Mahsa Amini

December 18, 2024 | |

‘Ambiguities in the Law’: Iran Pauses Implementation of Draconian Hijab Legislation

Law Would Have Imposed Severe Penalties: Iran’s National Security Council on December 16 paused the implementation of a controversial “Hijab and Chastity” law that would harshen...

December 13, 2024 | |

An ‘Assault on Women’s Rights’: UN Experts Call on Iran to Repeal Hijab Law

Iran’s New Law Punishes Defiance of Hijab Mandate: Iran must repeal its new law enforcing the mandatory hijab, or headscarf, a group of 10 UN experts said in a December 13 statement....

December 9, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran

At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...

December 5, 2024 | |

‘Women, Life, Freedom!’ Iran Temporarily Releases Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Iran Frees Prominent Human Right Activist for 21 Days: The authorities in Tehran released prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi on December 4 after she underwent surgery...

November 5, 2024 | |

A ‘Shameful Phenomenon’: Iran Arrests Female Protester After She Disrobes at University

Iranian Student Protests Mandatory Dress Code: Ahoo Daryaeistripped to her underwear at Tehran’sIslamic Azad University on November 2 after members of the Basij militia, which...

October 9, 2024 | |

Former Iranian Police Chief Defends Crackdown on 2022 Protests

A former chief of Iran’s police defended the Islamic Republic’s violent response to the nationwide protests that began in September 2022, claiming that his forces acted with...

September 27, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

When it comes to Iran’s rulers, there can be no dialogue

Ruling mullahs duly rolled into New York City to attend the U.N. General Assembly, led by Iran’s new “moderate” president, Masoud Pezeshkian.

September 16, 2024 | |

Iranians Commemorate Mahsa Amini on Second Anniversary of Her Murder

The second anniversary of the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was marked in Iran and around the world on September 16 amid a media blackout ordered by Iran’s rulers. The young...

July 12, 2024 | Mark Dubowitz, Jacob Nagel

2040: The year Iran predicts Israel will be destroyed. Now is the time to prepare

The Islamic Republic is developing a comprehensive strategy to bring about Israel’s elimination as a sovereign state.

July 10, 2024 | |

UN Special Rapporteur: Biden Has No Clear Iran Strategy

President Joe Biden’s administration lacks a clear Iran strategy, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights in Iran said on July 9. Arguing that Tehran has “been...

July 10, 2024 | |

Iran Supporting and Funding Pro-Hamas Protests in the U.S.

Following several months of often violent pro-Hamas protests across the United States, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, stated on July 9 that the Islamic...

May 21, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Butcher Is Dead. What Comes Next for Iran?

The unexpected death of the Iranian president may be the vent that allows a volcano of rage to explode. Reuel Marc Gerecht explains.

May 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How Ebrahim Raisi transformed Iran’s role in the region

Regardless of what Western analysts think about Iran's international relations, Iran has secured close ties throughout the Middle East and Asia under President Raisi.

May 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Raisi set the Middle East aflame but his death will not put out the fire

With Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian gone, Iran will fall back on the IRGC which controls much of the country behind the scenes.

April 30, 2024 | |

Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals

A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was...

April 16, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

The path that led to Iran’s attack on Israel was one of US appeasement

The Biden administration must begin taking the Islamic Republic’s threat to world peace seriously

April 2, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Saeed Ghasseminejad

EU Would Aid Tehran’s Repression by Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Tech Firm

The European Union (EU) is reportedly contemplating the removal of sanctions on ArvanCloud, an Iranian internet technology company accused of facilitating regime censorship. This would enable ArvanCloud...

March 12, 2024 | |

Iranian Official Calls to Expel Israel From Women’s Rights Conference

A senior Iranian official on March 11 called for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to expel Israel from its ranks. In a speech before the commission’s...

February 29, 2024 | |

Iran to Hold Parliamentary Elections but May Face Low Turnout

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 called for mass turnout in Iran’s elections on March 1. Yet even government polling indicates that the majority of...

February 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdish solidarity delegation from Germany visits Israel

The visit was to express the Kurdish solidarity with the Jewish people and the Kurdish sentiments that the Jews are not alone.