Tag: Mahsa Amini
US hypocrisy marks the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s murder
In his press briefing on Friday, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was asked about how the Biden administration is responding to the dire situation for women in the Islamic Republic. The journalist referred...
Young Iranians increasingly emboldened to talk with Israelis on social media
Some 30 years ago, Homayoun and his classmates at his Tehran school stood daily before class and, following directions from teachers, chanted loudly, “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” At the time, Homayoun—an...
‘The world is watching’ as Iran teeters, but regime is unlikely to fall
Since the death of a young woman at the hands of Iran’s “morality police” in September, anti-regime protests have spread throughout the country. Cracks have been reported even among the elite. Still, the Iranian...
Iranian women: Mahsa Amini incident was the ‘last straw’
Massive protests have been raging across Iran since ethnic Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in the hospital following a beating by the regime’s morality police—a claim the authorities deny despite eyewitness statements to the...
US: Reviving Iran nuclear deal ‘not our focus right now’
The United States is not currently focused on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, State Department spokesman Ned Price said, adding that the Islamic Republic has shown little interest in moving ahead with...