Tag: Iranian

Jill Biden Presented a Grammy to an Iranian Musician

Shervin Hajipour is an Iranian pop star who wrote a Grammy Award-winning anti-regime protest anthem. The 27-year-old has been jailed and ordered to write a new song. He has been ordered to write an anti-American song. Hahipour’s song won a Grammy, presented in absentia by Jill Biden. (Democrats are invited to participate in award shows.) […]

Iranian Ayatollah Stripped of Social Media Accounts

Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas following its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, offered no specifics […]

US Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Iranian Proxies

The United States struck back Friday for the attack that killed three service members on Saturday. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups,” a news release from U.S. Central Command said. “U.S. military forces struck more than 85 […]