Credit: Vahid/X Donald Trump has been warned that the US military needs more time to prepare for strikes against Iran, as another night of protests rocked the country. The US President is said to be contemplating military action and has been presented with a range of targets, including elements of the security services responsible for … Read more
Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since the demonstrations broke out, but even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders about the treatment of the protesters, saying that … Read more
Iran came to a near standstill on Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests sparked by a deepening political and economic crisis. Video footage circulating online and shared by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) shows intense clashes between protesters and security forces in cities, including Shiraz, … Read more
Credit: X / @abdolah_abdi Mass protests broke out across Iran calling for the “death of the dictator” due to the regime’s economic crisis. Tear gas was used to disperse protesters as shops shuttered in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and main markets. University students called their friends to join the demonstrations, while chants rang out from rooftops … Read more
As the calendar approaches mid-December, the rain has finally fallen on the Iranian capital of Tehran. However this may not be enough to prevent an evacuation amid the fear that the water will run out in a metropolitan area of about 15 million people. What is going on? Before the rain fell on December 10, … Read more
Naveed Akram. one of the alleged shooters One of the gunmen who opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach has been named as Naveed Akram. A driver’s license found at the scene lists his address as Bonnyrigg, in Sydney’s south-west, where police raided on Sunday evening. The 24-year-old suspect, who was shot dead … Read more
Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10 billion tomans in diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being killed by the Islamic regime. Goli Koukhan, a child bride and victim of domestic violence, was spared the death penalty in Iran after she was able to collect enough diyah (blood money) to compensate … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most famous singer, life has always been a balancing act of one kind or another. She started as a child, and performed with her acrobat father who balanced her on a chair on another chair resting only on her chin. Then later, as an icon of … Read more
Officials in a major Middle Eastern capital are contemplating drastic measures to manage severe drought-driven water shortages. What’s going on? The BBC reported that the Iranian capital of Tehran is on the brink of running out of water. The lack of rain has caused the dams that supply the city to drop to less than … Read more
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As you enter Iran’s capital, you begin with only the occasional glimpse — a passenger in a speeding car or a pedestrian trying to outrun Tehran’s notorious traffic. But as you reach the cooler heights of Tehran’s northern neighborhoods along the city’s sycamore-lined Vali-e Asr Street, they are almost everywhere, women … Read more