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Intrepid Exile Mohammad Rasoulof Thwarts the Theocracy

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 26, 2024 Iran’s outcast artist on the “gangsters of culture” and making movies under the mullahs’ noses. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Trump Says 52 Targets Already Lined Up if Iran Retaliates

DOUGLASS K. DANIEL and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2020 Nancy Pelosi slams his formal notice on fatal strike that sparked hostilities, saying it suggests Americans "are being left in the dark." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Satellite Photos Show Burning Iran Space Center Launch Pad

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Aug 29, 2019 A rocket at an Iranian space center that was to conduct a satellite launch criticized by the U.S. apparently exploded on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Who Will Stop Trump From Taking Us Into War With Iran?

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Jul 25, 2018 Those who should be voicing opposition—from Congress to the grassroots—are too obsessed with Russia to even pay attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and Iran Got to This Tense Moment

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Apr 26, 2018 Iran has become the primary target of American antagonism, when Saudi Arabia, an even more repressive regime, remains a close ally. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Economic Protests in Tehran Challenge Iran’s Government

Amir Vahdat and and Jon Gambrell / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2017 The demonstrations appear to be the largest to strike the Islamic Republic since the protests that followed the country's disputed 2009 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Elections in Iran

Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International Herald Tribune Jun 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Iran to Execute Kurdish Activist for ‘Enmity With God’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 A Kurdish man suspected of being a member of a socialist opposition party is awaiting imminent execution in Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Out of Protest, a Revolution

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan joins Jon Stewart to discuss what he sees as a major shift in Iran: What once was a battle over fraudulent election results has become a revolution over the future of the Islamic Republic. Check out the interview on Wednesday night's "Daily Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Newspaper Blasts Ahmadinejad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2007 In what may be a sign of turning tides within Iran, a powerful paper in Tehran, The Islamic Republic, published an editorial Wednesday slamming President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's treatment of his political opponents -- an auspicious critique, considering the paper's close ties with Ayatollah Khamenei. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )