| Security
Brutal crackdown on Iranian protesters sparks dissent within security forces
As the Islamic Republic intensifies its violent repression of protests, growing discontent within the IRGC reveals deep psychological strain and widening fractures inside the regime’s security forces.
| Security
US seeks foreign official in connection with overseas plots
The FBI has identified Saeed Tavakoli, a senior Islamic Republic official, as an architect of a global terrorism campaign.
| Politics
Second diplomat abandons post, seeks asylum for family in Switzerland
A second senior diplomat has broken with Tehran and sought asylum in Switzerland, fueling perceptions of deepening fear and eroding loyalty within the Islamic Republic's ranks.
| Security
Iranian authorities turn healthcare into a weapon against protesters
Islamic Republic Regime's authorities are restricting medical care for injured demonstrators, using hospitals as instruments of fear to suppress dissent.
