Tag: Iran

Iran rolls out attack drone similar to Russian weapon

Iran unveiled a drone last week designed to loiter over a target area until launching an attack, a weapon similar to the Russian uncrewed aerial vehicle used in Ukraine. The Islamic Republic News Agency said the new drone is designed for counterambush operations and is expected to increase the combat capabilities of the Islamic Revolutionary […]

Iran files charges over BBC report on girl, 16, allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

JERUSALEM — Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Nika Shakarami’s death also sparked widespread outrage at the time. Amini died after being detained by […]

Handing Iran a Victory – PJ Media

In limited wars, every battle is fought twice. The first is the military side, the battle itself. Then comes the struggle over the narrative, over what the battle means. And this part is every bit as important as the kinetic phase because this is where victory can be turned into defeat. […]

Rapper Sentenced to Death in Iran for Lyrics About the Regime

One wonders if left-wing, uber-progressive college students protesting an “oppressive” regime half a planet away would last a day under the true tyranny of an Islamic regime. Among groups like Hamas, in countries like Iran, much of what these radical leftist activists have supported just as wholeheartedly as protesting against Israel would get them killed […]