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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
ByErika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi January 25, 2026

Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.

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Iranian Wedding Video Plunges Top Official Into Scandal
ByFarnaz Fassihi October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani oversaw a brutal crackdown on women, but traditional notions of Islamic morality were little on display at his daughter’s wedding.

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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Iran Suspends Cooperation With U.N. Nuclear Watchdog
ByErika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

The decision means that international inspectors will not be able to oversee sites. Experts have warned that Tehran could revive plans to build a bomb.

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Ali Shamkhani, Top Iran Official, Survived Israeli Strike
ByFarnaz Fassihi July 1, 2025

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war.

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Iran Casts Cease-Fire as Proof That Its Military Has Prevailed
ByLeily Nikounazar and Vivian Yee June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Officials in Iran were claiming victory, saying that its armed forces had imposed a truce on Israel. But defeat seemed a more accurate reading of recent events.

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Can Iran, Israel and the U.S. Now All Claim to Have Won?
ByFarnaz Fassihi June 24, 2025June 26, 2025

Iran’s response to the attacks on its nuclear facilities killed no Americans and each nation has a victory narrative. But an hours-old cease-fire appeared fragile and President Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran over the state of the truce.

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