In an article for Diwan, Nicole Grajewski examines how the Iranian political and military establishment is interpreting the recent conflict with Israel, and where this might lead in terms of the country's national defense posture. Her observations on the future of the so-called

Video emerges of Israel's bombing of the Tajrish district in northern Tehran. The area that's struck is right across from a major bazaar, nestled into many residences. Surreal to watch for those of us who used to live nearby and walk those streets every day.

BIG: Iran has confirmed it'll attend nuclear talks with the US "prob by end of next week" in Norway, Amwaj.media has learned. Amid "lack of confidence and huge mistrust" after Israel-US attack, Iranians want deal plus "guarantee" of no further strikes. amwaj.media/en/article/sco…

Multiple Israeli strikes on Evin Prison in Tehran caused damage to buildings almost 2,000 feet apart. The strikes killed civilians and damaged structures including a visitor gate, visitor hall, medical center, and solitary confinement cells. wapo.st/3Id3k9Q

"Iran’s postwar strategic recalibration reveals a nation grappling with the implications of what all sides acknowledge as a significant test of its security." Nicole Grajewski discusses. carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/di…

Coming up: reporters guide for detecting ai-generated images and videos, to be published by Global Investigative Journalism Network, with Shayan Sardarizadeh . Over 27 pages of tips and tools.

بامداد امروز سه‌شنبه ۱۷ تیر، نیروهای مرزبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران، جان #خالد_محمدی، #کولبر ۲۳ ساله اهل بانه، را یک روز پس از برگزاری مراسم نامزدی‌اش گرفتند.

NEW: Having just returned from Tehran, Ali Hashem علي هاشم writes about fresh impressions from the ground in aftermath of Israel's bombings. Senior Iranian official says establishment agrees that truce is unlikely to last and is prelude to a bloodier chapter. amwaj.media/en/article/dee…

Thread: In my latest article for Amwaj.media, I explore the rise of 'neo-nationalism' in #Iran through the lens of a new wave of Muharram lamentations, which are an amalgamation of supposed secular patriotic symbols and religious notions. amwaj.media/en/article/dee… 1/4

Our book FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS just got a starred review from Publishers Weekly publishersweekly.com/9780593701447

It's real! Out on Thursday: hurstpublishers.com/book/backlash/

Nearly 1.5 million Afghans have been deported or forcibly returned from Iran this year. We traveled to the border to document one of worst displacement crisis the region has witnessed lately. 📸 Jim Huylebroek

Satellite images and verified footage analysed by BBC Verify show that Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since March, with entire towns and suburbs - once home to tens of thousands of people - levelled in the past few weeks. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

The mounting starvation in Gaza is a direct result of Israel’s dismantling of the ‘UN model’ of aid distribution and its replacement with the lethal GHF system. Israel is deliberately undermining systems of aid distribution by the UN and other international agencies: restricting

horsdoeuvresofbattle.blog/2025/07/22/the… I may have written 12K words on the war, Iran's missile performance, and where we go from here. I hope it is illuminating.

After Israel's deadly air strikes on Tehran's notorious Evin priosn, inmates were moved to other prisons by Iranian authorities and are being kept under unbearable and inhumane conditions, their family members told Ghoncheh Habibiazad | غنچه. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

While starving Gaza and its 80% refugee population, Israel is expanding its war on Palestinian refugees—and on their very ‘refugee-ness’—in the West Bank. Our updated analysis shows that the Israeli military is continuing to carve up the refugee camps of Tulkarm, Jenin and Nur

Join us Frontline Club on Tuesday evening for a night of human stories and on the ground reporting from Iran in the wake of the 12 Day War and the subsequent regime crackdown, with Tara Kangarlou & Nilo Tabrizy of The Washington Post. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus…