“This politicization of the death toll number will undoubtedly cast a shadow over... the events of Jan. 8-9.” @msjamshidi.bsky.social takes an in-depth look at the death toll of Iran’s protests & explains why it can undermine accountability for the violence that happened. zeteo.com/p/where-did-...

I wrote a piece about the evidentiary problems w/claims that 30,000-40,000 protestors were killed in Iran in 2 days in Jan. There is no doubt the bloodshed was significant. But the evidence supporting these specific numbers is unreliable /n msjamshidi.substack.com/p/how-unreli...

Had a wide-ranging convo w/ @thecradlemedia.bsky.social abt Iran’s reg of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade, secondary sanctions, and the rhetoric & legal issues surrounding the so-called “shadow fleet.” Would love any feedback or thoughts u have about the convo www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEZ-...

The Nazis were dumb enough to shoot up a mosque during the first days of Dhul-Hijjah, the month of Hajj. The only days more blessed for Muslims than the month of Ramadan. May he be rest in heaven.

Check out the full programme for the Summer School on the International Criminal Court taking place online @uniofgalway.bsky.social 8-11 June Lectures and panel discussions w/international judges, lawyers and experts, and a public keynote address w/William Schabas. Registration open until 1 June.

We have a panel discussion on sanctions and the ICC with Judge Kimberly Prost, Zoe Paris (@coalitionfortheicc.org) & Shawan Jabarin (@alhaq.bsky.social). The final panel will discuss the future of the ICC - w/ Prof Maryam Jamshidi (@msjamshidi.bsky.social), Dr James Nyawo and Prof Munir Nuseibah.

Really enjoyed having this conversation about U.S. economic sanctions, American global power, and what gives me hope in these seemingly hopeless times with The China Academy's Thinkers Forum www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9S...

'Settlers chant “death to Arabs” & insult journalists in Jerusalem’s Bab al-Amud #Israeli settlers spat at & verbally abused Palestinian journalists, using obscene language & chanting “death to Arabs” in the Bab al-Amud area of #Jerusalem.' www.threads.com/@pbipalestin... #EastJerusalem #Palestine

Got to speak with the great Helena Cobban from Just World Books about the illegal U.S./Israel war and international law. This was one of my favorite interviews youtu.be/kWxSqqvNUhI?...

ep 262 of DYA: the brilliant @msjamshidi.bsky.social joins me and guest-host @norabf.bsky.social to explain why Iran’s regulation of the Strait of Hormuz is legal, probably, and why it matters

Thank you to @niacouncil.org for organizing and my co-panelists, Prof. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi and Amb. John Limbert for an engaging conversation today on the unlawful US/Israel war on Iran and the future of US-Iran relations www.youtube.com/live/uvT22r3...

I started a substack! My first piece is about how the illegal US/Israel war against Iran continues the long-standing effort by foreign actors to dominate the country, as well as Iran's relentless refusal to be dominated open.substack.com/pub/msjamshi...

Trump Cancels Kushner-Witkoff Trip as Iran Suggests US Not ‘Truly Serious About Diplomacy’ www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

It was a pleasure speaking to Ali Alizadeh from Jedaal English about the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade, and the illegal US/Israel war on Iran www.youtube.com/live/uVrEZOg...

On Friday: "The bodies of 5 martyrs, including 3 children, were laid to rest at Al-Shifa Hospital in #Gaza City after they were killed last night in an #Israeli airstrike that targeted a gathering of civilians in the Beit Lahia area in northern Gaza." images.wafa.ps/album/Detail... (3/x)

When Iran nationalized its oil in the early 1950s, the UK responded by imposing sanctions on the country. All to maintain its control & defeat Iran’s sovereignty. This is the same thing 👇🏽. What’s different this time is Iran now knows it can use the Strait to sanction them back x.com/thecradlemed...

What's so important abt the Strokes performance is that in less than 5 mins they made crystal clear that the US/Israeli war against Iran is not just happening because of Trump/Bibi. Its happening bcz this is what the US does. This is what it stands for bsky.app/profile/jdna...

Hello friends, I wrote for Nation Magazine about how Iran has a reasonable legal basis for regulating the Strait of Hormuz and those that argue otherwise are reinforcing double-standards and imperial international law-making www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Inside the Radical Zionist Group Linked to an N.Y.C. Assassination Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/n...

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabriz is one of my favorite Iranian academics and people. He was a political prisoner in Iran sentenced to death in the early 80s while also dying of cancer at the time. He survived & is one of my greatest sources of hope for Iran’s future www.instagram.com/reel/DWzAhUg...

Slovenia and Spain have been exceptional EU states that have refused to go along with Israeli criminality since Oct 7. But France’s decision to support suspending the EU Association Agreement with Israel…I think that’s new…the tide on Israel may FINALLY be shifting at the Western govt level

On Iran’s insistence that Lebanon be included in any ceasefire: “This logic explains Tehran’s insistence on including Lebanon in the ceasefire. For Iran, this is not a secondary issue, but central to preserving its regional architecture.”

'The Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s warning that Pope Leo canceled his plans to visit the U.S. later in the year; “many in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.”' newrepublic.com/post/208820/...

Obviously not all Lebanese share this sentiment - either its implicit hostility to Iran et al or its desperation for Iranian help- but it’s still a sentiment that makes a lot of sense since Lebanon’s own govt is unwilling to do anything to defend the country from Israeli attacks

Iran is rightfully accusing the U.S. and its Israeli proxy of violating the ceasefire already. We might not even get to Friday x.com/dropsitenews...

Last year the EU Commission recommended suspending the core trade related aspects of the EU Association Agreement with Israel for its crimes in Palestine. Nothing happened. Spanish PM - perhaps the only principled leader of a major European country - is trying to revive those efforts

Hard to say if this is meant to be face saving, but Trump admin vociferously arguing the 10 pt Iranian plan that is supposed to serve as the basis for negotiations isn’t the actual plan Iran presented. Seems unlikely the Iranians would dilute the proposal floating Iran -those are its redlines

President Trump went from threatening genocide against Iran to striking a tentative ceasefire in a matter of hours. What comes next? There is a ceasefire, but now two separate visions for peace need to be forged.

Israel knows it will be forced to abide by the US-Iran ceasefire on Lebanon & so they are pounding it brutally. To underscore their diabolical strategy to kill as many people as possible before they r forced to stop, the Israelis are calling this campaign “Eternal Darkness” bsky.app/profile/ayou...

This is how Israel keeps this war going. By having their attack dog in the Gulf hit Iran after a ceasefire goes into effect. The UAE is not a sovereign state. It is a holding company and its biggest shareholder is Israel x.com/babaktaghvae...

“In revealing that the US is fundamentally unprepared for.. warfare, Iran has reminded us of the old adage that "imperialism is a paper tiger". If the genocide in Gaza aimed to warn humanity of the consequences of resistance, Iran's victory reminds us that resistance is both necessary and possible”

Trump was about to unleash genocidal violence on Iran so, of course, the Israelis are upset that didn’t happen x.com/academic_la/...

“While the current ceasefire is temporary, the costs of the war…may soften the U.S. negotiating position. Unlike previous rounds (e.g., Geneva), the administration’s ability to credibly threaten war has diminished. From Tehran’s perspective, they have already endured the worst” x.com/citrinowicz/...

Before the ceasefire can the veto of this awful resolution, for which Bahrain held the pen. It would have greenlit a global war against Iran. If China and Russia had not vetoed it, we’d probably be in Armageddon now

With Omani buy in, the new Hormuz toll booth is likely here to stay. This is not just huge for Iran’s economy and the deterioration of unlawful US unilateral sanctions. It is potentially consequential for third-world intl law making )for the nerds in the room).

Clearly having a lot of conflicting emotions right now….

There is no self-determination without sovereignty. There is no freedom without sovereignty. There is no way forward for a ppl if they are yoked to the will of a foreign dominator. This is a victory that is 150 years in the making for Iran. As an Iranian I am overcome and crying on this damn plane 😭

I feel no relief, there are so many reasons not to believe the Americans and esp Israelis will agree to ending this war without complete Iran capitulation - which isn’t going to happen - but at least I’ll sleep tonight.

Iran statement on ceasefire listing its victories quite accurately: destroying the regional U.S. mil machine, dealing decisive “blows 2 the infrastructure & capabilities” of the U.S. mil, inflicted significant losses on U.S. regional forces, & carried out major strikes on

We have a 2 week ceasefire between Iran and the US that Israel has joined. Iran’s 10-pt peace plan, not the U.S. 15-pt plan, will be the basis for talks. U.S. Genocide is postponed for another day.

They hit my grandmother’s street yesterday

Yesterday nearly broke me. For my fellow country folk who are forced to watch this brutality and injustice from afar: www.instagram.com/reel/DWnD1z-...

One of Iran’s top universities, partially obliterated by Israel/US x.com/helyeh_douta...

There is widespread bombardment of civilians and civilian structures across Iran over the last 2 days, a continuation of the entire US/Israel approach to war-making that has intensified. I’m posting screenshots of some reports in the hopes of capturing the scale of these attacks

US/Israel hit the largest steel factory in the Middle East, which is in Iran, so the Iranians responded by attacking one of the largest aluminum hubs in the world. This is not supposed to be tit for tat. But the US and Israel opened this Pandora’s box of “dual use” objects. Blame them for this.

Expectations on escalations in the war over the next hours and days x.com/mohammadghaa...

“We will never agree to surrender” - students at an Iranian university bombed by the US/Israel x.com/narjes_rahma...

Israel/US are trying to deindustrialize Iran. It has nothing to do with the nuclear program. Or this government. It is rooted in Western treatment of Iran going back 200 years. It is about making Iran weak and dependent on the West 👇🏽 x.com/malikadivar/...