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Iran: undressing protest shows how women are still fighting even as morality laws get harsher

More than two years have passed since a young woman called Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested in Iran for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. ...
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Khamenei goes silent on US election

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has remained unusually silent on the current US presidential election, despite having commented on nearly every past race over his 35-year tenure, frequently condemning ...
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The Pezeshkian Paradox: Iran’s New President and the IRGC

Masoud Pezeshkian faces a stark dilemma as president: either appease the IRGC's power and ideology or alienate his own reformist constituency, risking political paralysis. Almost a month has passed ...
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Amnesty International Raises Concern Over Potential Execution of Four Political Prisoners in Ahvaz

In a statement, Amnesty International Germany announced that the transfer of four political prisoners to solitary confinement in Ahvaz prison indicates the possibility of their execution in the coming ...
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Sinwar is dead, but Iran’s IRGC is an existential threat to Israel

The bad news for a jubilant Israel is that the latest generation of IRGC leaders are more radical than their predecessors, happy to suppress anti-regime protests in the country ...
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The sources of Iran’s IRGC’s financial empire and their sustainability in the medium to long term

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) remains among the most influential actors determining Iran's political stability and foreign policy, as well as the broader security landscape in the Middle ...
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