Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes
Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.
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Rainfall creates crimson spectacle at beach on Iran’s Hormuz Island
Streams of soil turn sand and surrounding water red, creating sharp contrast with blue waters of Persian Gulf Rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and turned the water shades of deep red. The beach … Read more
Victims of Iran’s 2022 crackdown file criminal complaint against 40 officials
Claim filed in Argentina alleges crimes against humanity were carried out on Women, Life, Freedom protesters A group of victims of the Iranian government crackdown during the Women, Life, Freedom protests in 2022 have filed the first criminal complaint against 40 named Iranian officials alleging crimes against humanity, including targeted blinding and murder. The request … Read more
Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran
Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, her foundation says There are fears for the wellbeing of the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, after she was detained by Iranian security forces at a memorial ceremony for a human rights lawyer in the eastern city of Mashhad. Mohammadi, 53, … Read more
Two marathon organisers arrested in Iran over women running without hijabs
Judiciary says a criminal case has been opened after online images showed a number of unveiled female competitors Judicial authorities in Iran have arrested two organisers of a marathon held on an island off the country’s southern coast after images emerged showing women taking part in the race without hijabs. The arrests on Saturday come … Read more
Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’
Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country. The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition … Read more
Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?
Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.”
Fears Fuel Tanker Was Seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
The ship, which was flying a Marshall Islands flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz when it lost contact with its managers.
As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.
Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reports
Storage dwindles in Mashhad, home to 4 million people, as country struggles with drought Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad have plunged below 3%, according to reports, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. “The water storage in Mashhad’s dams has now fallen to less than 3%,” Hossein … Read more