By Jubin Katiraie
Ping-Pong diplomacy is a term coined in the 1970s for the hidden US-Chinese dialogue. In the 1970s, relations between the two countries were at a high level of tensions and had been frozen.
By Pooya Stone
Under the rule of dictators, whether monarchic or religious, the election was a means to portray the Iranian government as a democratic and normal state. The upcoming parliamentarian election scheduled in March is yet another publicity stunt by the Ayatollahs.
By Jubin Katiraie
On Friday 15th November, it was announced by the Iranian government that there would be a 50 percent price increases in petrol. This immediately sparked protests across the whole country, with the people clearly angry at the levels of corruption and mismanagement in the country.
By Pooya Stone
During recent protests in Iran, protesters time and again targeted banks and financial institutes and set them ablaze. However, there is a question of why are the Iranian people torching these centers? And eventually, aren't people supposed to answer their economic grievances through these financial systems?
By Pooya Stone
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of the Iranian regime, presented documents at the inaugural session of the regime’s parliament on Sunday morning, 17 November, about the role of the Mojahedin Khalq (MEK/PMOI) in the uprisings of 15-16 November.
Be Pooya Stone
On Friday, November 22, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. CET, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)’s representatives held an online press conference about the recent protests in Iran titled, “Iran Uprising: Latest Developments and Reports.” The representative of the NCRI in the UK Ms. Dowlat Nowruzi and member of the NCRI foreign affairs committee Mr. Shahin Qobadi presented a picture of the current situation inside Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei expressed deep concern on Sunday about the massive protests across his country in response to a recent hike in gas prices.
By Jubin Katiraie
The experience of the 2018 uprising in Iran had shown that when the fire of outrage, public hatred against Iran's oppressive clerical system and calls for its overthrow arise, these would quickly ignite the whole country.
By Pooya Stone
The White House on Sunday condemned Iran for using "lethal force" against demonstrators during the unrest that left two dead and saw authorities arrest dozens and restrict internet access.
By Pooya Stone
In its editorial, Javan Online, affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards, described the character of the recent uprising in Iran as 'organized violence' and insisted protesters were 'trained rioters'.
By Pooya Stone
For the past two days, and after the abrupt announcement of increasing gas prices hikes by the government, the Iranian people poured into the streets in more than 100 cities. However, while the protests began against the government’s approval for rising fuel prices, they immediately targeted the ruling system in its entirety. Notably, after the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei defended the rising of fuel prices, protests intensified.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian government continues the shutdown of the Internet to oppress the people because it has no other way than to use such tools to prevent protests by people who have attempted to overthrow this corrupt government.
By Jubin Katiraie
Following the announcement of the new hiked gasoline prices in Iran, an uprising and public outcry over this predatory decision have increased. The decision by the Rouhani government, while pressuring many people directly, also indirectly puts a lot of pressure because of the high costs associated with transportation.
By Jubin Katiraie
Amnesty International believes that over 100 protesters have been killed by the Iranian security forces since Friday.
By Pooya Stone
The Iranian government announced on Friday that the price of a liter of regular gasoline would increase.
The reaction of the Iranian people to the rise of gasoline price has swept across Iranian cities and shaken the mullahs' dictatorship. The regime's repressive forces and ringleaders used direct firing to block protests and cut down internet lines so that news of the uprising would not leak to the resistance media and would not receive worldwide coverage.
By Pooya Stone
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNESCO evaluates any newspaper by the three following attributes:
First, it should be prepared and regulated within the country concerned;
Second, every countryman and countrywoman can access it;
Third, it should be printed;
By Pooya Stone
Since midnight November 15, tens of thousands of Iranians poured in the streets across the country following the government acknowledged gas prices hikes. A sharp increase in fuel prices came amidst terrible economic conditions due to systematic corruption and mismanagement.
By Jubin Katiraie
Singapore has given the Chinese owner of a tanker storing Iran's gas one week to take it away or their boat will be sold. A court in Singapore ordered the owner of the tanker carrying Iranian liquid gas (LPG) to come forward or it will auction off the vessel for a period that will not last more than a week.
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