Iran vowed revenge on Israel for the timely and targeted killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh: Haniyeh, who was living in exile in Qatar, travelled to Iran to attend the inauguration of Masoud Pezeshkian, the Islamic Republic’s new President. In Majlis, Iran’s parliament, Haniyeh hugged Mr. Pezeshkian, while lawmakers chanted “Death to Israel”. Before dawn, Haniyeh was […]
Iran: During presidential inauguration, parliament chanted ‘Death to Israel! Death to America!’ as Haniyeh applauded
In Western society, citizens and leaders alike apply a different expectation of moral standards to Muslims than they do to other Westerners. While it would be inconceivable for members of the American Congress to chant “Death to Iran,” or death to any other country, the mainstream media ignores or downplays the fact that Iran’s parliamentarians, […]
Khamenei says ‘it is our duty to take revenge’ for the killing of Hamas top dog Haniyeh in Tehran
Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge. — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2024 Note how Khamenei, like all jihad leaders, treats a strike back after his aggression as a gratuitous attack that must be avenged. As if he hasn’t […]
Iran denies involvement in assassination attempt on Trump, calls such reports ‘malicious’
Although Iran is denying any involvement in the recent assassination attempt on Trump, it does not mean that the regime does not pose a threat to Trump’s life. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diverted attention away from that threat by saying “that the Iranian government is committed to pursuing […]
Iran is No Longer a Majority-Muslim Country
An online survey about the religious beliefs of Iranians, with replies given anonymously so as to prevent any possible retribution, was conducted several years ago in the Islamic Republic. In June 2020, our research institute, the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in IRAN (GAMAAN), conducted an online survey with the collaboration of Ladan Boroumand, […]
How Iran’s Mullahs Managed to Turn Iranians Away From Islam
Before the 1979 revolution, it was assumed that, like European countries, Iran was on the path toward greater secularization. Shah Reza Pahlavi’s regime, like that of his father, was determined to break the power of the clerics. Many were persecuted, and the most important one of all, Ayatollah Khomeini, fled from Iran. He spent years […]
Iran: Morality police renew crackdown on women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, tightly controls the upcoming snap elections, as he does all others. Six out of 80 prospective candidates made it past the vetting process of his 12-member Guardian Council, which oversees elections and can veto legislation that parliament passes. Five out those six were described as hardliners, intended to maintain the […]
Israel Hits Targets in Iran on Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Birthday
Happy birthday! Hope you like rubble. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei may not be having a happy 85th birthday as Israel responded to the hundreds of drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles fired by the Islamic terrorist state into Israel with attacks of its own. Details of the attack are still pending, but reportedly […]
The Iranian Regime Has No Answers to the Economic Degringolade It Has Caused
The latest, and most dramatic, indication of Iran’s impoverishment is discussed here: “Iranian rial collapses, ‘loses 30% of value’ – reports,” by Ohad Merlin, Jerusalem Post, April 8, 2024: On a similar background, a massive viral campaign with thousands of posts called to expel Afghan refugees and residents from the country, arguing that they steal the […]
Khamenei: US ‘left with no option but to withdraw from the region’ in changed ‘world order’ after Oct. 7
Many factors have combined recently to magnify the strength of Iran and its proxies — from Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal that only benefited Iran to the Islamic Republic’s current alliances with China and Russia, as well as its continuing to be underestimated and misunderstood by the West. The Iranian regime has been emboldened for years. The […]