Category: Reports
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Kharg, Hormuz, and the Boundaries of U.S. Power
The US attacked Kharg, but it did not hit Iran’s oil export terminal there. That apparent contradiction may explain the nature of this war better than any official statement. Kharg is not just an island. It is a place where military force, the Iranian state budget, oil tanker routes, and the nerves of the global…
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Against Turning Kurdistan into a Ground War Zone
As the United States and Israel attacks on Iran enters a more sensitive phase, the Cooperation Council of Left and Communist Forces in Kurdistan have issued a joint statement warning about the danger of Kurdistan becoming the main center of war, destruction, and displacement. In this statement, the cooperation council said that the continued US…
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Day 5 of Attacks: Tehran Disrupted, Internet Cut, and Calls Grow for Prisoner Protection
Internet access across Iran has dropped sharply in multiple regions as the war entered its fifth day, limiting independent reporting and leaving the public reliant on state-linked outlets, scattered eyewitness posts, and occasional short videos transmitted via satellite connections. While some users report brief, inconsistent connectivity through certain mobile providers, the broader picture remains one…
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Day Five of Campus Unrest: Disciplinary Summons, Entry Bans, and New Rallies
The fifth day of student protests unfolded along two tracks at the same time: on the one hand, sit-ins and rallies continued at several major universities; on the other, authorities stepped up security control, blocked some students from entering campuses, and tried to “silence the universities” by pushing classes online. In Tehran and Karaj, the…
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“Woman, Life, Freedom” Echoes Across Campuses on Day Four
The fourth day of student protests saw an unprecedented spread of gatherings across universities in different parts of the country. From early in the morning, reports began to emerge about sit-ins and demonstrations starting in several universities in Tehran and other cities. In Tehran, students gathered at the University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology,…
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Iranian Universities Reignite Protests on First Day of Reopening
February 21, 2026, saw Iranian universities once again turn into arenas of protest, chanting, and confrontation. The first day of in-person classes after weeks of closures and online instruction coincided with the fortieth day since those killed in the January protests. Rather than marking a return to “normal life,” it exposed, once again, the deep…
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Reclaiming the Flag Without the People: Iran’s Technocratic Counteroffensive
This article examines the political significance of Sazandegi newspaper’s decision to publish the Lion and Sun symbol on its front page in the aftermath of mass protests and state violence in Iran. Rather than treating the image as a cultural or historical gesture, the article situates it within the broader political economy of Iran’s technocratic…
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Beyond the Headlines: Why Iran’s Protest Wave Can’t Be Reduced to One Name
As Iran’s new wave of nationwide protests enters its twelfth day, and reports of a sweeping internet blackout continue to emerge, an old question has returned to the center of political debate with renewed urgency: are political figures leading the streets, or are they trying to catch up with a movement already in motion? In…
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Iran After the Blackout: From Repression to Resistance
Video showing the brutal massacre of dozens of people by Islamic fascism in Tehran. Iran Human Rights says it has so far verified the identities of 192 victims. These videos are from the bodies of those killed on Thursday, at the Kahrizak forensic center in Tehran. Someone who has just managed to leave Iran brought…
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Council of the Left: An Iranian Experiment
On 10 January 2026, a cluster of Iranian Marxist parties and organizations will gather in Stockholm under the banner of the “Council for Cooperation of Left and Communist Forces.” On paper it’s just another exile conference. In reality, it’s a rare attempt to weld together fragments of a socialist left that has been scattered by…
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The War on Minds: Inside Regime’s Coordinated Arrests of Left Scholars
In the past 24 hours, security forces carried out coordinated raids on the homes of several left-wing researchers and translators in Tehran, arresting Parviz Sedaghat, Mahsa Asadollahnejad, and Shirin Karimi. They confiscated the belongings of Mohammad Maljoo and summoned him for questioning; the home of Heiman Rahimi was also searched, and he, too, was called…
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Panahi’s Cinema and the Art of Smuggling Truth
At an event held in honor of courageous, resilient cinema, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and legendary director Martin Scorsese sat down for a deep conversation about obstacles, inspirations, and the power of film under extreme restrictions. The talk, in New York, gave Panahi space to speak about the roots of his passion and how a…