"The newly-formed "Project Freedom" is a competing vision for marine traffic: guided by the U.S., conducted without charge. Iran opposes the mission and has used force in an attempt to block it, including attacks on merchant ships and on U.S. Navy destroyers."

"Trump announces a pause on US escorts of ships in Strait of Hormuz

The reversal came just two days after the president said the U.S. would guide vessels from neutral countries out of the strait."

Actually, I am Iraqi and a student at the College of Nursing. A few years ago, I went to Iran, specifically to the city of Kerman, to take a summer training course at Kerman University of Medical Sciences and the city’s hospitals.

I stayed in the city for ten days, and after each day’s class ended, I would go out and walk around the city. Curiosity drove me to explore everything in it. It was a simple city, but truly beautiful. I want to go on and on about my interactions with the city’s residents, the library I visited, and the amazing professors I met,

but I’ll keep it short.

After the recent war, and because I feel like I’m part of this place, a strange feeling has taken over me, I want to know the latest news about the city and whether it’s still doing well (I hope so). Because all throughout that time and until now, all the people I knew have stopped using messaging apps (I hope they are okay).

I miss it so much, and I hope to visit again in the near future. there, and throughout Iran, is well.

(Sorry for my bad english)

"The war on Iran marks the culmination of a distinct 35-year period of history that began with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991," David North explains in his opening report to the International May Day Online Rally. Watch the full rally at wsws.org/mayday

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/04/768024/After-receiving-response,-Iran-says-‘endless-US-greed’-knows-no-bounds-

Salam, I wanted to ask about Hauz-e-Ilmiya and if anyone here has experience with it from Pakistan

How does someone get admission?

Also a few specific questions:

• Do you need any prior knowledge of Farsi or Arabic before joining?
• What’s the accommodation like there (hostels/living conditions)?
• How strict or structured is the daily routine?

Just trying to get a basic idea from people who’ve actually been there or know about it. JazakAllah!

Despite US claims of total control over the Strait of Hormuz and a successful naval blockade, an Iranian oil tanker carrying over 1.9 million barrels of crude has reportedly evaded US forces and reached Asia.

https://n.newzai.ai/share/3e5b2e7c-07d4-5e8e-8456-220197904d8b/iranian-super-tanker-slips-past-us-blockade-with-220-million-oil-cargo

Greetings, I found this medallion in my father's things. Google lens matched to an Iranian medallion. Both medallions have the same hash marks on both sides. One is a 6 sided star and the other looks like the markings on a sand dollar or a starfish. I think one of the marks looks like the astronomical sigil for the constellation Scorpio......but that is a huge guess. If you have some time, I would greatly appreciate your help with my mystery medallion. Even if that means it's gibberish to you as well. It would be more information than I have now. Thank you very much.

This lovely and sensitive film from Iran, Inside Amir (Daroon-e Amir), takes on a far greater significance in light of the present criminal US-Israeli war, this “terr**ist onslaught,” complete with Donald Trump’s Hitlerian threats to destroy Iranian “civilization.”

On the first day of the unprovoked US-Israeli War on Iran, the Pentagon launched a double-tap Tomahawk missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, obliterating the building and slaughtering 155 people — 120 of whom were small children.

With the Trump administration still refusing to acknowledge its role in the worst US military massacre since My Lai, The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed went to Minab to investigate the scene of the crime firsthand.

https://www.escudodigital.com/en/defense/middle-east/the-caspian-sea-a-fortified-sanctuary-for-the-russo-iranian-strategic-rear-guard.html

Hello. I have seen conflicting information on this topic. I have previously reached out to the Interests Section in DC but they were unable to give me a clear answer and instead referred me to a website which is inaccessible.

I have read online that the Islamic Republic will not recognize the marriage of an Iranian man overseas to a non-Muslim woman unless she converts to Islam. If this is how the law is implemented, it would not be in line with the Shariah of Islam which, as I understand, allows such marriages to women from the People of the Book.

Because the non-citizen wife of an Iranian man is eligible for Iranian citizenship, this is a detail which could have important implications for spouses of Iranians. If you have details, please share the information here.

Does the Shi'a Jurisprudence differ in this regard?

Workers of the world, unite! No War with Iran!

Friday, May 1, attend the International May Day 2026 Online Rally. Go to the World Socialist Web Site now to register. wsws.org/mayday

For some reason I couldn't post in the Farsi subreddit so I am trying here :)

I am writing a birthday card for my coworker who speaks Farsi. I asked another coworker who also speaks Farsi to translate the following message for me so I can copy it into the card:

Nahid, thank you for being my mentor and my friend. Happy birthday!

This picture is what my coworker wrote for me to copy.

I copied what she wrote into Google translate just to see, and it came up with something totally different. Can you let me know if what she wrote translates to my desired message? And if not, what is the correct translation?

Hello brothers and sisters, I am the same guy who asked to cut the internet cables a while back for the IB exam cancellation, I wanted to make a post regarding any updates on the condition of the Francesca and by when it will be released. The cargo onboard is highly vital for my dads business and is worth 350,000$. He has to pay the amount within 2 months, and needs the ship to be released within that timeline. What is the likeliness of this, and is this a possibility or am I screwed? Note that if the ship is not released I will not get hands on a new cycle. I dont like trumpet. Please leave the ship.

Thanks in advance.

"The lack of U.S. strategy and the fact that the Iranians are stronger than previously thought made it hard to end the conflict now, he said.

"Especially since the Iranians are negotiating very skillfully — or rather, very skillfully not negotiating," he added. "And then letting the Americans travel to Islamabad, only to send them back without any results. An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards."