Sunday, May 19, 2024

OPINION: The Islamic Republic Regime’s Desperate Battle for Survival

By Hamed Mohammadi The former head of the Supreme Court of Iran, the late Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Beheshti (1928-1981), delivered a speech at Tehran University on Oct. 26, 1979, in which he said: “Iranians...

Iran’s Mahan Air to Launch Direct Tehran-Caracas Flights

  By Hamed Mohammadi Mahan Air, a private Iranian airline, will soon offer direct commercial flights between Tehran and Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported, which cited...

IRGC Officers, Russian Representatives, NATO Members Meet in Tehran

By Hamed Mohammadi Feb. 25 will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. As concerns grow over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential military aggression towards other Eastern European countries, representatives from several NATO...

Israel Denies Assassination Plot Claims Against Top IRGC Commander 

By Hamed Mohammadi   Iranian authorities have foiled a plot by the “Israeli-Arab intelligence agencies” to assassinate Major-General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and arrested three men in...

Iran Ratchets Up Threats Against the State of Israel 

By Hamed Mohammadi The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Rear Admiral Upper Half Ali Shamkhani, and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev met on December 18 in Tehran on the sidelines of...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Defied In Muharram Religious Processions

By Hamed Mohammadi Religious processions held across Iran during the Holy month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom of Shia’s third Imam Hussain (626 AD-680 AD) -- the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad – were...

Israeli Airstrikes in Southern Syria Kill Iranian Fighters, Reports Say

By Hamed Mohammadi On April 27, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) bases housing Hezbollah and other Shia militia forces, in the cities...

Iran Continues to Blame U.S. Sanctions for Coronavirus Epidemic

By Hamed Mohammadi Many Iranian officials continue to blame U.S. sanctions for the shortage of medicine and medical equipment which has exacerbated the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in the country. High-ranking officials including Iran’s Supreme...