Iranian Press: 0

Prior to the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s match with Iran, Iranian journalists peppered the coach and captain with non-soccer, political questions to dog the Americans when they refused to acknowledge the very human rights abuses by their own regime. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “Beau” for 20% off Follow us on Facebook,…


Federal Government Formally Bans Top Echelons of Iranian Regime From Entering Canada

The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country. Federal cabinet ministers confirmed during a virtual press conference on Monday that the measure brought in through the Immigration and…


The Iranian Question: If, or When?

Protests have organically sprung from Iran to the globe after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being detained by Iran’s “morality police,” who determined she had incorrectly worn her headscarf. While Iran has had many protests for more rights and freedom, this one is different, mainly led by teenage schoolgirls. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6,…


Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi, Who Competed Without Hijab, Receives Hero’s Welcome as She Returns to Tehran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-regime demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab. After landing, Rekabi gave a careful, emotionless interview to Iran’s hard-line state television, saying that…


Canada to Sanction 25 Iran Officials and Morality Police After Mahsa Amini Death

Canada is sanctioning 25 senior Iranian officials and nine government entities following a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says in a statement posted to Twitter that the sanctions are a result of Iran’s “grave and ongoing breaches of international law” and its “blatant disregard for human life. Thousands…


Death Toll in Iran Building Collapse Rises to at Least 38

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The death toll in a catastrophic tower collapse in southwestern Iran rose to at least 38 on Sunday, state TV reported, as emergency workers pulled another body from the rubble amid fears still more could be trapped in the destruction. It’s unclear how many more people remain unaccounted for in the collapse…