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Ali Khamenei
Facebook: Brazil Riot Praise Banned, ‘Death to Khamenei’ OK
EVERYTHING IN MODERATIONMeta has been making some huge content moderation calls.
Iran Blames Rushdie and His Supporters for Knife Attack
WHAT FATWA?An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson added that “no one has the right to accuse” Iran for the assault.
Iran’s Khamenei: America Being Led by ‘First-Class Idiots’
HARSH BUT FAIRSupreme leader condemns “unprecedented” pressure on his country via U.S. sanctions.
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Bloody Riots in Iranian City of Kazerun
ACT LOCAL THINK GLOBALAt least three people have been killed and many injured. The unrest began over changes in administrative boundaries, but the chants and violence soon took on broader dimensions.
Whether in Iran or U.S., Beware Armchair Rebels
BREATHLESSIt’s so easy and so wrong to judge social movements from afar. The protests in Iran were important, but not in the ways that those thousands of miles away declared them to be.
Can Trump Split Up Russia and Iran?
Divorce Iranian StyleMoscow and the mullahs are deeply in bed with each other, especially in Syria. But that doesn’t mean Putin won’t play Trump along.
His Death Will Empower the Ayatollah
GAME OF THRONESWith the death of reformist leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, there are few politicians left to act as a check on the supreme leader and his hardliners.
Trump Echoes Russians, Crazies on ISIS
TINFOIL USHANKATrump’s charge that Obama and Hillary Clinton co-founded ISIS would sound familiar if you lived in the Kremlin or in a bunker in your backyard.
The Much-Hyped Bernie Economy Is a Bust
MERRY PRANKSTERSThe Vermont senator is king of Reddit—but will his Internet popularity translate into real votes?
Keep Your Cash Out of Iran’s Hands
BBHMMThey’re calling it ‘terror-free’ investing. But is it just a gimmick to appeal to anti-Iran diehards?