Global Voices

Who Is Iran’s New ‘Reformist’ President?

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Jul 10, 2024 As Masoud Pezeshkian prepares to take office, domestic skepticism of his promises runs deep. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Celebration Dances and Succession Politics in Iran

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig May 23, 2024 Iranians are far from united in mourning the passing of Ebrahim Raisi, also known as ‘The Butcher of Tehran.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

Iranian President’s Death Could Usher In ‘Night of Long Knives’

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 20, 2024 With the far-right leader's passing, an internal power struggle between centrists and hardliners could emerge in the vacuum left in his wake. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

In Iran, Little Appetite for Conflict

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig May 15, 2024 The young activists of the Woman Life Freedom movement have enough problems without a regional conflagration that ballasts the regime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

How Washington’s Anti-Iranian Campaign Failed

Juan Cole / TomDispatch Mar 5, 2024 The usual D.C. rhetoric isn't working as the U.S. funds a devastating war of attrition in Gaza. In the meantime, Tehran's popularity grows in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Smoking Gun in the Soleimani Assassination

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 13, 2020 The president and his administration repeatedly fail to provide any evidence of the imminence of any threat the Iranian general posed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Defying Police, Iranians Protest Over Plane Shootdown

JOSEPH KRAUSS and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 12, 2020 Videos posted online showed protesters in Tehran shouting anti-government slogans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sanders Campaign Says ‘Bring It’ Following Trump’s Attacks

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 10, 2020 The Vermont senator retorted that Trump was only criticizing him “because he knows we will beat him in the general election." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Supreme Leader Weeps for General Killed by U.S. Airstrike

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 6, 2020 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over caskets of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others as vast crowds of mourners turn out demanding retaliation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rockets Fired After Day of Mourning for Slain Iranian Leader

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2020 Rocket falls near U.S. Embassy in Iraq hours after funeral for Qassem Soleimani at which crowd chants "Death to America, death to Israel." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Iran Vows ‘Harsh’ Response to U.S. Killing of Top General

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated Press Jan 3, 2020 The U.S. urges American citizens to leave Iraq immediately in the wake of Friday's airstrike against Gen. Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Iran’s Top Leader Warns ‘Thugs’ as Protests Reach 100 Cities

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Nov 17, 2019 It remains to be seen how many people were arrested, injured or killed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )