Iran Civic Pulse

New US sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet and petrochemical buyers aim to slash the regime's key revenue stream, directly cutting funds for its war...

Stalled war talks and a blocked Strait of Hormuz coincide with a sinking economy and tightened security squeezing citizens.

• President Pezeshkian...

The 112-day absence of consular access for the British couple in Evin Prison highlights the opacity of Iran's detention system and the vulnerability...

Hadi Abbasian, a 38-year-old Shirvan resident, has been sentenced to death after detention linked to the January 2026 protests.

• Tehran celebrated the October 2023 Hamas attack as proof of shifting power while denying direct involvement, hoping allies would pressure Israel...

A Florida federal judge has rejected efforts to dismiss a civil suit under the Torture Victim Protection Act against Parviz Sabeti, the alleged former...

Iran's death-row system targets January 2026 protesters with swift executions:

• Alireza Sepahi and Mahshad Keshani married in separate cells hours...

At least 54 women were executed in Iran from October 2025 to October 2026, with the true total likely far higher due to secrecy and censorship after...

Iranian security agencies have intensified enforced disappearances of Kurdish political activists since the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict, shifting...

Iran's judiciary is institutionalizing compulsory hijab enforcement through formal court channels.

• Prosecutors nationwide must pursue women...

Maryam Rajavi's letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty calls for recognizing executions and...

Binary framing of Iran's future as regime versus monarchy sidelines diverse democratic and republican voices.

• No mass base inside Iran: Reuters...

When Ilam nurses raised low wages and the gap with administrators' pay during a meeting, the university head accused them of slacking and stealing...

A senior Revolutionary Guard adviser declared the Strait of Hormuz closed under full Iranian control, insisting it would remain so until Tehran’s...

Paknejad’s exit as the first minister to resign under Pezeshkian reveals deep cabinet rifts over sanctioned oil sales and control of key assets.

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The article contends that US-Israeli strikes and Khamenei's assassination failed to spark the anticipated internal turmoil or regime change in Iran....

• Inflation hit 69.9% in August 2026, pushing school supply costs to 20-30 million Tomans—three months of minimum wages.
• Nearly 1 million children...

Iran's leadership is recasting economic collapse as an internal security threat, with officials warning against "angering the people" while tightening...

Iran’s Bahá’í community faces intensifying pressure as detentions spread across multiple facility types and new prison terms take effect.

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Maryam Rajavi's appeal to the UN Secretary-General seeks coordinated international pressure on Iran, including conditional diplomatic ties and ICC...