The Internal Debate in the Iranian Elite Over the Hijab Protests
Ultimate power still lies with the Supreme Leader.
Mr. Putin Goes to Tehran
Iran and Russia further bind their ties—one an authoritarian regime claiming Divine sanction, the other an authoritarian regime promoting nationalist chauvinism, both of them sworn enemies of Western democracy.
Iran has ‘More to Lose than to Gain’ from Azerbaijan Victory
The Islamic Republic is fearful of an Israeli presence on its northwest border, in addition to the presence of Turkish-backed Sunni operatives sent to help the Azeris, a former National Security Council member tells JNS.
Iran Calls Trump’s Jewish Family Members “Filthy”: Twitter turns Blind Eye
Iran’s Supreme leader decried the UAE normalization deal blaming Jared Kushner for colluding with Israel as well as cruelty towards the “Palestinians”
Ayatollah Goes Full Twitter Crazy with Barrage of Angry Tweets Against America, Jews
The Americans won’t stay in Iraq and Syria; they’ll be expelled.
Will a Microbe Seal the Fate of Iran’s Virulent Regime?
At least 9,000 have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and 429 have died. Unofficial estimates suggest a figure of 1 million who have been affected by it. And yet, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the virus “a blessing.”
Precautionary Steps
Last week, the US deployed an aircraft carrier – the USS Abraham Lincoln – to the Persian Gulf in a move Iran characterized as “psychological warfare.” The US decision was reportedly made after Israel’s Mossad intelligence services warned about a possible plot by Iran to attack US interests in the Gulf.
Iran Tries to Make IRGC Terrorist Designation About Israel
Blaming Israel and Netanyahu specifically for the listing has now been Zarif’s main talking point within the last day.
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei: ‘Death to America” Means Death to Trump, John Bolton, and Pompeo’
On February 8, 2019, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a speech on the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.
A Very Fine Line
Iran’s allegedly “moderate” President Hassan Rouhani has called Israel a “cancerous tumor.” He doubled down by suggesting that Israel was a “fake regime” established by Western countries. This moderate language seems suspiciously similar to the supposedly hard-line Ayatollah Khamenei. It perfectly exemplifies the fine line between moderates and hard-liners in Iran.
