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A Murder, a Viral Video, and Big Tech’s Silence
Hamidreza Rajabzadeh was a young, well-known maddah — a religious eulogist — in Tehran. In late July he left his home and never returned. Fifteen days later, police confirmed what his family had feared: he had been abducted, stabbed to death, and his body burned and dumped outside the capital.…
Iran: A Calm Between Two Storms
Just before the new year, Iran witnessed one of the most violent protest movements it has seen in recent years. What began as strike actions by Tehran shopkeepers — protesting the sharp collapse of the Iranian rial against the dollar and the resulting inflation — quickly evolved, over the following…
35 Million Iranians Celebrate Islamic Revolution Anniversary
In a powerful display of national solidarity, 35 million Iranians participated in rallies across the country celebrating the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory. The historic turnout came following last month's successful containment of terrorist riots and amid ongoing military threats from the Trump administration. he nationwide celebrations took on…
Iran’s Blackout: Neutralizing Hybrid Terror
The recent weeks in Iran have offered an unconventional—almost anachronistic—lived experience: a society functioning without digital connectivity, reminiscent of a pre-internet era five decades ago. While the surface narrative in Western media focuses on the silence of the wires, the underlying reality is a complex tapestry of domestic economic frustration,…
Israeli TV Interview Exposes Fabricated Iran Protest Casualty Claims
Reports emerged yesterday claiming four Iranian Jewish citizens were killed during unrest in Iran backed by U.S. and Western-supported terrorist activities. Images purportedly showing the victims quickly spread across social media platforms and were broadcast globally, including in occupied Palestine. However, the narrative unraveled when an Israeli woman named Noya…
The Sykes-Picot Agreement: A Century of Division
How a secret colonial treaty engineered the fragmentation of the Middle East and continues to shape regional conflicts today he Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 stands as one of the most consequential secret treaties in modern history, fundamentally reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Named after British diplomat Mark…
Inside the MEK’s Cult of Control
A new report sheds light on a disturbing pattern of “destructive mind control” within the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK/PMOI) — an exiled opposition group long accused of cult-like behavior and internal coercion. Drawing on the testimony of former member Ehsan Bidi, the findings reveal systematic psychological manipulation, family…