Nir’s Notes

PolicyMic “This is the Year of Economic Jihad” declared Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei last spring at the beginning of the Persian year. The New Year’s announcement was meant to encourage the Iranian people to increase their efforts and jumpstart an economic boom, but with the year not yet over, Iran’s economy is “booming” in [...]

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While the Iranian standoff continues with European oil sanctions and American vessels crossing the Straits of Hormuz, time is left in Iran to deal with more significant threats. Just last week, Iranian officials sentenced Aria Aramnejad, a singer, to 10 months in prison. His crime was a song, “Ali Barkhiz” (“Rise up Ali”), written following the Ashura uprising of 2009 [...]

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