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IranWatch Daily: December 23, 2025IranWatch
Dec 23, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 23, 2025

Episode 2 of the IranWatch Podcast Out Now! Under the Islamic Republic, people receive privileges based on their proximity and loyalty to the regime. Access to the internet is no exception. Andrew Ghalili and Khosro Isfahani discuss this in the latest episode of IranWatch Podcast. Watch or listen...

IranWatch Daily: December 22, 2025IranWatch
Dec 22, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 22, 2025

NUFDI Unveils Report Documenting Persecution of Religious Minorities Humiliated by the 12-Day War, the Islamic Republic has turned its gaze inward, cracking down on Iranians within the country, particularly religious minorities. NUFDI’s latest report, Faith Under Siege, documents the Islamic...

IranWatch Daily: December 19, 2025IranWatch
Dec 19, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 19, 2025

Brief Notes Russian FM Calls for ‘Impartial’ IAEA Oversight of Tehran’s Nuclear Program: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the IAEA to remain “impartial” regarding the regime’s nuclear program. Speaking in Cairo today, Lavrov said, “We call on Secretary General [Rafael] Grossi, who...

IranWatch Daily: December 18, 2025IranWatch
Dec 18, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 18, 2025

Brief Notes Dozens Remain Jailed Following Mashhad Memorial Protest: Islamic Republic forces detained dozens of supporters of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a memorial ceremony for Khosro Alikordi in Mashhad, with additional arrests reported in Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan Province. Most...

IranWatch Daily: December 17, 2025IranWatch
Dec 17, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 17, 2025

Brief Notes Trump Announces ‘Total and Complete Blockade’ of Venezuelan Oil: U.S. President Donald Trump announced a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, saying the country is “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of...

The Iran Prosperity Project: Strategic Parallels in the Cases of Ukraine and IranIranWatch
Dec 17, 2025

The Iran Prosperity Project: Strategic Parallels in the Cases of Ukraine and Iran

Strategic Parallels Between Ukraine’s Rebuilding Strategy and Iran’s Future Transition Through the Iran Prosperity Project Over the past two years, I have attended multiple key international conferences on Ukraine’s reconstruction, including the Rebuilding Ukraine Forum and, most recently, the...

IranWatch Daily: December 16, 2025IranWatch
Dec 16, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 16, 2025

Brief Notes Supreme Leader Calls for Cultural Crackdown: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a speech yesterday, the text of which has been published today. Khamenei focused on what he described as a culture and media war against the Islamic Republic. Khamenei warned, “The enemy’s objective in...

IranWatch Daily: December 15, 2025IranWatch
Dec 15, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 15, 2025

Brief Notes Foreign Minister Meets Belarusian President in Minsk: Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko today to discuss deepening economic ties and cooperation in international forums, including the UN, SCO, and BRICS. Araghchi and his...

IranWatch Daily: December 12, 2025IranWatch
Dec 12, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 12, 2025

Murdered Lawyer’s Funeral Turns Into Anti-Regime Protest In Mashhad today, a large ceremony mourning the suspected regime killing of human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi turned into a protest against the Islamic Republic, with footage showing Iranians chanting “Death to the Dictator!” and “Long Live...

IranWatch Daily: December 11, 2025IranWatch
Dec 11, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 11, 2025

Brief Notes Tehran Accuses U.S. of ‘Piracy’ After Seizure of Venezuelan Tanker: The Islamic Republic’s embassy in Caracas condemned Washington’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, calling it an “illegal and unjustified act of piracy.” The embassy accused the U.S. of promoting “anarchy” through its...

IranWatch Daily: December 10, 2025IranWatch
Dec 10, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 10, 2025

NUFDI Launches IranWatch Podcast NUFDI has relaunched its podcast series! In the newly-rebranded IranWatch podcast’s first episode, listen to Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Ghalili and Senior Research Analyst Khosro Isfahani unpack the myth that the Islamic Republic’s enforcement of mandatory hijab...

IranWatch Daily: December 9, 2025IranWatch
Dec 9, 2025

IranWatch Daily: December 9, 2025

Brief Notes Tehran Says U.S. ‘Copying’ of Shahed Drones is an ‘Admission’ of Tehran’s Military ‘Superiority’: Spokesperson and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Abolfazl Shekarchi said that the “copying” of the Shahed-136 drone by “superpowers like the United States” serves as a “practical...