From toxic acid rain blanketing Tehran after Israel bombed the Iranian capital’s oil depots to the emission of a substantial volume of greenhouse gases in the early phases of the campaign, the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran has caused serious environmental degradation in the country
Leaders and institutions that have expressed solidarity with Iranians can translate their words into action by empowering Iran's academic community and extricating Iranian students and scholars from decades of involuntary isolation. Intellectual life cannot indefinitely remain constricted by sanctions, threats and wars
For the first time, Iranian-born journalists were denied entry to the United States to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The travel restrictions affecting nationals of Iran were not eased by the Trump administration to allow Iranian reporters equal access to the world's most important soccer event.
There is a lesson in Donald Trump dismissing Iranian and Venezuelan exiled opposition leaders after completing his military intervention in the two countries. The superpower that borrows your moral authority may not share your democratic ambitions. It may only need your story long enough to justify its own.
A musician couple in Tehran raised 70 billion rials, the equivalent of 30 years of a mid-career Iranian teacher's salary, to launch a music academy, training more than 250 young students. Airstrikes by the United States and the Israeli regime turned it into rubble
Nearly 150 cultural landmarks, including five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, were damaged during the war of aggression on Iran launched by the United States and the Israeli regime. The attacks likely violated the 1954 Hague Convention, constituting an assault on humanity's shared heritage
When protests erupted in Iran in January, world leaders rushed to express their support for the Iranian people. When the US and Israel started bombing homes, bridges and cultural sites in Iran in an illegal war, the self-styled supporters suddenly forgot what they had said about human rights and democratic ideals
Two major churches, a 68-year-old synagogue, and a historic neighborhood in Tehran that hosts a large community of Iranian-Armenians were among the casualties of 39 days of US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, which has cost the US taxpayers, on average, $2 billion per day.
Iran’s academia will bear significant costs from indiscriminate airstrikes on its prestigious universities launched by the United States and Israel, even if the war comes to an end. In a country where education is one of the main pathways to success, the long-term repercussions will be grim.
After decades of undemocratic governance, economic sanctions, and information warfare by external actors, the US-Israeli war of aggression has increased the risk of mental health issues among Iranians and the intergenerational transmission of trauma
