Takht-Ravanchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs: “Trump sent a letter to the SL proposing talks, but warned that if no deal was reached, there would be war. We replied in kind, accepting only indirect negotiations, while the U.S. insisted on direct talks.”
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Trump reportedly acknowledged his direct involvement in a series of Israeli operations in Lebanon, including the so-called pager operation and targeted strikes against Hezbollah leaders, stating that these actions were carried out ‘under his direct auspices.’
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In this grammar, Satan functions as the archetype of domination, the figure who fractures the horizontal ontology instituted by God through the imposition of unjust hierarchy and man-made sovereignty.
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The politico-theological grammar of Satan is crucial for grasping the ontological architecture of the Islamic Republic.
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4-The initiative is described as cultural, social, elite-driven, and citizen-focused, with the broader goal of countering “secularism and social indifference.”
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3-The Status Room will involve cultural and administrative agencies, and the public is encouraged to participate in community monitoring groups.
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2-Ruhollah Mo’men-Nasab, Secretary of Tehran Province’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” headquarters, announced the creation of a “Hijab and Modesty Status Room” and pledged to deploy 80,000 trained personnel.
22.10.2025 08:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Zionism is no exception to the Westernesse as a political language; it is its purest expression. A machine of circulation that pumps blood—always stained with sacrificial, theological blood (colonial extraction, petroleum…).
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken with political experts and journalists, and almost all of them agree that Iran will not launch a preemptive strike. Their reasons differ, but their conclusion does not. Of course, they could still be wrong.
23.08.2025 08:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Velayati, senior advisor to Iran’s Leader:
"Iran will block the creation of a U.S. corridor in the Caucasus — with or without Russia."
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Ali-Akbar Ahmadian, the former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has been appointed as the President's Special Representative and Head of the Headquarters for the Advancement of National and Strategic Projects.
06.08.2025 13:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
According to well-informed sources, negotiations between Iran and the United States are likely to resume in the coming days with a new agenda and a new mediator.
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Today’s Lebanese cabinet meeting, aimed at deciding on the disarmament of Hezbollah, is seen in Iran as part of an effort to establish a new regional order. It’s worth recalling that Israel seeks to turn Iran into a kind of 'southern Lebanon.'
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Larijani went to Moscow and met with Putin. Back in Iran, many are saying, “We’ll be hearing more about him in the coming days.” For others, his recent public visibility signals a growing political relevance.
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But Iran is not an ethnic mosaic lacking attachment to a unifying political signifier.
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What’s happening in Syria right now is a reminder of Israel’s balkanization strategy in the region—the same strategy it seeks to apply to Iran by instrumentalizing ethnic minorities to advance its agenda.
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5-What is offered is not peace, but control. Not cooperation, but containment. The region is expected to adapt to Israel’s security doctrine, not the other way around.
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4-In this vision, there is no meaningful space for regional peoples and states to exercise sovereignty or protect their territorial integrity from external interference.
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3-The proposal for a “new order in the Middle East” is not about collective stability. It’s a strategic redesign that privileges Israeli and Western—especially U.S.—interests.
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2-Its strategy is based on the negation of regional sovereignty—undermining the ability of neighboring states to act independently or defend their own interests.
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1-Israel has positioned itself as the primary threat to regional stability.
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6- What I’m trying to do is to problematize the way the West selectively extends compassion, why some victims are seen as worthy of empathy, while others, particularly Iranians who don’t fit within a liberal framework, are rendered invisible.
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5- Of course, I’m not suggesting that the deaths of the inmates are irrelevant.
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4- This isn’t just about compassion, it’s about which bodies are made to matter in global discourse. Evin inmates become symbols; others remain collateral, their exclusion part of a broader politics of visibility and erasure.
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3-Evin’s prisoners—journalists, activists, dual nationals—fit the “good victim” mold: innocent, relatable, and politically useful for narratives of state repression. Their stories are individualized, their suffering foregrounded.
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2-Not all victims are treated equally; some are made to represent injustice, while others are rendered invisible.
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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
This article offers a revealing glimpse into the mechanisms through which affective economies of grief are differentially distributed, where certain bodies are rendered grievable and others are evacuated of political and emotional legibility. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/w...
07.07.2025 15:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
"Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala" functions as an onto-political signifier, articulating a political identity rooted in a historical trajectory of resistance to domination, while also evoking an ethical horizon of justice—never fully attainable, yet ever-present as a guiding principle.
05.07.2025 20:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Well, it turns out that Tucker Carlson has interviewed Pezeshkian—and for many Iranians, this is seen as a kind of diplomatic victory.
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