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Iran’s Economic Crisis Reaches the Final Farewell: Rising Burial Costs Add New Pressure on Families

As inflation continues to erode living standards across Iran, even the cost of burying a loved one has become a growing financial burden, highlighting how deeply the country’s economic crisis has penetrated everyday life. Inflation Expands into Every Corner of Daily Life For years, Iranians have struggled with rising prices in nearly every aspect of […]

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New Wave of Student Repression Sweeps Iranian Universities

Expulsions, suspensions, disciplinary prosecutions, and surveillance of online activity signal an escalating crackdown on students as authorities tighten control over universities amid growing political and social tensions. Universities Once Again Become Targets of State Pressure Iran’s universities are witnessing a renewed wave of repression as authorities intensify disciplinary actions against…

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From Buying Bread on Credit to Asking for Half a Loaf: Iran’s Deepening Poverty Crisis Reaches the Middle Class

A new field report from a state-affiliated newspaper reveals the growing spread of poverty across Tehran, where even educated professionals and university graduates increasingly rely on credit purchases to afford basic necessities. A field report published by the state-affiliated Shargh newspaper on May 30 paints a stark picture of the expanding poverty and economic hardship […]

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Iran’s Regime Escalates Repression Against Political Prisoners and Their Families as Death Sentences Mount

The Iranian regime has intensified its crackdown on political prisoners, supporters of the opposition, and their families, combining threats, intimidation, property confiscation, and renewed death sentences in an apparent effort to deter growing public unrest. As Iran faces mounting social and economic crises, authorities have intensified their campaign of repression against political prisoners,…

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Iran’s Hidden Prisoners: The Growing Shadow of Mass Arrests and State Secrecy

As conflicting official figures emerge and thousands of detainees remain unaccounted for, the Iranian regime’s refusal to disclose the true scale of recent arrests raises fears of one of the largest political crackdowns in its history. A Nation of Missing Names Months after the sweeping arrests that followed both the January 2026 protests and the […]

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Iran’s Economy Enters a New Phase of Collapse: Poverty, Unemployment, and a Growing Social Time Bomb

Economic experts warn that Iran is heading toward deeper recession, expanding poverty, and prolonged unemployment, exposing the structural failures that have pushed millions toward economic despair. Iran’s crisis-ridden economy has entered a new and more dangerous phase—one that can no longer be managed through temporary fixes, monetary manipulation, or short-term government interventions.…

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Iran’s Regime Is Not Stable—It Is Surviving on Borrowed Time

The Iranian regime’s continued survival is often mistaken for strength, but its endurance reflects a combination of repression, international circumstances, and the absence of a decisive political rupture rather than genuine stability. One of the most frequently asked questions about Iran today is deceptively simple: if the Iranian regime has endured economic collapse, regional conflicts,…

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Hamburg Intelligence Report Confirms Iran Regime’s Espionage Focus on Organized Opposition

Germany’s 2025 constitutional protection report identifies the Iranian regime’s intelligence apparatus as primarily targeting the MEK and NCRI while highlighting Tehran’s use of religious institutions and networks to expand influence and suppress dissent abroad. For more than four decades, the Iranian Resistance has warned that the embassies, diplomatic missions, and institutions affiliated with…

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ARD Investigation Exposes the Dark Side of Reza Pahlavi’s Movement

German Report Raises Serious Questions About Monarchist Intimidation, Violence, and Democratic Credibility For years, Reza Pahlavi has attempted to present himself as a democratic alternative to Iran’s ruling clerical regime. Promoted by some Western politicians and media outlets as a potential leader for a future Iran, the son of the last Shah has carefully cultivated […]

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Resistance Units in Zahedan Amplify Call for a Democratic Republic and Rejection of All Forms of Dictatorship

PMOI Resistance Units in Sistan and Baluchestan promote the vision of a democratic republic through public outreach activities, emphasizing the rejection of both monarchical and religious dictatorship as the path toward a free Iran. On Friday, May 29, courageous PMOI Resistance Units carried out a series of public activities in Zahedan, the capital of Iran’s […]

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Political Prisoner Ali Younesi Draws a Clear Line Between Freedom and the Shah’s Heirs

From Qezel Hesar Prison, Ali Younesi condemns attempts by monarchist circles to exploit the sacrifices of political prisoners, insisting that the struggle for freedom rejects both religious and monarchical dictatorship. At a time when Iran’s ruling clerical dictatorship is facing growing public anger and mounting internal crises, political prisoner Ali Younesi has issued a powerful […]

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Denmark Warns of Growing Iranian Terror Threat as Regime Expands Intelligence Operations Across Europe

Danish intelligence officials say Iran has assumed a more prominent role in the terrorist threat facing the country, reflecting broader European concerns over Tehran’s use of intelligence networks, criminal groups, and covert operatives against dissidents and foreign targets. Denmark’s national intelligence service has issued a new warning about the growing threat posed by the Iranian […]

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U.S. Treasury Uncovers Iranian Procurement Network Accused of Defrauding American Firms to Supply Regime’s Military

Washington imposes new sanctions on an Iran-based network accused of impersonating U.S. companies, evading export controls, and procuring restricted technology for Iran’s military establishment. The United States has announced sweeping new sanctions against an Iranian procurement network accused of deceiving American businesses and illegally acquiring sensitive technology for the Iranian regime’s…

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Internet Access in Iran Remains Restricted Despite Partial Restoration After 88-Day Blackout

Regime authorities Continue Digital Censorship and “Tiered Internet” Policy Following Historic Nationwide Shutdown After 88 days of nationwide internet disruption, internet access in Iran has been partially restored, but cyberspace in the country remains heavily restricted and far from free. Live data from NetBlocks and technology company Cloudflare shows that internet traffic in Iran has…

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Amnesty International Warns of Intensifying Repression in Iran Amid Mass Arrests and Political Executions

Tehran Uses “Wartime Conditions” to Justify Crackdown on Dissidents, Internet Blackouts, and Executions Iranian regime authorities have dramatically escalated their crackdown on dissent under the pretext of “wartime conditions,” carrying out thousands of arbitrary arrests, politically motivated executions, internet blackouts, and harsh prison sentences, according to a new report released by…

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The Return of SAVAK Symbols: How Reza Pahlavi’s Monarchist Current Betrays Iran’s Fight for Freedom

The recent SAVAK-symbol march in Germany exposed the authoritarian instincts within Reza Pahlavi’s monarchist movement and highlighted its growing disconnect from Iran’s democratic struggle. Rehabilitating Tyranny in the Name of “Liberation” At a time when the Iranian people are paying the price of freedom with executions, imprisonment, torture, and poverty, one would think that no […]

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Iran’s Education System Is Collapsing Under War, Mismanagement, and Endless School Closures

Millions of Iranian Students Are Losing Their Future as the Regime Turns Crisis-Era “Temporary” Online Education Into a Permanent National Failure For millions of Iranian families, education has become another casualty of war, state incompetence, and systemic collapse. What was once presented as a temporary emergency solution during the COVID-19 pandemic has now evolved into […]

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Iran’s Crisis Beyond War and Negotiations: Freedom and the Economy Remain the Nation’s Unanswered Questions

As speculation grows over possible negotiations and political agreements, ordinary people in Iran continue to face the same unresolved realities: repression and economic collapse. Political developments in Iran may shift in any direction. The trajectory of war, negotiations, or possible agreements may change from week to week. Analysts and commentators may offer endless forecasts about […]

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Iran’s Healthcare Crisis Deepens as Workers Lose Access to Medical Treatment Despite Paying Insurance

Millions of Iranian workers continue paying insurance premiums every month, yet many are denied basic medical treatment when they need it most. In Iran, millions of workers see part of their already insufficient wages deducted every month for insurance and medical coverage. Yet today, many of those same workers find themselves abandoned when illness strikes, […]

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Poverty as State Policy: How Iran’s Rulers Weaponize Social Collapse

Regime-linked admissions on mass poverty and psychological breakdown expose how economic deprivation in Iran has evolved from a crisis into a deliberate mechanism of social control. For years, poverty in Iran has no longer been merely the consequence of economic mismanagement or corruption. It has evolved into something deeper and more dangerous: a governing instrument. […]

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Resistance Units Expand Anti-Execution Campaign Across Iranian Cities

Photo campaigns and protest posters in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and other cities marked the anniversary of the PMOI founders’ execution while condemning the regime’s escalating repression and executions. On May 26, 2026, Resistance Units across multiple Iranian cities carried out a coordinated wave of political and protest activities in response to the regime’s ongoing executions […]

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Iran’s Water Crisis: Decades of Mismanagement Now Threaten Millions

As reservoirs decline and major cities face severe water stress, Iran’s leadership continues shifting responsibility onto citizens instead of confronting decades of environmental destruction and failed policies. Iran’s deepening water crisis is no longer a distant environmental warning. It has become an immediate threat to public health, food security, economic stability, and the survival of…

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Beneath the Regime’s War Narrative, Iran’s Social Unrest Continues to Burn

Despite the regime’s militarized atmosphere and relentless propaganda campaign, recent protests by bakers and students across Iran reveal a deeper reality: beneath the imposed silence, social unrest continues to simmer, exposing the vulnerability of a dictatorship confronted by organized public resistance. In the shadow of the war-driven atmosphere and the extensive propaganda campaign…

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Iran’ Regime Escalates Executions as Another Protester Is Put to Death

Regime intensifies crackdown on dissent with new wave of executions targeting protesters from the 2022 and 2026 uprisings Iran’s wave of executions and political repression intensified once again as the regime executed another protester arrested during the January 2026 nationwide unrest, only one day after four young defendants in the “Ekbatan Township case” were sentenced […]

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Iran’s Explosive Confrontation: A Regime of Fear Facing a Generation of Defiance

As executions intensify and repression deepens across Iran, a new generation of defiant youth and organized resistance networks is challenging the regime’s strategy of fear, exposing the growing fragility of the clerical dictatorship and the collapse of long-standing illusions about reform or appeasement. Iran today stands at the center of an extraordinary and volatile historical […]

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Iran’s Economic Collapse Pushes Businesses Toward Bankruptcy as Consumers Struggle to Survive

Skyrocketing inflation, collapsing purchasing power, and growing uncertainty are devastating markets, forcing layoffs and closures across Iran As Iran’s economic crisis deepens, soaring prices, collapsing purchasing power, and growing uncertainty about the future are pushing businesses across the country into severe recession, layoffs, and possible closure. In recent weeks, owners of…

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The Return of SAVAK Symbols Exposes the Bankruptcy of Iran’s Manufactured Monarchist Project

The glorification of SAVAK by extremist monarchist circles is not a sign of political strength, but evidence of a security-driven project rooted in fear, intimidation, and nostalgia for dictatorship. In the final years of the Weimar Republic, before Adolf Hitler formally consolidated power, it was not only the Nazis who transformed the streets into theaters […]

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Iran Expands Internet Control as Former State Media Chief Reveals Chinese-Style Restriction Plan

Former IRIB chief Mohammad Sarafraz says Tehran has imported Chinese equipment for “permanent internet shutdowns” while authorities push toward selective and state-controlled internet access. New revelations from a former senior regime official have intensified concerns over the Iranian regime’s accelerating efforts to impose sweeping internet restrictions modeled on China’s system of digital…

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Iran’s Ruling Crisis Deepens as Regime Factions Clash Over Survival Strategy

Conflicting statements from senior regime figures expose growing panic, strategic paralysis, and internal fractures as Tehran confronts mounting fears of social uprising and political collapse. The Iranian regime’s internal fractures are widening at an unprecedented pace as competing factions openly clash over how to confront escalating domestic and international crises. Beneath the usual…

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Iran’s Economic Collapse Is No Longer a Warning — It Is a Reality

Regime-linked economists warn that Iran is entering an unprecedented phase of structural economic collapse, with soaring inflation, mass unemployment, and nearly half the population at risk of poverty. As Iran enters the Persian year 1405, even economists and research institutions tied to the regime are warning that the country is moving into an unprecedented phase […]

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