Strait of Hormuz: record ship attacks in October and Mohsen Rezaei's admission
A Washington think tank says October, with 28 attacks on commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, was the worst month since records began in 2017.
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Top posts of Friday, 23 October 2026
The top posts of each day, ordered by votes.
Top posts of Friday, 23 October 2026
Donald Trump: we can finish off the Islamic Republic or let it rot from within
Donald Trump said on Friday 23 October that the US could very quickly finish off the Islamic Republic or let it rot from within under the naval blockade.
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Bomb plot against Manchester Jews: two Iranians to stand trial in June 2027
London's Old Bailey said on Friday, 23 October, that two Iranian men accused of plotting a homemade bomb attack on Manchester's Jews will stand trial from June 2027.
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Islamic Republic threatens to strike Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor
Media linked to the Islamic Republic's leader published an image of the Dimona reactor on Friday, 23 October, calling the Israeli nuclear site a target if the war resumes.
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Checkpoints and slow internet: citizens report from 14 Iranian cities
Citizen report · being checked
Citizens in 14 Iranian cities report Basij checkpoints, security deployments, new surveillance cameras and very slow internet ahead of the anniversary of November 2019.
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Israeli flags in Iranian hands: the double standard of the 'axis of resistance' backers
DIAR analysis: those who made Iranians pay for the Palestinian flag for four decades now call Iranians who carry the Israeli flag traitors; a double standard.
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Prince Reza Pahlavi asks French presidential candidates for four commitments
In an article in Le Figaro, Prince Reza Pahlavi asked the candidates in France's presidential election to commit to four pledges for the freedom of the Iranian people.
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Claim and fact: Abdolnaser Hemmati and the claim of curbing inflation
Claim and fact: Misleading
Abdolnaser Hemmati, governor of the Islamic Republic's central bank, says he has curbed inflation's surge; yet annual inflation has hit 73.6% and the rial has lost 35% of its value since late June.
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Islamic Republic-linked hackers targeted dissidents from a US server
The Islamic Republic-linked hacking group Infy resumed spying on Iranian dissidents this year using a command server on US soil, stealing 1,800 files from one victim.
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Islamic Republic threatens to strike Gulf airports and pipelines
The Islamic Republic has warned Persian Gulf states that if US and Israeli strikes resume, it will hit their airports, pipelines and other civilian targets.
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Mohsen Rezaei at the Security Council: a regime that put war in place of politics
DIAR analysis: the successive elimination of senior IRGC commanders opened Mohsen Rezaei's way to the top of security decision-making; a figure who puts war in place of politics.
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Istanbul meeting: seven foreign ministers on the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Britain, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Friday 23 October to discuss the Iran war and Hormuz security.
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Taraneh and Romina Rahimi: 2026 Sakharov Prize goes to the International Criminal Court
The European Parliament awarded the 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court; Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, Dey protesters from Isfahan, were among the three finalists.
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Bushehr: citizens report several Russian transport planes landing
Citizen report · being checked
Citizens and flight-tracking accounts reported early on Friday, 23 October, that several Russian transport planes landed in Bushehr; their cargo and purpose remain unclear.
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Benjamin Netanyahu to Iranians: I defend your freedom and rights
In a Persian-language message on Instagram, Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Iranians for their messages of support and said he defends the freedom and rights of the people of Iran against the Islamic Republic.
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Eyal Zamir: no need to strike the Islamic Republic before the election
Eyal Zamir, Israel's army chief of staff, told a closed-door meeting he sees no sign of an operational need to strike the Islamic Republic before Israel's 27 October election.
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