Over the last few days, the name of Muhammad Baqr Qalibaf, the former mayor of...
Over the last few days, the name of Muhammad Baqr Qalibaf, the former mayor of Tehran, keeps bubbling up as some sort of “Delcy Rodriguez” type figure, namely a relatively “moderate” regime figure with whom we might be able to do business were the government to fall to his control. Moreover, there are voices in Iran itself maneuvering to install Qalibaf instead of Mojtada Khamenei, son of the late, Ali Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader. This is a dangerous proposition that will make things worse for the United States, to say nothing of Iran and other affected countries. Venezuela is nothing like Iran. And for all her evils, Delcy Rodriguez, successor to Venezuelan cartel leader Nicolas Maduro, is practically benign compared to…Open
Mr. Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as Iran brutally repressed anti-government demonstrations.
AI:Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian protester caught in the regime's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, has reportedly been released on bail after facing a potential death sentence. His arrest and subsequent legal jeopardy are part of a larger pattern of violent repression by the Iranian government against its citizens during recent unrest, marking another high-stakes development in the ongoing tension between the Islamic Republic and international human rights standards.Open
Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” was one of several people detained after signing a letter objecting to the crackdown on protests.
AI:Iranian authorities have arrested Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-author of "It Was Just an Accident," as part of their ongoing and brutal crackdown on domestic dissent. Mahmoudian was detained alongside several other individuals following his signature on a letter protesting the regime's violent suppression of protesters. This arrest follows a long pattern of the Iranian government targeting intellectuals and activists within its notorious prison system to silence opposition to the ruling regime.Open
Arash’s mother never got the chance to serve the sunny-side-up eggs she made for her son before the knock on the door came. It was […] Source
AI:Section 209 of Iran's prison system serves as a notorious site for political repression, where the regime targets individuals for their dissent and arrests them often without warning. The account details the harrowing reality faced by prisoners like Arash, whose life was disrupted mid-meal when agents arrived to take him into custody, illustrating the brutal tactics used by the Iranian state to silence opposition through sudden and terrifying detentions.Open