Iran has so far avoided direct conflict with Israel or the United States, but the Israeli airstrike in Damascus was an unusually harsh blow, raising fears of a war.
Vahid Beheshti, an Iranian-born journalist, dissident, and human rights activist focused on Iran s human rights violations, spoke to a February 5 Middle East Forum Podcast (MEF) (video). The following summarizes his comments: Beheshti has camped out in
Are the Shia clergy disappearing as a pillar of Iranian society, degenerating into a mere power apparatus? Nationwide attacks, vilification and the murder, or attempted murder, of mullahs are becoming more frequent. Every turban wearer is seen as representing and symbolising the hated regime. By Ali Sadrzadeh
Are the Shia clergy disappearing as a pillar of Iranian society, degenerating into a mere power apparatus? Nationwide attacks, vilification and the murder, or attempted murder, of mullahs are becoming more frequent. Every turban wearer is seen as representing and symbolising the hated regime. By Ali Sadrzadeh
Iran’s allies in Syria are now moving back toward the Arab League and Iran’s president just returned from Damascus while its foreign minister was in Beirut.