| Security
Sanctions target Iranian oil traders, shadow fleet to curb terror financing
New US sanctions aim to disrupt Iran’s illicit oil network, cutting funds for terrorism and repression while targeting global facilitators and shadow fleet vessels.
| Security
The impact of unprofessional conduct on Gulf shipping lanes
A pattern of reckless behavior by the Islamic Republic naval forces is endangering global trade and pushing regional tensions.
| 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.
| Economy
Khamenei's son's real estate empire exposes officials' corruption
While ordinary Iranians suffer under a suffocating economic crisis, the elites of the Islamic Republic regime in Tehran live like kings.
| Security
Iran's internet blackout deepens crisis as president's son calls for access
Weeks into a near-total shutdown, calls from within Islamic Republic's leadership highlight mounting humanitarian, economic and social costs of sustained digital isolation.
European Union designates IRGC as terrorist organization
The European Union has designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, further isolating the Islamic Republic regime for its role in killing thousands of Iranian protesters.
| Economy
Islamic Republic protest death toll could top 30,000
Reports from health officials and rights groups allege Islamic Republic regime's crackdown may have killed tens of thousands, exposing an unprecedented scale of state violence.
| Economy
Sanctions disrupt illicit oil fleet funding global instability
US sanctions target Islamic Republic's shadow fleet, exposing a covert network funneling oil revenue to terrorism and oppression instead of aiding its citizens.