Nasrin Afshar is a journalist with RFE/RL's Radio Farda based in Prague.
Some blame Tehran. Others blame Washington. But pretty much everyone on Iran's southern coast can agree on one thing: The renewal of air strikes between the United States and Iran is hitting hard, bringing a summer without electricity, fuel, or a way to make a living.
For years, the UK and EU have faced calls to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. Australia’s move to blacklist the IRGC may increase pressure on London and Brussels to follow suit
Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi says the Islamic Republic has “no future but collapse,” dismissing Ayatollah Khamenei’s claims about a “secret” opposition conference. She emphasized opposition unity is crucial as domestic crises and regional setbacks threaten the Islamic republic's survival.
Ahmad Batebi, who unwittingly became the face of Iran's 1999 student protests, laments the demise of a true reformist movement, the increasing use of violent suppression by the state, and the "nonexistent" potential for real change.
