Thirty-one journalists and media workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a report released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Iranian President Pezeshkian says Israel attempted to assassinate him tuckercarlson.com/tucker-inter...

Horrifying footage of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s Tajrish neighborhood. A number of civilians were killed.

Great read by Assef Bayat on the resilience of the Iranian people amid the deadly Israeli attacks newlinesmag.com/first-person...

Iran’s Hammihan daily reports 5 social workers were killed in Israel’s strike on Evin prison in Tehran. Prisoners have been transferred to other prisons following the strike, causing worries among their families. Israel said it targeted a symbol of state repression.

A purported photo of Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran’s SL Khamenei, showing him at the funeral today for several IRGC commanders killed in recent Israeli airstrikes. Shamkhani survived an Israeli airstrike in the early days of the 12-day war.

Trump said on Friday he would bomb Iran again “without question” if intelligence suggests Iran continues to have the ability to enrich uranium. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

The Iranians "probably thought it was safe in the tunnels,” a retired Israeli brigadier general said. www.rferl.org/a/iran-urani...

An aid worker and her 5-year-old son are among those killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's Evin prison where political prisoners are held. A prominent painter who was in the neighborhood was also killed in the attack.The IDF said it targeted the prison, as a "symbol of oppression for Iranian ppl."

President Trump's letter to Iran's clerical establishment was delivered by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates.

Trump says he sent letter to Khamenei to negotiate deal www.jpost.com/breaking-new...

Prominent Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been reportedly flogged over a song he released against the compulsory hijab rule.Yarrahi had dedicated the song to “the noble women of my homeland, who bravely shine in the front line of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ChZ...

Russia has agreed to assist President Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear program , Bloomberg reports. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Secret negotiations lead to release of Dutch citizen held in Iran for five years nltimes.nl/2025/02/27/s...

Hope And Fear In Iran As Russia's Lavrov Visits Tehran with insight by @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social www.rferl.org/a/iran-russi...

Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration and Iran in pursuit of a new deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program edition.cnn.com/2025/02/16/m...

" Maman is one of 39 Israelis arrested in the past year on suspicion of spying for Iran. One of their officials told me that the Iranians had turned hundreds of Israelis since the end of 2022. " www.economist.com/1843/2025/02...

"Saudi Arabia has launched a scathing state media campaign against Benjamin Netanyahu, pointing to growing frustration in the key Gulf state’s royal court with the Israeli prime minister and the war in Gaza." www.ft.com/content/be85...

Iranian journalist Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi who helped break Mahsa Amini's story were granted "amnesty". They shouldn't have been jailed in the first place.

A Georgia man who the authorities said kept more than 100 dogs in cruel conditions at his home has been sentenced to 475 years in prison after being found guilty last month of dogfighting and cruelty to animals, prosecutors said.

"Analysts in Tehran argued that Khamenei’s comments could be intended to make clear that the Islamic republic does not want to be seen to negotiate from a position of weakness." www.ft.com/content/1ac0...

"This is a reproduction of a memory I have from my childhood during the Iran-Iraq war. I went to a wedding and could hear bombs and alarms going off" www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

President Trump says he wants Iran to be a successful country “but one that doesn’t have nuclear weapons.” Earlier today, Iran’s FM Araghchi said if the main US concern is that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, then that is achievable.

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that restores his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and aims to deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon, a US official told Reuters.

“New intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program has convinced American officials that a secret team of the country’s scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon if Tehran’s leadership decides to race for a bomb” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

An Iranian court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence for former Radio Farda journalist Reza Valizadeh, his lawyer said. Valizadeh, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, resigned from Radio Farda in Nov 2022 after a decade of work. He returned to Iran in 2024 to visit his family but was arrested in Sept.

“While we resist US pressure, we will also signal a willingness to negotiate,” said a relative of Khamenei. “Iran is working to minimize actions that might provoke Washington, even if no agreement is eventually reached.” www.ft.com/content/b541...

C.I.A. now favors lab leak theory to explain Covid’s origins. There is no new intelligence behind the agency’s shift, officials said. Rather it is based on the same evidence it has been chewing over for months. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...

Forecasting Trump 2.0’s Middle East approach: Cloudy with a strong chance of more uncertainty ahead mei.edu/publications...

Trump Says He Hopes To Avoid Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites www.barrons.com/news/trump-h...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig by dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been nominated for an Oscar. Rasoulof recently fled Iran after being sentenced to prison.

Prominent French dailies, Le Monde and Liberation have abandoned X.

A U.S. flag painted on the ground of the courtyard of Iranian president's office under the Raisi administration has been reportedly removed. Visitors had to walk on it. The move comes amid signals for potential talks by the Iranian government to the Trump 2.0 administration.

Two prominent Iranian judges accused of serious human rights violations were killed in an an attack in Tehran today. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were known for cruelty and harsh sentences. www.rferl.org/a/ran-suprem...

A Weakened Iran's New Russia Pact Comes In Shadow Of Distrust www.rferl.org/a/iran-russi...

"There’s a general consensus among Trump's key advisers to return to a full maximum pressure strategy targeting Tehran, starting with a big sanctions package that hits major players in the oil industry, which could come as early as February," www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Prominent Iranian dissident satirist Ebrahim Nabavi has died in Maryland after committing suicide, his family said in a statement. His family said Nabavi suffered from depression & missed Iran. "The impossibility of living in his homeland weighed heavily on him,"the family said.

Marco Rubio noted that the Islamic republic is at its weakest point while adding "My view of it is that we should be open to any arrangement that allows us to have safety and stability in the region but one that is clear-eyed.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5F0...

The Pasadena Humane Society needs donations for its efforts to save animals from the Eaton Fire, please consider donating. My family adopted all of our cats from the Pasadena Humane Society when I was a kid, it’s such an amazing organization. give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/...

"Iran’s armed forces have nearly doubled the number of annual winter exercises this year as the Islamic republic seeks to project strength following a series of regional military blows by Israel and the election of Donald Trump in the US." www.ft.com/content/a027...

Iran VP extended condolences to the families of the victims of widespread wildfires in southern California. en.irna.ir/news/8571706...

The head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society expressed solidarity with the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires while also announcing readiness to send humanitarian aid. en.irna.ir/news/8571692...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who had been arrested and imprisoned in Iran, has been freed and is on a plane taking her back home, the office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement.

"Asked if the Iranians were completely out of Syria, the State Department’s top Middle East official, Barbara Leaf, said Monday, “Pretty much, yes…It’s extraordinary.” www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Some close to Trump expect that he'll seek a deal with Iran before considering a strike. But a military option is a real possibility. www.axios.com/2025/01/06/t...

The changes in Syria's school curriculum include changing the phrases “path of goodness” to “Islamic path,” and “those who have are damned and have gone astray” to “Jews and Christians." www.bbc.com/news/article...

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan presented President Biden with options for a potential U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities if the Iranians move towards a nuclear weapon before Jan. 20, Axios reports. www.axios.com/2025/01/02/i...

Prominent Iranian translator& literary scholar Goli Emami recently appeared in a literary ceremony in Tehran without the compulsory hijab. Since the 2022 protests, an increasing number of Iranian women have been appearing in public without the hijab in a direct challenge to authorities.