Posts Tagged: iran protests
Protests Erupt Again in Iran After Military Admits It Hit Plane
Protesters piled pressure on Iran's leadership on Sunday with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time...
2019 Was Marked by Defiance and Dissent; 2020 Will Probably Be No Different
Last year, protests toppled the leaders of Sudan, Algeria, Lebanon, and Iraq. Only in Sudan did the protests lead to a genuine transition process, and...
Iranian Ambassador Blames Jewish Media Domination for Reuters Story of 1,500 Protesters Killed
Reuters reported: After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued...
Iran’s Leader Ordered Crackdown on Unrest – ‘Do Whatever It Takes to End It’
After days of protests across Iran last month, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order:...
Amnesty Says 304 Killed in Iran Unrest, Thousands Arrested Including Children
At least 304 people have been killed in Iran during anti-government unrest that broke out last month, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Thousands have been arrested including children as young as 15 in a crackdown that followed the protests, London-based Amnesty said in...
Why Iran Should Expect More Social Unrest
Karl Marx famously predicted that workers in the industrial powerhouses of England and Prussia would be the first candidates for the proletarian revolution. He based...
It’s Time for Europe to Stand With the Iranian People
JNS.org - In Tehran, the mullahs have blamed the recent protests in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon not on their own repressive regimes and proxies, but...
The Ayatollahs’ Anxiety Is Showing
JNS.org - Whether the uprising in Iran is leading to the ultimate collapse of the 40-year reign of the ayatollahs remains to be seen. But...
Nancy Pelosi Could Use a Little Hate
Last week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was asked a question by a reporter: “Do you hate the president, Madam Speaker?” Pelosi, visibly upset, returned to...
Bullets for Bodies: A Sick Twist in Iran Protests
There have been protests and riots across Iran, brutally put down by Iranian security forces and the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The government is charging...
The WhatsApp Crisis: Cracks in Iran’s Soft Power Strategy
The “WhatsApp crisis” in Lebanon revealed a crack in Iran’s grand diplomatic strategy of using its proxies to push ideological soft power concurrently with hard...
Iranian Port City Bears Brunt of Crackdown
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the worst violence in Iran’s brutal crackdown on recent anti-government protests. Bandar-e-Mahshahr is located...
Iran’s 2019 Gasoline Protests: What Happens Next?
Iran’s leaders have survived yet another challenge to their rule from an increasingly restive population. The November demonstrations protesting an increase in gasoline prices were...
Tehran and the Restive Iraqis
With many Iraqis (including Shiites) blaming Tehran for the social restiveness engulfing their country, Iranian policymakers fear the weakening of Tehran’s grip on its neighbor. While...
