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IranWatch Daily: November 3, 2025IranWatch
Nov 3, 2025

IranWatch Daily: November 3, 2025

Brief Notes Iranian Dissident’s Death Sparks Anti-Regime Protests: On Saturday, the deceased body of Omid Sarlak, a young Iranian man, was reportedly discovered in Aligudarz, Lorestan Province, hours after he posted a video of himself burning a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Authorities...

IranWatch Daily: October 31, 2025IranWatch
Oct 31, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 31, 2025

Brief Notes Deputy FM Says Talks With U.S. are ‘Meaningless’: Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the U.S. has “shown no readiness to negotiate on an equal footing” with the Islamic Republic, calling any talks with predetermined outcomes “meaningless.” Speaking to reporters in Muscat...

The Birth of the Iranian Folk CongressIranWatch
Oct 31, 2025

The Birth of the Iranian Folk Congress

The Birth of the Iranian Folk Congress A New Chapter in Iran’s United Fight for Freedom For at least the last fifteen centuries, the Iranian nation has consisted of a diverse collection of tribes, ethnicities, languages, and cultures. From Azeris, Kurds, and Baluch to Arabs, Lors, Gilaks, Mazanis,...

IranWatch Daily: October 30, 2025IranWatch
Oct 30, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 30, 2025

Brief Notes United Kingdom Sanctions IRGC Financier: The UK has announced new sanctions against Ali Akbar Ansari, an Iranian banker and businessman known domestically for his connections to the Supreme Leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei. The designation’s Statement of Reason reads, “Ansari has...

IranWatch Daily: October 29, 2025IranWatch
Oct 29, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 29, 2025

Brief Notes Iranian Oil Selling for Record Low Prices: Discounts on Iranian oil sales to China have grown to their highest level in over a year, as tightened sanctions on both Russia and the Islamic Republic disrupt logistics and heighten buyer anxiety. According to one benchmark, offers for...

IranWatch Daily: October 28, 2025IranWatch
Oct 28, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 28, 2025

Brief Notes British Hostages in Iran are ‘Losing Hope’: In January of this year, the Islamic Republic detained British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman as they rode their motorcycles through Iran, later charging them with “espionage,” which they deny. On Thursday last week, Mrs. Foreman was allowed...

IranWatch Daily: October 27, 2025IranWatch
Oct 27, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 27, 2025

Brief Notes Taliban Visits Tehran, Deputy FM Visits Kabul: Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi arrived in Kabul yesterday to discuss water management, border issues, and judicial cooperation with Taliban officials. Tehran’s embassy in Kabul stated that the visit is in line with the regime’s...

IranWatch Daily: October 24, 2025IranWatch
Oct 24, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 24, 2025

Brief Notes Military Complex Employee Sentenced to 12 Years: Ghodratollah Jooyar, a 33-year-old employed at the Parchin military complex in Tehran Province, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Military Court of Tehran. Detained since June 20, 2025, during the 12-Day War, he faced...

IranWatch Daily: October 23, 2025IranWatch
Oct 23, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 23, 2025

Brief Notes Security Chief Calls Gaza Peace Summit a ‘Joke’: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani dismissed the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit on Gaza as “a joke,” accusing participants of hypocrisy for “posing as peacemakers” after “two years of an oppressive war against...

IranWatch Daily: October 22, 2025IranWatch
Oct 22, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 22, 2025

Brief Notes Subway Outage Sparks Pro-Pahlavi, Anti-Khamenei Chants: A malfunction on the Tehran Metro yesterday sparked public chants against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and in support of the Pahlavi dynasty. Passengers were filmed shouting “Reza Shah, bless your soul,” “Death to Khamenei,” and...

IranWatch Daily: October 21, 2025IranWatch
Oct 21, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 21, 2025

Brief Notes State TV Broadcasts Home Addresses of Diaspora Commentators: State broadcaster IRIB aired a report today revealing what they claimed to be the home addresses of Israel-based journalists working for the diaspora network Iran International, along with the Persian-language IDF...

IranWatch Daily: October 20, 2025IranWatch
Oct 20, 2025

IranWatch Daily: October 20, 2025

Brief Notes U.S. Envoy Says Regime in Iran ‘Last Obstacle to New Middle East’: U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said that the Islamic Republic in Iran remains “the last obstacle to a new Middle East,” urging Syria’s reintegration and Lebanon’s separation from Tehran-backed Hezbollah to...