Holly Dagres

My TEDxTalk on Iranian Gen Z finally dropped... 💫 NOTE: Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence has been overturned, but he still languishes in prison. youtube.com/watch?v=XtUotL…

ICE arrested an Iranian father while he was dropping his child off at preschool. Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, a chiropractor, married a US citizen in June and filed for his green card and had an interview four months ago.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi going on Fox News was for an audience of one: President Donald Trump. It seems to have worked because he was paying attention.

کسبه و مغازه‌داران پاساژ ونوس بندر انزلی: «پاساژ ونوس بندر انزلی سوخت و ما هم سوختیم.»

جمهوری اسلامی امروز خبر توزیع کیسه‌های آب در تهران را رسماً تکذیب کرد، اما واقعیت چیز دیگری‌ست. این کیسه‌های آب توسط شرکت «ماشین‌سازی حکمایی» به سفارش شرکت آبفای تهران طراحی و تولید شده‌اند و در ظرفیت‌هایی از ۲۰۰ سی‌سی تا ۱۰ لیتر ساخته شده‌اند. در حال حاضر نمونه‌های کوچک‌تر در…

“Water, electricity, life — are our fundamental rights.” – Protest by the people of Sabzevar, Iran, against the water and power outage crisis.

Many have been writing about post-war Iranian nationalism, but this is the key takeaway of the Islamic Republic's "engineered nationalism," especially as water and electricity shortage protests erupt in #Sabzevar. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wor…

#Sabzevar, Iran: protesters are chanting: “Only on the streets, will we reclaim our rights.” All eyes on which Iranian city will follow.

Araghchi's comments come as no surprise. As long as the Islamic Republic is in power, it will neither give up its nuclear program, funding of proxies, nor building of ballistic missiles.

Amid ongoing power outages across #Iran, a hospital in Aliabad-e Katoul, Golestan Province, experienced a blackout. The county governor stated that the hospital entered a critical state due to the simultaneous failure of both emergency generators. #PowerCrisisIran

"greetings stranger. one of us tells only lies, the other tells only truth"

Manouchehr Fallah & Peyman Farahavar, two political prisoners in Rasht Central Prison, are at serious risk of execution. Both were sentenced to death in grossly unfair trials without access to proper legal defense. Their cases are now pending before the Supreme Court. 🟥…

A Virginia couple of Iranian heritage—Mohammadreza (Reza) Haghani and his wife Farzaneh—was taken by ICE despite having a lawful immigration status and working for the US government. Now their friends and colleagues are fundraising for legal fees. gofundme.com/f/help-mohamma…

ICE took an Iranian man in Maryland while he was walking his dog, then brought the dog back to his terrified and confused family. Reza’s family says he came to the States from Iran at 12 as a student, and has a green card. He’s now reportedly being held in a Texas facility.

"A former intelligence officer said things are so tense that top officials change safe houses every night and avoid using phones, fearing assassination." I'm shocked the intelligence minister has a job still... telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

There's a big outcry in Iran over the Sheikhi family's killing

While speaking to CNN's @jaketapper, US Special Envoy for Hostage Response @aboehler confirms the US has "some [hostages] in Iran."

Iran’s authorities must immediately stop the mass expulsion of Afghans & people of Afghan origin born in Iran & end their violation of the non-refoulement principle, which prohibits returning anyone to a country where they would be at real risk of human rights violations. 1/5

Interesting interview with @citrinowicz on Israel and how it views Iran: "I find it remarkable to see the differences between operational achievements and the strategic misunderstanding of how Iran operates, how the regime maintains control." iranwire.com/en/special-fea…

Not surprised. August 29 is when the E3 wants to snapback sanctions, and progress on nuclear talks could defer it.