A reformist politician in Tehran has harshly criticized the electoral system in the Islamic Republic, which is based on a biased vetting of the candidates favoring hardliner politicians.
In recent events at Princeton University, a stark contrast emerged between the peaceful protest by a group of Iranians—who have personally suffered under the brutality of the Islamic ruling system—and a sit-in by some US students.
While hardliner factions in Iran's new parliament are vying for the Speakership, an aide to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims this competition is not the main event in Iran's political landscape.
Iran's interior minister has raised an outcry not only for approving the violent arrest of a woman for hijab violation but also claiming that catching the woman in a blanket, was “according to protocols”.
Hassan Rouhani has accused the Khamenei-appointed Guardian Council of undermining democracy and diminishing the people's role in elections by vetoing candidates with disapproved political views.
The Iranian parliament greenlit a ‘controversial’ bill on Wednesday in favor of a two-day weekend, after drawing criticism and opposition from hardliners who associated it with the "Western lifestyle" and the Jewish Sabbath.
The media, politicians, and pundits are divided on the outcome of the May 10 runoff election for the Iranian parliament and the distribution of its 290 seats in the Majles among the hardliners.
The Iranian government has allocated at least 360 trillion rials ($600 million) to its propaganda activities in the current calendar year (March 21, 2024 – 20 March 2025) amid a deep economic crisis.
The sudden arrest of Sadegh Zibakalam, a vocal Iranian academic, may signal to other tolerated critics that they too, even if they haven't advocated for regime change, might now face the threat of arrest.
Rivalry over power, influence and money among Iranian hardliners has turned into public mudslinging, after they began their successful bid in 2020 to gain full control over state institutions.
To defend a covert agreement to procure traffic equipment from China, the Tehran Municipality has erected banners and billboards across the capital, which critics argue "denigrate" domestic producers.
The spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards dismissed the exodus of doctors as "enemy pretexts for psychological operations" against Iran in a bid to downplay the crisis.
Prominent conservative politician Mohammad Reza Bahonar says that government funds are scarce and oil sales alone cannot meet the country’s basic needs, adding to the recent criticism of President Ebrahim Raisi's economic policies.