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January 25, 2026, 02:25 PM - 4 min read
Crucially, the Board does not even explicitly mention Gaza, the very crisis it claims to address. This is not a small omission. Gaza was the moral and political justification for the initiative. Removing it from the formal mandate points toward a shift from humanitarian responsibility.
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January 25, 2026, 02:09 PM - 6 min read
The US has pushed the UNHRC to pass a resolution against the alleged violation of human rights taking place in Iran. Shouldn’t a similar resolution be brought against the United States for the way ICE officials have been treating people, even killing them wantonly? There cannot be more brutal, ruthless and inhuman abuse of force against people than the ICE is resorting to people in the name of identifying and deporting the “illegal immigrants”.
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January 25, 2026, 01:37 PM - 7 min read
Once silenced by the Islamic Republic, Googoosh now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity. The 75-year-old Iranian megastar’s refusal to sing is not a sign of hesitation but a conscious political gesture—one that draws its force from her singular position in Iran’s cultural history. Many see this refusal as a reclamation of her agency; with Iran again roiled by mass mobilisation and protest, her silence resonates as loudly as her songs once did.
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January 18, 2026, 01:32 PM - 8 min read
For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. For the opposition, the same events are framed as a nationwide uprising rooted in long-standing grievances.
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January 18, 2026, 12:12 PM - 3 min read
Khamenei said those who partook in demonstrations against the regime deserve harsh retaliatory measures, and asked authorities to “break the back of the seditionists”.
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January 17, 2026, 08:30 PM - 2 min read
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei blamed the US and Israel for killing “several thousands” during antigovernment protests, alleging Trump’s direct involvement and warning that those responsible would face consequences.
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January 16, 2026, 02:50 PM - 3 min read
The American envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic as officials from the US and Iran faced each other, along with Iranian dissidents who rebuked the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters that has led to the killing of at least 2,637 as per estimates by human rights watch groups
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January 15, 2026, 08:05 PM - 2 min read
It is learnt that the government is also exploring the option of bringing back Indians using civil as well as military transport aircraft. According to estimates, little over 10,000 Indians, including students, are currently living in Iran.
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January 15, 2026, 04:31 PM - 6 min read
Tehran knows that foreign involvement would change the nature of the crisis. A domestic protest movement would quickly turn into an international conflict. That shift would serve outside powers far more than it would help the people protesting on the streets.
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January 15, 2026, 01:38 PM - 4 min read
Authorities in Iran reopened the country’s airspace to passenger airlines on Thursday, nearly five hours after closing it over concerns of a possible military attack by the United States
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January 15, 2026, 09:37 AM - 3 min read
Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in the country’s internal affairs, suggesting a regime change is due
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January 15, 2026, 08:33 AM - 4 min read
Iran has offered no explanation for airspace closure, with a notice to pilots saying the closure was estimated to last until 7.30 am local time
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