Jubin Katiraie

René Descartes, the French mathematician and philosopher of the Enlightenment, laid the foundations for modern philosophy and the new era in human history. In his book Discourse on the Method, he introduced four principles for attaining truth, one of which is the principle of “division”: “Divide each problem into as many parts as possible to better understand it.” While nations that entered the modern era took steady steps towards growth, progress, and prosperity using Descartes’ teachings, the same cannot be said for Iran. Unfortunately, the teachings of Descartes are now used in Iran to dissect and analyze the multifaceted poverty and suffering that has plagued the country under the regime of supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his corrupt and exploitative administration.

On Sunday, September 15, on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which sparked nationwide protests in 2022, her family is not permitted to leave their home. Close relatives of Mahsa Amini‘s family reported that “this morning, the Ministry of Intelligence contacted Amjad Amini, informing him that if he or his wife leaves the house, they […]

Several organizations active in Iran’s power industry have warned that the country’s electricity shortage in the summer of 2024 will reach 26,000 megawatts, equivalent to over 30% of peak electricity demand during the summer. This report is by Dalga Khatinoglu, an energy expert. Ali Nikbakht, Chairman of the Board of the Iranian Power Plants Association, […]

Media in Iran are reporting widespread school dropout rates, especially among boys, due to economic hardships. Many students leave school and enter the job market because of a lack of future prospects after completing their education.

The budget for the Baqiatollah Base, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has seen a staggering increase over the past three years, according to a report by Iran Open Data on Wednesday, September 25. This military and cultural unit has had its funding increase from 668 billion tomans in 2021 to 888 […]

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, September 27, that Abuzar Rahmati, a former contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was officially charged in a Washington court for acting and attempting to act as an agent of the Iranian government on U.S. soil without notifying the Attorney General.

Tehran’s prosecutor has announced criminal charges against several individuals accused of spreading “false news” and creating “fear to harm the psychological security of society” through social media. According to reports from the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency on October 4, various users on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Telegram channels, and other online activists have been […]

The regime’s Majlis (Parliament) Research Center published a report on housing poverty in Iran, which was removed from the center’s website hours after its release. This report revealed that the population living in deteriorated urban areas has increased in recent years.

The state-run ILNA news agency reported that the cost of the household livelihood basket in Iran has increased to 367.8 million rials (approximately 583 USD), stating that wages do not even cover one-third of living expenses. Currently, the minimum monthly wage for workers covered by labor law, who are married and have children, is around […]

Maryam Akbari Monfared, one of the longest-serving female political prisoners in Iran, has been in prison for 15 years without a single day of leave. Her sentence was completed on October 11, 2023, in Semnan prison, but with the enforcement of an additional two-year prison sentence from a case opened against her while in prison, […]