“This politicization of the death toll number will undoubtedly cast a shadow over... the events of Jan. 8-9.” @msjamshidi.bsky.social takes an in-depth look at the death toll of Iran’s protests & explains why it can undermine accountability for the violence that happened. zeteo.com/p/where-did-...

I wrote a piece about the evidentiary problems w/claims that 30,000-40,000 protestors were killed in Iran in 2 days in Jan. There is no doubt the bloodshed was significant. But the evidence supporting these specific numbers is unreliable /n msjamshidi.substack.com/p/how-unreli...

How Unreliable Claims of 30,000-40,000 Dead Iranian Protestors Became the Gospel Truth & Why That's a Problem

If you are Iranian, know an Iranian, or have been paying even the most cursory attention to mainstream U.S., Western, or Farsi-language media over the last few months, you’ve probably heard the claim ...

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Had a wide-ranging convo w/ @thecradlemedia.bsky.social abt Iran’s reg of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade, secondary sanctions, and the rhetoric & legal issues surrounding the so-called “shadow fleet.” Would love any feedback or thoughts u have about the convo www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEZ-...

Maryam Jamshidi: The Legal Case For Iran's Control of Hormuz | Ep. 25

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The Nazis were dumb enough to shoot up a mosque during the first days of Dhul-Hijjah, the month of Hajj. The only days more blessed for Muslims than the month of Ramadan. May he be rest in heaven.

regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸@ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 3mo ago

there is a fund set up for the family of amin abdullah

Check out the full programme for the Summer School on the International Criminal Court taking place online @uniofgalway.bsky.social 8-11 June Lectures and panel discussions w/international judges, lawyers and experts, and a public keynote address w/William Schabas. Registration open until 1 June.

We have a panel discussion on sanctions and the ICC with Judge Kimberly Prost, Zoe Paris (@coalitionfortheicc.org) & Shawan Jabarin (@alhaq.bsky.social). The final panel will discuss the future of the ICC - w/ Prof Maryam Jamshidi (@msjamshidi.bsky.social), Dr James Nyawo and Prof Munir Nuseibah.

Really enjoyed having this conversation about U.S. economic sanctions, American global power, and what gives me hope in these seemingly hopeless times with The China Academy's Thinkers Forum www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9S...

Who Really Benefits From U.S. Sanctions? And How Do We Resist Them? | Maryam Jamshidi

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'Settlers chant “death to Arabs” & insult journalists in Jerusalem’s Bab al-Amud #Israeli settlers spat at & verbally abused Palestinian journalists, using obscene language & chanting “death to Arabs” in the Bab al-Amud area of #Jerusalem.' www.threads.com/@pbipalestin... #EastJerusalem #Palestine

Got to speak with the great Helena Cobban from Just World Books about the illegal U.S./Israel war and international law. This was one of my favorite interviews youtu.be/kWxSqqvNUhI?...

The Iran Crisis #19: Maryam Jamshidi on International Law Regarding Hormuz, and Prospects for Peace

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ep 262 of DYA: the brilliant @msjamshidi.bsky.social joins me and guest-host @norabf.bsky.social to explain why Iran’s regulation of the Strait of Hormuz is legal, probably, and why it matters

Delete Your Account Podcast: Ep. 262 – Iran's control of the Strait is legal, probably

Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by returning guest-host Nora Barrows-Friedman and returning guest Maryam Jamshidi to discuss Maryam’s recent article in The Natio...

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Thank you to @niacouncil.org for organizing and my co-panelists, Prof. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi and Amb. John Limbert for an engaging conversation today on the unlawful US/Israel war on Iran and the future of US-Iran relations www.youtube.com/live/uvT22r3...

Bluster, Bombs and Blockade: Sixty Days of War on Iran

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I started a substack! My first piece is about how the illegal US/Israel war against Iran continues the long-standing effort by foreign actors to dominate the country, as well as Iran's relentless refusal to be dominated open.substack.com/pub/msjamshi...

Trump Cancels Kushner-Witkoff Trip as Iran Suggests US Not ‘Truly Serious About Diplomacy’ www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

It was a pleasure speaking to Ali Alizadeh from Jedaal English about the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade, and the illegal US/Israel war on Iran www.youtube.com/live/uVrEZOg...

Who’s the Real Pirate in Hormuz—US or Iran? | Dr Maryam Jamshidi

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On Friday: "The bodies of 5 martyrs, including 3 children, were laid to rest at Al-Shifa Hospital in #Gaza City after they were killed last night in an #Israeli airstrike that targeted a gathering of civilians in the Beit Lahia area in northern Gaza." images.wafa.ps/album/Detail... (3/x)

When Iran nationalized its oil in the early 1950s, the UK responded by imposing sanctions on the country. All to maintain its control & defeat Iran’s sovereignty. This is the same thing 👇🏽. What’s different this time is Iran now knows it can use the Strait to sanction them back x.com/thecradlemed...

What's so important abt the Strokes performance is that in less than 5 mins they made crystal clear that the US/Israeli war against Iran is not just happening because of Trump/Bibi. Its happening bcz this is what the US does. This is what it stands for bsky.app/profile/jdna...

James Nalton@jdnalton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Strokes ended their Coachella set with the song "Oblivius", highlighting US involvement in the overthrow/deaths of Patrice Lumumba, Omar Torrijos, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Juan José Torres, Martin Luther King Jr, Jacobo Árbenz, Salvador Allende, Jaime Roldós, and destruction in Gaza and Iran.

Hello friends, I wrote for Nation Magazine about how Iran has a reasonable legal basis for regulating the Strait of Hormuz and those that argue otherwise are reinforcing double-standards and imperial international law-making www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz

And it isn’t Iran.

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Inside the Radical Zionist Group Linked to an N.Y.C. Assassination Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/n...

Inside the Radical Zionist Group Linked to an N.Y.C. Assassination Plot

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Behrooz Ghamari-Tabriz is one of my favorite Iranian academics and people. He was a political prisoner in Iran sentenced to death in the early 80s while also dying of cancer at the time. He survived & is one of my greatest sources of hope for Iran’s future www.instagram.com/reel/DWzAhUg...

Slovenia and Spain have been exceptional EU states that have refused to go along with Israeli criminality since Oct 7. But France’s decision to support suspending the EU Association Agreement with Israel…I think that’s new…the tide on Israel may FINALLY be shifting at the Western govt level

On Iran’s insistence that Lebanon be included in any ceasefire: “This logic explains Tehran’s insistence on including Lebanon in the ceasefire. For Iran, this is not a secondary issue, but central to preserving its regional architecture.”

'The Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s warning that Pope Leo canceled his plans to visit the U.S. later in the year; “many in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.”' newrepublic.com/post/208820/...

Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump

It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S.

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Obviously not all Lebanese share this sentiment - either its implicit hostility to Iran et al or its desperation for Iranian help- but it’s still a sentiment that makes a lot of sense since Lebanon’s own govt is unwilling to do anything to defend the country from Israeli attacks

Iran is rightfully accusing the U.S. and its Israeli proxy of violating the ceasefire already. We might not even get to Friday x.com/dropsitenews...

Last year the EU Commission recommended suspending the core trade related aspects of the EU Association Agreement with Israel for its crimes in Palestine. Nothing happened. Spanish PM - perhaps the only principled leader of a major European country - is trying to revive those efforts

Hard to say if this is meant to be face saving, but Trump admin vociferously arguing the 10 pt Iranian plan that is supposed to serve as the basis for negotiations isn’t the actual plan Iran presented. Seems unlikely the Iranians would dilute the proposal floating Iran -those are its redlines

President Trump went from threatening genocide against Iran to striking a tentative ceasefire in a matter of hours. What comes next? There is a ceasefire, but now two separate visions for peace need to be forged.

Israel knows it will be forced to abide by the US-Iran ceasefire on Lebanon & so they are pounding it brutally. To underscore their diabolical strategy to kill as many people as possible before they r forced to stop, the Israelis are calling this campaign “Eternal Darkness” bsky.app/profile/ayou...

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The American University of Beirut Medical Center, the main hospital in the area, is asking for blood donations of all blood types. The hospital is in emergency mode. Friends whose relatives are doctors there say they are all overwhelmed with patients