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Trump’s golden opportunity to checkmate Iran and stabilize the Middle East - opinion

Iran’s unprecedented level of exposure, alongside the dangerousness of its nuclear program, presents a viable opportunity for a limited preemptive military action to take the danger off the table.

President-elect Donald Trump in front of a chessboard (illustrative).
 Putin Confirms BRICS Developing Independent Payment System with Potential Gold-Backed Currency

BRICS showcases non-Western world order emerging - analysis

 Thousands participate in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on June 8, 2023.

As Biden supports 'Trans Day of Visibility,' Iran cracks down on the LGBT community

 Mohammed bin Salman and Iran's President Raisi

Did Saudi Arabia tell Iran it must stop its regional weapons shipments?


UK Muslim student org hosts IRGC talks calling for war on Jews

IRGC leaders have encouraged violence against and parroted conspiracies regarding Jews. The talks have reached tens of thousands of people.

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami speaks during a parliament meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 22, 2023.

Iranian IRGC-linked account says it will kill Israeli LGBTQ+ community members

The IRGC-linked group wrote on Telegram: "March of homosexuals in the occupied holy Al Quds city. After killing these impure [homosexuals], where should we bury them?"

 People take part in a rally marking the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021.

Uranium, missiles or weaponization: Where does Iran go from here? - analysis

Iran is now approaching a kind of “what’s next” issue. Where does it go from here? Let’s look at the recent news. 

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as online hackers interrupt state TV coverage

Hackers interrupted a national broadcast, calling for death to the dictator.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 33rd anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2022.

Could a new Iran deal increase Iran’s drone export threat? - analysis

If Tehran can get sanctions relief via the Iran deal, it believes it could seriously leverage the missile and drone industry for export.  

 A drone is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November, 2021

Iran arrests lesbian for 'supporting homosexuality'

The state‘s Sharia law system imposes the death penalty on same-sex relations.

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'Outspoken Middle East' platform opens to advance LGBTQ+ rights

An Iranian gay man said "The junior soldiers were shouting we would all be executed tomorrow.”

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019

LGBTQ people are being hunted down in Afghanistan

Even before the Taliban takeover, the LGBTQ suffered discrimination - now it is so much worse.

 Taliban delegates, Shahabuddin Delawar and Khairullah Khairkhwa wait ahead of a meeting with U.S. and European delegates in Doha, Qatar October 12, 2021.

Biden must condemn ‘horrific’ abuses vs. Iran’s LGBTQ community - report

"How can President Biden, who claims to be supportive of gay rights say absolutely nothing about the mullahs' horrific human rights abuses toward us gay and lesbian in Iran?"

Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden reacts during a televised townhall on CNN dedicated to LGBTQ issues in Los Angeles, California, US October 10, 2019.

Former aide to Iran's Rouhani apologizes for posting pro-gay family notice

Iran’s regime has executed 4,000-6,000 gays and lesbians since 1979

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019

Iran charges famous Kurdish singer with being gay, faces execution

"Well known Iranian Kurdish singer, Mohsen Lorestani was charged with ‘corruption on earth’ by a court in Tehran for posting ‘immoral’ content on social media."

Mohsen Lorestani