The debate in the New York Times and Washington Post over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the
As FAIR (1/11/18) has noted before, US media—in an effort to find images of Iranian “dissidents”—routinely normalize the fringe group Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), despite the
Recent discussions surrounding Telegram’s imminent censorship amongst Iranian officials have rattled Iran’s “filternet,” or its controlled and restricted Internet space, like never before. The parliamentary
This research article is the final of a 5 part series intended to explore the living story of a community and its members (the Baha’is
Iran’s unapologetic self-determination, including its ballistic missile and nuclear energy program as well its resistance to economic imperialism, make it a constant thorn in Washington’s
When it comes to covering protests in other countries, it seems any vague picture of brown people protesting can stand in for those actually on
Since the outbreak of mass demonstrations and unrest in Iran last week, US media have mostly busied themselves with the question of not if we should “do
The distance wrought by the diaspora changes how we consume the news. Nations, oceans and lifetimes removed from the stories on the screen, the Iranian
Over the past week, Iran has been hit with series of protests, reportedly in relation to the country’s current economic climate. Where this particular narrative is
Weekly Standard founder and Iraq War booster Bill Kristol has emerged in recent days as a self-styled defender of the Iranian people as their country’s anti-regime protests continue to intensify. But
National Public Radio isn’t typically known for trafficking in right-wing talking points, but the radio news network more generally favored by Americans of progressive persuasion
President Donald Trump declared that the US saw Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced the US would move its Israeli embassy there—reversing decades
Saturday featured a unique profile on an Iranian fashion icon on Instagram, detailing the rise of power of Negin Mirsalehi. It was a name that’s
Worldwide bias towards Iran has affected many facets of Iranian lives, including our sports, and football in particular. Iran (Team-e Melli or TM) was the
It’s rare to see evidence of an administration plot to manipulate the media unfolding in real time, but such is the case this week—and thus
Two weeks ago, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman carried out a brutal crackdown on his political opponents, arresting dozens of high-ranking relatives, kidnapping the
While it is worth discussing whether the missiles in the November 4 attack came from Iran in the first place, the outcome is unarguable. It
It has been alleged that there are 152 British spies operating in Iran. These men and women are not just shadowy attachés at the British
The general mindlessness in choosing a stock photo is what makes them so pernicious. Editors reach for an image that captures the overall theme of
While media outlets and television talking heads were quick to applaud former President George W. Bush’s implicit rebuke of Trumpism in a rare political address delivered in
When hackers attacked the Instagram account of popular Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, they replaced Shahin’s profile picture with the flag of the Islamic Republic of
When it comes to Iran, do basic facts matter? Evidently not, since dozens and dozens of journalists keep casually reporting that Iran has a “nuclear
For the consumer of US corporate media, the idea of a nuclear armed North Korea is a terrifying threat. Almost every day for the last
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has documented and condemned tens of cases in which authorities have tried to pressure journalists working for Persian-language sections of international
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has more than 800,000 followers on Twitter, despite the fact that Twitter is blocked in Iran. In a recent interview
