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Inward fury: How Iran has changed domestic oppression after Israel-Iran war

IRAN AFFAIRS: Unable to change the outcome of battle, the Islamic Republic moved quickly after the June 24 ceasefire to reassert its authority at home.

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19
 A missile launched from Iran towards Israel is seen from Jerusalem, June 19, 2025.

War of the future is already here: IAI chief highlights role of drones, AI in Israel-Iran war

Protestors stand on an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a cross through it, outside the Iranian Embassy on June 22, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.

Iran's Islamic regime weak, but will fight to survive, Ex-CIA officer who infiltrated country says

PEOPLE PRAY for rain amid a severe drought in Tehran earlier this month. Western states, Israel, and regional partners should offer technical assistance, but only with full public oversight, say the writers.

Letting a nation go thirsty: Iran’s water disaster is self-inflicted - opinion


Iran asks for Saudi help in reviving nuclear talks with Trump in letter to MBS

Saudi Arabia's growing political weight and deepening security ties with Washington endow Riyadh with leverage few others in the Middle East possess.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

Between domestic dysfunction and Middle East geopolitics, could the Islamic Republic use Israel to rally the nation?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.

Destroying Iran’s nuclear ambition didn’t end threat, but expanded it throughout region - editorial

The lesson from Iran’s nuclear failure is not that the threat is gone, but rather that firm action, clear redlines, and support from other countries in the region can all affect Tehran’s decisions.

An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025.

IRGC claims to dismantle US, Israeli anti-security network, arrest all involved - report

According to the report, the IRGC disclosed that in recent months, Israel has established a network of Iranian individuals who have been compromising Iranian security.

 (Illustrative) A silhouette over an Iranian flag.

Iran rebuilds as Israel signals readiness to strike again - NYT

"Israel feels the job is unfinished and sees no reason not to resume the conflict, so Iran is doubling down preparedness for the next round."

Members of the IRGC step on US and Israeli flags during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025.

‘Fighting Israel is not like fighting the Taliban’: Inside Iran post-12-Day War

"The government and people seem stuck in a position of uncertainty where they are neither fully in peace nor at war. In a sense, the entirety of Iran has been trapped in a 'Groundhog Day' scenario."

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.

Activists protest against Iranian executions in Rome, Italy, July 30, 2025.

Top US sanctions official to travel to Middle East, Europe to discuss 'maximum pressure' on Iran

John Hurley, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will travel in the coming days to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Lebanon

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Iran's role in October 7 transforms it into a threat not only to Israel, but to the world - opinion

The creation of a popular threat to the Iranian regime should be a supreme goal for the rest of mankind. In its absence, the next Iranian-inspired October 7 is only a matter of time.

A VIEW SHOWS the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran last June.

Scholars say Iran intensified repressions, focused on hangings and an Internet blackout

Since the war with Israel, Iranian Police have claimed 21,000 arrests, while rights groups say the subsequent surge in executions echoes the run-up to the 1988 prison massacres.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

First they lost their husbands - then their homes were hit by Iranian missiles

Supported by IDFWO, these women face down a second tragedy with strength, sorrow, and a deep sense of purpose.

Rotem Blohman with her husband Yakir, z”l and children Koren and Imri.