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PDF-English Journal-13 July 2025-No22 Following widespread protests in Tehran over shockingly high utility bills, Tehran Province’s Water and Wastewater Company has claimed that, due to “security conditions” in the aftermath of the war, bills have been issued based on average past consumption. A statement from the company reads: “To observe security considerations and prevent potential exploitation by Israeli infiltrators, the process of meter reading and dispatching field agents has been suspended.” We have long urged people to refuse to pay …

PDF-English Journal-13 July 2025-No22 On the morning of Saturday, July 12, a planned visit by Heshmatollah Hayat al-Ghaib, head of Tehran Province’s prison organisation, to the Greater Tehran Penitentiary was cut short after inmates erupted in protest, chanting “Death to the dictator”. Political prisoners, decrying the dire and worsening conditions inside the prison, forced the regime official and his entourage to retreat from Hall 9 of Section 2. Through the Islamic Republic’s propaganda lens, it might appear that the regime …

PDF-English Journal-13 July 2025-No22 Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior judiciary official, declared: “Europeans will no longer be able to walk freely in their own countries. Soon, perhaps five drones will strike a European city.” Terror, chaos, and fear have long served as weapons for Islamic extremists across Europe. The Islamic Republic, alongside affiliated terrorist movements—from Hezbollah to al-Qaeda to ISIS—has repeatedly used assassination and intimidation as tools of extortion against European governments and citizens. Yet this marks the first time …

PDF-English Journal-13 July 2025-No22 Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior judiciary official, declared: “Europeans will no longer be able to walk freely in their own countries. Soon, perhaps five drones will strike a European city.” Terror, chaos, and fear have long served as weapons for Islamic extremists across Europe. The Islamic Republic, alongside affiliated terrorist movements—from Hezbollah to al-Qaeda to ISIS—has repeatedly used assassination and intimidation as tools of extortion against European governments and citizens. Yet this marks the first time …

PDF-English Journal-11 July 2025-No21 Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi, Supreme Leader Khamenei’s representative in Iran’s Markazi Province, commented on the recent 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic Republic: “This is neither war nor a ceasefire; only the bombings have stopped.” Let us not forget Dorri-Najafabadi’s record: he served as Minister of Intelligence during President Khatami’s administration. He resigned in February 1999, following the exposure of the so-called Chain Murders – the killings of several dissidents, writers and intellectuals by the security service. …

PDF-English Journal-11 July 2025-No21 A surge of reports about the imminent execution of three Arab political prisoners has dominated social media and satellite TV channels. Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, has warned that Ali Mojadam, Moein Khanafri, and Mohammadreza Moghadam are facing execution on charges of “waging war against God,” based on confessions extracted under torture. Executions have long been one of the Islamic Republic’s primary tools of repression—a government that …

PDF-English Journal-11 July 2025-No21 Reza Asheri, a member of Rasht City Council, recently posted a photo of Masoud Pezeshkian on Instagram and “begged” Israel to “do us the favour” of elevating Mr Pezeshkian to “martyrdom,” just as they had done with Ebrahim Raisi.  This story is not trivial. It lays bare the internal state of the Islamic regime and the outsized role that Israel now plays in its internal dynamics. In the wake of the recent war, the Islamic Republic …

PDF-English Journal-10 July 2025-No20 During a recent dinner with Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump stated that three key nuclear targets in Iran had been completely destroyed in the latest American strikes. Trump added he would consider lifting crippling sanctions at the right moment—if the Islamic Republic chooses a peaceful path. Netanyahu declared: “Israel knows the approximate location of buried uranium stockpiles,” warning that joint Israeli-American strikes on nuclear facilities could be repeated. The devastating blows struck over 12 days have effectively …

PDF-English Journal-10 July 2025-No20 Abdollah Ganji, editor-in-chief of Hamshahri newspaper and advisor to Tehran’s mayor, posted on X that following the “12-day war” between Israel and the Islamic Republic, “several pieces of paper with talismans bearing Jewish symbols” were found scattered in Tehran’s streets. He added: “Years ago, the Supreme Leader claimed that hostile nations and Western and Hebrew intelligence services use occult sciences and jinn creatures for espionage purposes.” At first glance, this might seem unrelated to politics—perhaps a …

PDF-English Journal-10 July 2025-No20 Sources told Reuters that Netanyahu is displeased with Washington’s decision to resume nuclear talks with Iran, viewing any political or economic opening as a strategic threat. He sees the current moment as a rare opportunity—one in which Iran must be hit hard before it regains strength. Recent headlines have been dominated by political and strategic rifts between the US and Israel, as well as divisions within their respective ruling coalitions. Meanwhile, confusion reigns among the leaders …