Finally, Iran has acknowledged the series of protests sweeping through the country in the past few days
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Protests Across Iran Call For ‘Fall of Dictatorship’
Iran has an unemployment rate of 12.4 percent, a stagnant economy and rampant inflation
Anti-government Iranian protests spread to capital
Iranian police mobilized to quell a third straight day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations
Why Iran Banned Zumba, Wrestling and Billiards This Year
Earlier this month Iran’s government banned Zumba, the popular exercise dance class
The Real Reasons For This Qatari Kerfuffle
The allegation Qatar supports terror is rich coming from the Saudis who for decades have been promoting and subsidizing Wahhabism, the sharp end of fundamentalism which is intellectual architecture for ISIS.
Women Launch Iranian Wednesday Without Compulsion Campaign
Women in Iran launched a campaign called White Wednesday or Wednesday without compulsion
Iranian Reformists Fear Crackdown Fallout From Recent Attacks
Iranian reformists and opposition groups are worried hardliners may launch crackdown on social media
Election Over, Iran’s Attention Turns to Supreme Leader’s Successor
Talk in Iran has turned to the future of a large political figure: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Women Candidates Gain in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan Voting
In remote Iranian Province Sistan-Baluchistan, women politicians make gains at ballot box
Should America Be Backing Arab Strongmen Against Iran
Washington has an alliance with the mainly Sunni Muslim countries of the Arab world against Shi’ite Iran