The Islamic Republic may hold a march displaying banners and military weaponry, producing an appearance of unity. But when legitimacy is imposed on people, then it is no longer legitimate. February 11 is meant to be the Islamic Republic’s annual demonstration of legitimacy. It’s a day when the state floods Iran’s streets with flags, slogans … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington this week amid fears in Israel that Donald Trump will strike a weak deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was due to travel to the US in mid-February for the first meeting of Mr Trump’s Peace Council. But the meeting was advanced following the initial round of … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has crushed protests that swept the country last month, but only by unleashing the bloodiest crackdown of his nearly four decades in power. Now, with a US flotilla nearby, the 86-year-old Khamenei is trying to head off a potential US attack. He warned that if US … Read more
A video has emerged that is said to show a Russian-made Mi-28NE Havoc attack helicopter flying over the Iranian capital Tehran. Last week, images also appeared online that appeared to show at least one Mi-28NE in Iran. The arrival of the Havocs in Iran could also indicate the delivery of weapons and other materials from … Read more
“People are extremely angry,” said one former official, adding that a US attack could prompt the Iranians to rise again. “The wall of fear has fallen. There is no fear left.” Iran’s leadership is increasingly worried that a US strike could break its grip by pushing an already angry public into the streets after a … Read more
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s economic outlook looks increasingly bleak more than three weeks after the start of what has become one of the most comprehensive and prolonged state-imposed internet blackouts in history, affecting a population of more than 90 million people. Iranian authorities abruptly cut off all communications across the country on the night of … Read more
BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed his defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. Al-Maliki, who was nominated last week by the country’s ruling political bloc to return as prime minister, said in a statement: “We reject the blatant … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are showing a willingness to launch new attacks, possibly trying to support Iran, as officials acknowledged Monday the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the region. President Donald Trump ordered carriers to move to the Middle East as he threatened military … Read more
If the estimates are true, the only comparable massacre in the history databases would be the killing of 33,000 Jews in the Holocaust-era Babyn Yar massacre outside Kiev in 1941. As many as 30,000 people may have been killed in Iran during a two-day crackdown on Jan. 8 and 9, TIME reported Sunday, citing two … Read more
According to media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already entered Iran to help Tehran crack down on the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to send reserve forces to Tehran, nor does Iran need additional reinforcements from Baghdad,” Sheikh Ghaith Al-Tamimi, a prominent Iraqi scholar … Read more