ifmat - A Big blow of Iran resistance to Khamenei

A Big blow of Iran’s resistance to Khamenei

Khamenei a month ago in a sham election with the appointment of Ebrahim Ra’isi as his next president, and two weeks later with the appointment of Mullah Mohseni Ejei as head of the judiciary thought that he ...
ifmat - Rouhani calls critics of his COVID handling liars

Rouhani calls critics of his COVID handling ‘liars’

President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed criticism by local people and officials of shortage of medical facilities amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan as “big lies”.
ifmat - While the Ayatollahs hold power no journalist is safe

While the Ayatollahs hold power no journalist is safe

On Wednesday, July 14, the U.S. Justice Department charged four Iranians for an abduction plot against Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, also known as Vezerat Salimi and Haj Ali, 50; Mahmoud Khazein, 42; Kiya Sadeghi, ...
ifmat - The securitization of Iranian football

The securitization of Iranian football

From the winter of 1989-90, when the Islamic Republic first decided to bring Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC under its control, through to the beginning of the Khatami era, when Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders were co-opted ...
ifmat - Iran water crisis spurs protests

Iran water crisis spurs protests

Street protests broke out overnight over severe water shortages in Iran's oil-rich southwest, according to Iranian news outlets and videos posted on social media on Friday, as the country faces its worst drought in 50 years.