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Iran has killed at least 33 Christian ministers and jailed dozens more linked to an underground church movement in recent months, as the government intensifies its persecution of Christians, according ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: Jailed for their religion: Iran increases repression of Baha’is
Intelligence Ministry agents raided my cousin Fereshteh’s home in Isfahan on August 24, the second raid in less than a year. They also raided her husband Kayhan Atefi’s workplace. The search lasted ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: Tehran’s Biggest Enemy May Be Inside Iran
The IRGC retains a substantial missile arsenal, extensive intelligence networks, and the ability to project power across the Middle East. But Tehran’s problem is no longer concentrated on a single ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: A bitterly divided Iran grapples with Khamenei's legacy as he is laid to rest
CAIRO — He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy. But by his late 20s, ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: Iran's Supreme Leader Calls for Muslim Unity Against US and Israel, and Other Mideast News
Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” U.S. forces said they struck Iranian rocket launchers ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: What is the religious and political messaging behind Khamenei’s funeral?
A previous version of this story referenced an incorrect quote from the Quran and misidentified the caliph during the death of Hussein ibn Ali. These have now been fixed. Tehran, Iran – A week of ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: Top US lawmaker Mike Johnson says lying is part of some Iranians’ religion
Mike Johnson, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has suggested that lying is part of Iranians’ religion as he defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war on Iran ...
News Iran » Tehran » Religion: Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to make an appearance in the funeral ceremonies, which are unfolding over several days. He is believed to be in ...