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Iran’s current strategy remains “resistance forever, without end” until its adversaries are defeated, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards spokesperson said on Sunday, adding that Iran will maintain its hold over the Strait of Hormuz until adversaries accept all of its conditions.
Summary
Iran’s current strategy remains “resistance forever, without end” until its adversaries are defeated, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards spokesperson said on Sunday, adding that Iran will maintain its hold over the Strait of Hormuz until adversaries accept all of its conditions.
Iran says US must meet its demands before Hormuz reopens
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States meets its conditions, even as Tehran and Oman move closer to an agreement on a temporary shipping route.
Economy
Tehran rents hit three times many workers’ monthly pay
Average advertised monthly rent in Tehran has climbed above 720 million rials, roughly three times the earnings of many Iranian workers, exposing a widening affordability gap as some tenants face increases of up to 100%, market data showed in late July.
ANALYSIS
Iran’s reality TV boom abroad captures a generation in limbo
Persian-language reality shows filmed outside Iran are giving young Iranians freedoms that would be impossible on television under the Islamic Republic, while revealing another side of life abroad: uncertainty over work, residency, identity and where ultimately to belong.
Crackdown on Dissent
Iran summons nearly 100 artists, public figures over anti-execution posts
Nearly 100 prominent Iranians, including artists and filmmakers, have been summoned by security agencies or judicial authorities after speaking out against a new wave of executions, particularly the public hanging of protesters in Isfahan, a rights activist said.
INSIGHT
Iran moves to ratify Caspian Sea pact with seabed rights still unsettled
Iran is moving to ratify the Caspian treaty it left dormant for seven years, choosing the depths of a war to settle the status of its one quiet frontier, and reopening the oldest wound in its modern diplomacy: the belief that Tehran signed away half a sea.
US imposes new Iran sanctions as officials say Hormuz deal is near
The United States imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s financial networks Friday even as US officials said progress had been made toward a deal with Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz and it could be clinched as early as the weekend.
US miscalculated Iran’s resilience and hurt deal prospects, expert says
Washington likely underestimated Iran’s ability to withstand the initial US-Israeli strikes, making a negotiated settlement harder to achieve and deepening mistrust, foreign-policy expert Paul Saunders told Iran International.
What the Pentagon learned from the Iran war
President Donald Trump's latest order to investigate leaks about US munitions stockpiles may look like another dispute between the White House and the American media. In Tehran, it is being read as vindication.
ANALYSIS
What the Islamic Republic does to its women footballers
Late last month, Iran's finest striker sat across from the country's judiciary chief and asked him to help her find a job. Last week, two of her former teammates became Australian citizens. Between those two scenes lies everything the Islamic Republic offers its sportswomen.
Cleric summoned after calling to replace Islamic Republic with ‘Islamic government’
Iranian cleric Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi was summoned to the Special Clerical Court after calling for the Islamic Republic to be replaced by a more hardline “Islamic government” and outlining plans to mobilize a 250,000-strong network capable of surrounding government sites.
Iran hardliners push renewed hijab crackdown despite widespread defiance
Iranian hardliners are intensifying pressure on authorities to enforce compulsory hijab, as recent cafe closures and online campaigns raise fears of a renewed crackdown despite widespread defiance of the dress code.
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VOICES FROM IRAN
Iranians turn on Pezeshkian over protest death toll comments
President Masoud Pezeshkian drew angry reactions from Iranians after rejecting higher estimates of those killed in Iran's January protests and calling those who cite such figures "traitors" in an interview published on Wednesday.
Tehran says any Hormuz accord won't restore pre-war order
Iran and Oman appear close to agreeing new navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran insists any reopening must take place under a new post-war security framework rather than a return to the pre-war status quo.
Iran used water hacks to intimidate not cripple, experts say
Cyberattacks targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven US states appear to have been intended less to cripple infrastructure than to demonstrate Iranian reach, intimidate the public and shape perceptions, cybersecurity experts told Iran International.
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