Vali Arlanizadeh – Involved In

Iran coerces confession from woman shot by police over hijab

Iran’s state security forces have forced 31-year-old Arezou Badri, who was shot by police for allegedly violating hijab rules, to give a coerced confession despite her critical condition in ...
Read More [+]

The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh

“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned broadcaster. “All of Iran seeks
Read More [+]

The shadowy Iran ayatollah who is being ‘vilified’

Ayatollah Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri who endorsed ultra-hardliner Saeed Jalili in Iran's recent snap elections has come under attack for his extreme views. Such attacks may relate to his alleged leadership ...
Read More [+]

Raisi’s death moves Khamenei’s son to top of running for supreme leader job

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash upsets the plans of hardliners who wanted him to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and will stir rivalries in ...
Read More [+]

Why Some Iranians Refuse to Mourn President Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The pair were ...
Read More [+]

Iran’s better, stealthier drones are remaking global warfare

In January, rebels fighting the Sudanese army shot down a drone near Khartoum. As jubilant gunmen posted video of the wreckage on social media, they offered a fresh data ...
Read More [+]