On November 27, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a prominent nuclear scientist, was assassinated in a roadside attack about 40 miles east of Tehran. Western and Israeli intelligence had long suspected that Fakhrizadeh was the father of Iran’s covert nuclear…
Category: 1. Iran
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the Expansionist Ideology of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Executive Summary
Unlike the Iranian army that protects Iran’s borders, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is mandated by Iran’s constitution to pursue “an ideological mission of jihad in God’s way; that is extending sovereignty…
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Part 1: The Tanker Crisis in the Gulf
Tensions between Iran and the outside world have escalated since an attack on four tankers on May 12 near the Strait of Hormuz, which was followed by an attack on two more tankers on June 13. Both attacks occurred in the Gulf of Oman. The Persian…
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Iran: Blood-soaked secrets: Why Iran’s 1988 prison massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity – Amnesty International
Iran: Blood-soaked secrets: Why Iran’s 1988 prison massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity Amnesty International
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