Persian Spring

Persecution of Baha’is Ramps Up

Government Orders Target Baha’i Businesses and Students January 29, 2016: Attacks on Baha’is continue unabated at the orders of the Iranian government.  Last November we reported on numerous Baha’is arrests without charges and businesses being

Persian Spring

Regime Consolidates Hardliners’ Power

January 27, 2016: A member of the Policy Committee for Reformists said last week that Iran’s Guardian Council disqualified a majority of reformist-leaning candidates from upcoming parliamentary elections. Only 30 out of 3,000 hopeful reformist

Military

Anti-US Propaganda In Overdrive

January 26, 2016: Nearly two weeks after Iran’s IRGC took 10 United States sailors into captivity, Iran’s leaders and media continue to use the questionably legal incident for anti-US propaganda purposes. The latest media coverage

Military

Captive US Soldiers Paraded on Media

Iran Flouts Geneva Convention Using Captives for Propaganda January 13, 2016: The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting released footage on Wednesday of the detainment and captivity of US sailors hours after the Americans were finally

Military

Iran Coalition To Subvert KSA and US

January 13, 2016: On Wednesday, a top Iranian military official warned that the formation of an emerging Iranian-led alliance between several countries has been designed to subvert American, Saudi and Israeli actions in the region.

Military

IRGC Mocks US ‘Vulnerability’

Iran Detains Navy Boats and Personnel January 12, 2016: Following the release of ten captured US Navy personnel from Iranian custody on Wednesday, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials have been quick to push a

Pan-Arab Issues

Down with KSA Protests Erupt in Iran

Anti-KSA Rhetoric Ramps Up Over Al Nimr Execution January 8, 2016: Mass protests broke out in Tehran on Friday, nearly a week following the attacks on two Saudi diplomatic posts in the country.  Following Friday prayers

Military

Iran Unveils More Underground Missiles

January 5, 2016: Early today, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani visited a new Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) underground missile base. The visit reveals the second deep “underground missile town” since October 2015. Images and videos

Pan-Arab Issues

Iran Media Celebrate Attacks on KSA

Hardliners Threaten Further Action January 5, 2016: In the aftermath of attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by angry rioters, diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and other Arab States have been broken off. A