Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, Im looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule in…

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, Im looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule in…

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule…

A new US-backed proposal would divide Gaza into zones run separately by Israel and Hamas, restricting reconstruction to the Israeli-controlled area and, opponents warn, paving the way for a lasting Israeli foothold in…

Two brothers imprisoned since March 2023 for participating in protests are being subjected to continuous psychological abuse by prison a …

A 20-year-old Iranian wrestler who was detained during the country’s 2022 nationwide protests has died by suicide.Yasin Seifpanahi, a r …

Why it matters:
The humanitarian crisis underscores the fragility of the current ceasefire and the catastrophic impact of the war on Gaza’s civilian population, where even basic survival now depends on emergency…

Erdogan made the remarks speaking to reporters when asked about the prospects for talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States and the future of the Istanbul negotiations on Ukraine.
“The importance of Turkey or Istanbul in…

Israeli military officials have reportedly acknowledged that the regime’s army is not prepared for new wars unless it receives urgent budget boost.
Israel’s Ynet news outlet reported on Friday that the officials had…

The Trump administration says it has ‘terminated’ all trade talks with Canada over a commercial published by the Ontario government that features comments on tariffs by the late US President Ronald Reagan, which his foundation says…

The Justice Department said Muhammad Pahlawan, 49, worked with two Iranian nationals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to move advanced weapons from Iran to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen between August 2023 and January…