Iran Politics & Protests Watch

Iran stages public mourning for Khamenei to project unity while quietly detaining dissidents.

• Security forces arrested environmentalists Houman...

Iran projects unity abroad while its security services target civil society and dissidents, with thousands arrested since February. This dual approach highlights the regime's escalating domestic repression.

Funeral Ceremonies Underway

• 🔥 Mass Events Begin: Crowds gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque for the start of six-day funeral processions...

Iran's regime staged massive funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Khamenei, expecting up to 20 million attendees as a show of unity and "referendum" for...

The regime is accelerating capital punishment against dissenters, hitting both male and female cases in a single day.

• Five male protesters from...

Iran's rulers frame Khamenei's massive funeral as a referendum on regime legitimacy and national unity, with officials expecting 15-20 million...

Repression and Mass Arrests

• 🔥 Over 3,000 Detained: Iran's judiciary reported arresting 3,292 citizens in recent months for alleged...

Iran's regime pursues a coordinated crackdown to silence dissent through killings, arrests, and asset seizures.

• Protest deaths: Activists report at...

Iran's theocracy is staging a multi-day funeral across cities to project strength and summon mass support after Khamenei's killing.

• Orchestrated...

Iran's regime is systematically excluding women from the economy as a core tool of repression.

• Female economic participation has crashed to 13.4%,...

Khamenei Funeral and Succession

• 🔥 Massive State Funeral Planned: Eerie footage shows preparation of a large vehicle decorated with Imam Reza...

Iran's regime is deploying massive symbolic spectacle—including an enormous coffin vehicle adorned with Imam Reza shrine motifs—for Khamenei's...

Khamenei's 35-year rule of repression and factional maneuvering ended violently, yet his image and past statements still dominate state media as power...

Kurdish militant groups are opening a new front against Iran, directly challenging the June 17 ceasefire.

• Paveh attack: Xore Heva claimed...

Iran's eviction of Christians from Tehran's oldest Protestant church exposes the regime's authoritarian tightening after recent protests and conflict....

Iran's hijab patrols have largely vanished from daily life in major cities, with women now wearing sleeveless tops and uncovered hair without...

Protest Crackdown Evidence

• 🔥 Gharazi Hospital Investigation: Iran International's new probe into January protests confirms 24 deaths at the...

Taliban authorities directly orchestrate extrajudicial killings across multiple Afghan provinces, per internal documents obtained by Afghanistan...

Iran's regime deploys every lever for repression and image control:

• World Cup squad faces protester heckling, forced Mexico flights, and speech...

Shifting Regime Narratives

• 🔥 Unveiled Loyalists in Video: A pro-government video features a young woman in a pink top and jeans, without hijab,...