The latest effort to constrain the Islamic Republic’s enrichment program faces several hurdles.
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The Dispatch→ Russia, Iran Escalate in Syria
New reports detail a coordinated effort to target U.S. troops and allies. Continue reading Russia, Iran Escalate in Syria »
Logically→ Old visuals from Taliban military parade falsely linked to recent Iran-Afghanistan clashes
The Dispatch→ Iran Needs an Ultimatum, Not a New Deal
The West still does not have a clear understanding of the regime’s nuclear activities. Continue reading Iran Needs an Ultimatum, Not a New Deal »
The Dispatch→ The Growing Threat of Cyber Cooperation Between Russia and Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 15, 2022. (Photo by Alexandr Demyanchuk / SPUTNIK / AFP/Get
The Dispatch→ Legitimizing an Iran-Backed Terrorist
Sheikh Qais al-Khazali, the secretary general of the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks in 2016. (HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP via Getty Images)A U.S. diplomat spoke at the same conference as Qais al-Khazali, who masterminded a 2007 attack that killed fi
The Dispatch→ The Threat of an Emboldened Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in February 2023. (Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)The Islamic Republic has allies and patrons in Russia and Chin
The Dispatch→ The Middle East Braces for a Nuclear Iran
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Beijing, China, on Thursday. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Saudi Arabia eyes dip
The Dispatch→ The Growing Danger of the Iranian Cyber Threat
(Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images)The Islamic Republic’s hostile actions against Israel and its Arab allies demonstrate the need for American leadership.Continue reading The Growing Danger of the Iranian Cyber Threat »
The Dispatch→ China’s Middle East Power Play
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh on December 8, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)A Beijing-brokered normalization deal between Iran
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’
A March 7 2023 post to Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck asserted that a then “new law in Iran” had mandated that female pharmacists wear black hijabs only (prohibiting other colors), adding that in response, male pharmacists wore their ow
The Dispatch→ A Warning to the U.S. From Brazil and Iran
Iranian warship IRIS Makran sails off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images.)A docking by Iranian warships in Rio de Janeiro challenges the Biden administration.The post A Warning to the U.S
The Dispatch→ Saudi Nuclear Ambitions Could Upend the Middle East
Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud. (Photo by Askin Kiyagan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)And there are steps the U.S. can take to ward them off.The post Saudi Nuclear Ambitions Could Upend the Middle East appeared first on The Dis
The Dispatch→ The Iran Nuclear Deal Isn’t Dead
Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)The State Department is fighting to keep it alive, even if an agreement benefits Russia and China. The post The Iran Nuclear Deal Isn’t Dead appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Intention, Not Capacity
President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)The White House’s new way of seeing the Iranian bomb.The post Intention, Not Capacity appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Cause for Hope Amid War and Authoritarianism
A woman holding a Ukrainian national flag is seen on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on the 335th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images)Last year might have been the century's best for liberalism.
The Dispatch→ Sanctions Have Hurt Iran’s Aviation Sector, But Not Enough
Members of an Iranian honor guard stand next to an Iranian Mahan Air aircraft at Tehran’s International Mehrabad Airport. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images.)There is more the U.S. can do to keep the Islamic Republic from using planes
Logically→ Images online show more than 80 Iranian Muslims accepted Christianity in Germany recently.
Older images of people being baptized on different occasions have been misrepresented as 80 Iranian Muslims converting to Christianity recently.
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Battle Against the Baha’is
An adherent of the Baha'i faith reads from the holy book Al-Kitab al-Aqdas. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)The Islamic Republic takes advantage of public unrest to crack down on the religious minority—including two grandmothers.The post Iran’s
The Dispatch→ Sanctions Are Freeing Iran
The measures have made it hard for the regime to crack down on the people. The post Sanctions Are Freeing Iran appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ The Iranian football team hoisted a flag bearing Imam Hussain’s name at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A flag bearing the "Hussain" name was hoisted at the inauguration of the Imam Reza Stadium in 2017. It is unrelated to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Dispatch→ Has Iran Executed 15,000 Protesters?
Viral social media posts claim that the government of Iran has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death. The Iranian government has officially confirmed only one execution related to the recent protests in Iran. Human rights activists estima
The Dispatch→ Iran, America, and the Democratic Impulse
The collapse of the theocracy could change American attitudes about promoting democracy.The post Iran, America, and the Democratic Impulse appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden
How will the administration respond to the murder of an American citizen?The post Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Iran issues mass execution of over 15,000 protesters detained amid anti-Hijab protests.
Only one death penalty linked to the protests has been issued. The Iranian parliament did vote in favor of death penalty for serious crimes recently.
The Dispatch→ Are We Witnessing Another Iranian Revolution?
Protests calling for regime change persist, but would-be revolutionaries face a long and perilous road ahead: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Are We Witnessing Another Iranian Revolution? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Russia-Iran Axis
Deeper ties create risks for the West on battlefields far beyond Ukraine. The post The Russia-Iran Axis appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state violence
Right now, there is countrywide, ongoing unrest in Iran, spurred by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the “morality police,” a security force […] The post Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state vio
Snopes→ Scholar: Headcovers Have Always Been Political in Iran
Acts of defiance, big and small, have continued uninterrupted across multiple generations, writes this professor.
Logically→ A video shows a topless woman in Iran protesting against the killing of Mahsa Amini.
The video shared on Twitter shows a demonstration in Amsterdam, not in Iran. The demonstration was in solidarity with the protests in Iran.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Iranian Women in the 60s’
On October 2 2022, the Facebook page “Feminist News” shared a photograph labeled “Iranian women in the 60s”: No context or source for the image was provided, and it was more accurate to say that it pictured an individual woman
Logically→ Iranian father who vowed to dance at his daughter’s wedding danced at her funeral after she was killed for protesting the government’s hijab rules.
The scene is from an Azerbaijan television series titled "Ata Ocağı" and has been available online since at least January 2018.
Snopes→ Iranian Women Have Fought Restrictions Since ’79 – With Hope Protests End Differently This Time
A scholar of Iranian politics explains how Iranians have organized resistance movements for the past several decades while risking arrest and public flogging.
Logically→ Iranian security officers were supporting the anti-hijab protesters in Tabriz, Iran.
Video of Iran's pensioners' demonstration in June 2022 has been falsely attributed to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran.
Logically→ Pakistanis destroyed tomatoes imported from Iran because the fruits were Shia in nature.
Pakistani farmers destroyed imported tomatoes over concerns they would lower the price of local produce. There was no sectarian angle involved.
Snopes→ At Least 9 Killed As Iran Protests over Woman’s Death Spread
Protesters in more than a dozen cities — venting anger over social repression and the country’s mounting crises — continue to encounter security and paramilitary forces.
Logically→ An Iranian man poured milk on the Kaaba in Mecca and claimed it was a Shivling.
A video of a Saudi Arabian man attempting to pour petrol on the Kaaba in Mecca in February 2017 was shared with a communal spin.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Don’t Sound American’
A 2018 interview showing two local television news presenters ambushing an Iranian-American activist — and then getting rebuffed — received renewed attention in August 2022. Another activist, Dr. Arash Daneshzadeh, posted (and later deleted
Snopes→ Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton
Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.
Snopes→ Does Pic Show Woman Cutting Birthday Cake in Iran in 1973?
A popular tweet from June 2022 captioned the picture with, "Woman cutting her birthday cake in Iran 1973, 5 years before the Islamic Revolution."