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June 21, 2025
RFE/RL Fact Check: Recycled Videos And Photos Fuel Iran's Propaganda In Coverage Of Conflict With Israel

Iranian state media has reused old videos and images — from Russian missile launches to Pakistani drone photos — to falsely portray them as scenes from the current conflict with Israel, fueling misleading narratives across TV and social platforms.
June 21, 2025
'Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself': Ex-POW Describes 'Limitless Violence' That Followed Defiant Ukrainian Stand

Vladyslav Zadorin was among the Ukrainian troops taken captive after a comrade on Snake Island responded to a Russian warship’s surrender demand by saying, “Russian warship, go f*** yourself.” What followed was 679 days of deprivation, abuse, and “limitless violence” in Russian captivity.
June 20, 2025
Iran, Israel, And The High-Stakes Gamble Of Intervention

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks the debate on whether using force to bring about political change in Iran realistic or misguided.
June 20, 2025
The Hidden Threat: How DanaBot Malware Facilitated Data Theft And Russian State-Sponsored Spying

The Russian-made DanaBot virus was reportedly used not only for crimes such as stealing credit card information, bank account numbers, and cryptocurrency wallets -- but also for espionage by Russian intelligence agencies.
June 20, 2025
Is Military Intervention In Iran A Viable Path To Regime Change?

As tensions with Tehran persist, some continue to float the idea of using force to bring about political change in Iran. But is a military-driven strategy realistic or dangerously misguided? Experts weigh in on the feasibility, risks, and long-term consequences of intervention.
June 19, 2025
Israel's Barrage Of Iran Is Furious. Azerbaijan, To Iran's North, Is Treading Lightly.

Israel’s furious -- and unprecedented -- barrage of Iranian nuclear and missile sites threatens to destabilize the Tehran government, and possibly spark a wider war in the Middle East. Iran’s neighbor to the north is trying to thread a very small needle.
June 19, 2025
Iran's Fordow Nuclear Facility: A Target Too Deep For Israeli Weapons Alone

Buried deep beneath a mountain, Iran’s Fordow nuclear site is one of the hardest targets in the world to hit. Israel’s weapons likely can’t reach it -- only the United States has the bomb and aircraft capable of striking it. But using them could trigger a wider regional conflict.
June 19, 2025
30 Years After The War, Bosnian Rape Survivors Fight For Justice

Broken lives, lasting trauma, the fight for basic rights: these are the realities for thousands of women who were raped during the war in Bosnia.
June 18, 2025
Can A Strike On A Deeply Buried Enrichment Site Disable Iran's Nuclear Program?

As Israel pounds nuclear sites in Iran with air strikes, one target -- the Fordow enrichment site that lies deep underground in central Iran -- appears to be untouched. Could a new US bomb be used on it?
June 18, 2025
Trump's Policy Goal In Iran Is 'Meaningful Concessions,' Says US Security Expert Ilan Berman

In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, Ilan Berman, a senior vice president at the American Foreign Policy Council and a veteran US national-security adviser, discusses President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy, recent military strikes, and why regime change probably isn't yet on the table.
June 18, 2025
'I Don't Want To Leave My Home': Tehran, Jerusalem Residents Speak As War Escalates

As Israel and Iran continue to pound each other with air strikes, a Tehran resident and a Jerusalem-based journalist share how the conflict is reshaping daily life -- from deserted streets in Iran to missile alerts in Israel.
June 18, 2025
Map: Locations Of Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Since June 13, Israel has launched strikes on multiple nuclear and missile sites across Iran, including Natanz, Isfahan, and Arak. The extent of the damage remains unclear, but the attacks mark a sharp escalation targeting Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure.

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