The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel
For over two weeks now, Iranians have been pouring into the streets in the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, and possibly since the 2009
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Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and police finding themselves in the morgue. What began as
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Editorial As the rial plunges to 1.1 million to the US dollar, the crisis is no longer abstract; it is catastrophic and visible. Photographs from the streets show hundreds of bodies wrapped
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has turned to the symbolism of ancient tyrants to publicly mock Donald Trump, portraying the former US president as a ruler doomed to collapse under the
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Iranian intelligence officials announced the confiscation of a significant shipment of Starlink terminals and other advanced electronic equipment, claiming the devices were intended for use in anti-government protests and sabotage operations. The
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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s fixer, has entered the Iran mess and is now talking to Iran’s leaders. This is a very bad sign for the Iranian revolution, because Witkoff’s approach is to
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi has accused foreign intelligence agencies and terrorist groups of orchestrating deadly violence during weeks of protests across Iran, claiming that initially peaceful demonstrations were deliberately transformed into
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The current economic state of Iran is unsustainable, thus a transition in the medium term is inevitable, what form it takes and when it happens remains to be seen, an inevitable long
More Iran’s Islamic regime is facing what many observers describe as its most serious existential challenge in decades, as expanding public protests show little sign of abating despite calls from Supreme Leader Ayatollah
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Recent protests have broken out across several Iranian cities, due to long-standing dissatisfaction among citizens. These protestors do not come like flash drives. They are slow fires that finally come to light.
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Iranian security officials say more than 100 people have been arrested across several provinces in connection with recent riots that authorities claim were driven by foreign interference, including by the United States
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Since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution severed ties with Washington and replaced a U.S.-backed monarchy with an Islamic republic, successive American administrations have pursued a sustained effort to weaken or overthrow Iran’s government.
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An Iranian-backed hacking operation that breached the phones and messaging accounts of senior Israeli political figures has exposed what security experts describe as an intelligence gold mine, raising alarm over the vulnerability
More US entrepreneur Elon Musk and SpaceX have activated Starlink satellite internet in Iran, providing access to uncensored communications during a near-total government-imposed blackout, according to multiple online reports on January 9, 2026.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused counter-revolutionary forces of orchestrating violent unrest in Tehran and warned U.S. President Donald Trump to stay out of Iran’s affairs, following a night of disturbances
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