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Easing Pressure on Sotoudeh, Mohammadi and Madani as Executions Mount
The recent releases and temporary medical furloughs of several of Iran’s most prominent civil society figures - human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh…
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The Kill Switch State: Iran's Internet Blackout Exposes Fractures
Iran’s internet blockade has entered its 73rd consecutive day on May 12, according to NetBlocks, marking the longest nationwide internet disruption ever…
May 12
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Iran's Rejected Counteroffer: Demands, Defiance, and Diplomacy of Attrition
On Sunday, May 10, Tehran submitted its formal response to Washington’s peace proposal through Pakistani mediators. By Sunday evening, President Trump…
May 11
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How a Night of Fire in the Strait of Hormuz Threatened to Unravel the Iran-U.S. Truce
The explosions began sometime after nightfall on Thursday. Residents of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik, and Minab reported hearing enormous blasts…
May 8
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Pezeshkian's Meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei: What We Know and What Remains Unanswered
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Thursday, May 7th, that he had recently met in person with Mojtaba Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s new…
May 7
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The Latest War Powers Votes, GOP Shift, and the 60-Day Deadline
The NIAC Capitol Insider is a newly launched digest tracking the latest from Congress on Iran-related policy developments, legislation, votes and more.
May 6
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Diplomatic Signals, Familiar Dangers
Iran and the U.S. Are Talking, But History Counsels Caution
May 6
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The Weight of Survival
Before the first strike fell, Iran was already carrying a wound that had never fully healed. Decades of layered sanctions had not simply constrained the…
May 5
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Negotiations Stall as Both Sides Race to Establish Leverage at the Strait of Hormuz
Diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States remain deadlocked as hostilities erupted again, centered on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran transmitted…
May 4
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Iran-U.S. Conflict: Deep Divisions and the Risk of Renewed War
Despite an active ceasefire and ongoing diplomatic back-channels, the conflict between the United States and Iran remains dangerously unresolved. The…
May 1
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Iran's Hardline Media War: A Public Feud Over Nuclear Negotiations
A sharp and unusually public dispute has erupted within Iran’s hardline conservative establishment over the country’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with…
May 1
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Abdollah Movahed: The Golden Legend of Iranian Wrestling
Abdollah Movahed, widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in Iranian history, passed away on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in 1939 in…
May 1
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