I was a hostage in Iran 47 years ago. I was held in Evin Prison—one of the most notorious prisons in the country—and moved through other miserable, isolated cells across Iran. Those memories never leave you. That is why what I am seeing today fills me with rage and dread. The

What’s unfolding in Iran may be the most consequential and underreported story in the world. Free elections there won’t just be a human rights victory. The fall of the Ayatollahs will release tens of millions of people, who come from one of the most creative civilizations in

in the last week - openai launched chatgpt health - anthropic announced claude for healthcare - google released medgemma 1.5 which can interpret advanced 3D medical images we are approaching the point where the best possible medical diagnosis becomes a $20/month subscription

I am an Iranian university professor. I was in Iran until last week and directly witnessed the uprising of the Iranian people. What is happening is a revolution born of desperation and courage. I fully and unequivocally endorse the speeches of Masih Alinejad and Ahmad Batebi at

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

Mosab is spot on. There is now no doubt whatsoever that Trump’s instruction to Israeli air force to call off the air strike on Iran on 24 June was a grave error. The IAF planes were on their way to bomb IRGC and regime targets such as police stations. Air superiority over Iran

Breaking: the Islamic Republic’s state media channels have been hacked! Since the regime shut down the internet partly to stop the Crown Prince’s messages from reaching Iranians, every single channel of state media has been hacked and is blaring his messages straight into Iran.

Not long ago I was flying back from Poland after my first visit to Auschwitz, and mulling the horror of what I had seen - the hills of children’s shoes and suitcases, the tonnes of human hair. What struck me was the sheer scale of the operation and the obvious truth that the

Remember 2 months ago when the BBC refused to report on the IRGC killing Iranian protesters because they couldn’t verify the numbers.

Trying to work out if any Persians support Khamenei’s death. Too soon to say in my view

If you’ve ever wondered why Iranians have been suffering for nearly half a century, it’s not just because of recent events. For 47 years, the Iranian people have been trapped under a corrupt regime. It’s not only about the brutal crackdowns you see on the news today, where over

REPORTER: "Why is the world united against the Islamic Republic?" TRUMP: "Because they're EVIL." Accurate, precise, no bullshit.

As an Iranian living inside my country during war, I will say this plainly. The chance of me being killed by masked, armed men roaming the streets, or by gunmen standing on mosque rooftops behind machine guns, is far greater than the chance of dying in an airstrike. That is the

“Death to America! Death to Trump!” “I’m going to bomb the plane!” A terrifying moment. We need to stop importing people who hate our country.

Hussain Abdul-Hussain has produced what the Arab intellectual class has been unable and unwilling to write for a century: an honest reckoning with the theological and ideological pathologies that have made peace with Israel unthinkable. Moving between memoir and forensic historical

Today, in Iran, in the middle of a war, the regime executed a 19-year-old national wrestling champion for the crime of joining January protests. 💔 After signaling to the world, including President Donald J. Trump, that they would halt executions of protesters, the regime has

1. NPR’s Emily Feng 冯哲芸 has been interviewing Iranians who’ve recently fled to Turkey. She reports that “most people told us they supported the strikes.” npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-…

“The Iranian regime poses no threat to the world.” Honestly, every time I hear that sentence - usually from a politician or a very comfortable diplomat - I mentally put a big red X on their ability to understand geopolitics. Not disagreement. Disqualification. Let’s walk

Singapore’s Foreign Minister on why he cannot accept negotiating with Iran for safe passage of ships. Definitely worth listening to:

Absolutely incredible!!! 🇺🇸🔥 The whole neighborhood came out to show love and support for Artemis II Astronaut Victor Glover returning home 🙏🏼