| Economy
Iran’s oil workers face inequality, surveillance
Contract workers keep Iran’s energy sector running while receiving fewer benefits, lower pay, and far less protection than permanent employees.
| Security
Iran restores partial internet access but strict limits remain
Despite the recent lifting of wartime blackouts, Iranians are finding that their restored online access is significantly slower and heavily restricted.
| Security
Drone strike near UAE nuclear power plant raises safety alarm
An Iranian drone strike near the facility has sparked severe international concern over civilian nuclear safety, according to recent reports.
Iran’s internet shutdowns are crippling education, deepening inequality
Repeated internet blackouts in Iran are not technical interruptions alone, but deliberate structural attacks on the education system that deepen inequality across generations of students.
| Society
IRGC corruption is sabotaging Iran’s World Cup ambitions
Iran’s World Cup preparations increasingly expose how IRGC corruption and international isolation continue damaging the country’s global standing and future.
| Security
Najafabad blackouts exposed as cover for deadly Iranian crackdown
Iranian authorities allegedly weaponized electricity outages, internet restrictions, and coordinated armed attacks to conceal killings during Najafabad’s bloody January crackdown.
The digital suffocation: The human cost of Iran's internet blackout
As the Islamic Republic regime throttles online access, citizens face a devastating hidden crisis that destroys livelihoods and isolates the vulnerable.
| Security
Iran's 'energy blackmail' threatens regional stability
The Islamic Republic's threats against the Strait of Hormuz are escalating regional tensions, undermining Gulf economies, and jeopardizing one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.
| Security
Europol dismantles IRGC propaganda machine
European authorities dismantled a sprawling IRGC-linked propaganda network that manipulated social media users, spread extremist messaging, and fueled political division across Western societies.
| Economy
Iran’s digital divide continues to fuel public anger
The Islamic Republic's tiered internet system grants premium access to the elite, sparking outrage over digital discrimination.