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In Part One of this series (https://thenewpersiantimes.com/article/say-her-name-four-years-after-mahsa-amini-part-one-of-three), I told the story of Mahsa Jina Amini — the twenty-two-year-old whose death in the custody of the morality police on September 16, 2022 lit the largest uprising the Islamic
By Andy Alem (آیین) | The New Persian Times | September 24, 2026
A young woman, a loose headscarf, and the grief that a regime could not bury.
Twenty-five years after September 11th — the candles of Tehran, the backlash at home, and everything we were told to stop asking.
Forty-six years ago today, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, died in exile in Cairo — far from the Peacock Throne, far from the palaces of Tehran, far from the country he loved and served for thirty-seven years. He was 60 years old, and cancer had quietly consumed him for longer than the
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday night in Washington at the age of 71, his office said, following what it described as a brief and sudden illness. Preliminary findings from the Washington, D.C. medical examiner's office attributed the death to an aortic dissection caused by car
On July 4th, 2026, the world watched two spectacles unfold on opposite sides of the planet. In Washington, D.C., America threw itself a 250th birthday party — loud, chaotic, rained on, and unmistakably alive. In Tehran, the Islamic Republic staged the state funeral of Ali Khamenei, the dictator kill
At SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles the Iranian national team achieved a draw without goals against Belgium on June 21. This result became far more than a football match. It served as a powerful mirror to the deep political tensions gripping Iranians at home and abroad. Those tensions erupted most visibl
On a warm Los Angeles evening at SoFi Stadium, the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener between Iran and New Zealand became far more than a football match. It turned into a powerful display of Iranian identity, resistance, and the unbridgeable gap between the people and the Islamic Republic.Despite FIFA’s con
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Iranian diaspora and freedom-loving fans worldwide, FIFA has confirmed it will once again prohibit the pre-Islamic Lion and Sun flag from World Cup stadiums this summer. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on American soil—with Iran’s national team, Te
Washington, D.C. – April 26, 2026
New York City’s annual Persian Day Parade, organized by The Persian Parade Organization (also referred to as the Persian Parade Foundation) for over twenty years, marched down Madison Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Long positioned as a nonreligious and non-political celebration of Ir
By The New Persian Times Staff
As Persians leap over bonfires for Charshambe Soori 2026, the ancient festival becomes a powerful act of resistance — unfolding hours after Israeli strikes eliminated senior regime figures and amid a brutal IRGC crackdown on celebrations inside Iran.
The U.S. House passed H. Res. 1099 with bipartisan support 372-53, reaffirming Iran's designation as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism amid escalating regional tensions.
Beginning February 28, 2026, Operation Epic Fury has reshaped the Middle East. Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead. The IRGC's senior command has been decapitated. And the Iranian people—inside and outside the country—are stepping into the light.
Today marks the approximate 40th day since the brutal crackdown on January 8-9, when Iranian security forces unleashed unprecedented violence on protesters. This Chehelom has evolved beyond solemn remembrance—it has become a defiant act of resistance.
The world witnessed an extraordinary surge of solidarity on February 14, 2026, as millions of Iranians in exile and their allies flooded the streets in over 70 cities across more than 30 countries for the Global Day of Action for Iran.
Toronto. Munich. Los Angeles. And cities across the world. On Saturday, February 14th, 2026, Iranians abroad and freedom-loving people around the globe are being called into the streets for a coordinated Global Day of Action.
As the Islamic Republic marks the 47th anniversary of its dark inception, the streets of Tehran tell a tale of stark contrast. While the regime desperately orchestrates rallies, the Iranian people respond with defiance.
The Middle East is reeling from the "12-Day War," a whirlwind of airstrikes, panic, and protests that's left The Islamic Republic teetering...
A profound moment suspended between history and destiny at an intimate gathering honoring Her Imperial Majesty Empress Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi.
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi delivered a powerful address at the National Conservatism Conference, issuing a clarion call for the liberation of Iran.
