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Explosion in Bandar Rajaei, safety absence in the heart of the incident/ Sara Ghanavati
In the past weeks, one of the main ports of the country suffered heavy consequences. On April 26, 2025, a terrible explosion occurred in the container area of Bandar-e-Jask port, which according to the latest reports, resulted in the death of over 50 people and injuries of more than 1000 people. The source of the […]...
Read MoreThe security of work environments, under the shadow of the interests of those in power/ Mehdi Ruzbehani
The explosion in Bandar Abbas, like other industrial incidents that have occurred in Iran, has once again raised the question in the public mind of how much industrial workshops and work environments in Iran are approved in terms of HSE standards. Are the health and safety of workers and all those who enter these environments […]...
Read MoreExplosion in Bandar Abbas and the display of media censorship/ Navid Johari
In the explosion that shook the sky of Bandar Abbas, what fell beyond the smoke and fire in silence was “truth”. In closed systems, truth becomes a victim of security and propaganda mechanisms before it reaches the people. Media freedom is not only a fundamental right, but also the backbone of any healthy and accountable […]...
Read MoreA Review of Lost Trust in Official Media in the Narration of National Disasters / Nafiseh Sharafaldini
“Verification is the first unconscious reaction of an individual when faced with an event or news. Even a child, who lives solely based on instinct and unreliable bits of learning, turns to their parents for verification to determine the accuracy of a position. In the modern world, media has to a large extent replaced parents […]...
Read MoreA brief look at the safety issue in Rajaei Port/ Omid Aghdami
Fire in Bandar Abbas, a wound on Iran’s body. In any case, I am waiting. Generally, I am waiting for bad news. Waiting to see what decision Flanxk will make about Iran in the world. Are we getting closer to war or moving further away? Suddenly, news pages become smoky: “Explosion in Bandar Abbas.” The […]...
Read MoreExplosion of trust; when no one is “responsible”/ Fereshteh Goli
Today, what remains in our minds are the narratives that penetrate into the human soul. Narration is not storytelling, it is public diplomacy, media, cinema, and literature, they are fortresses for survival in the unarmed battle but influential in the 21st century. Now, in the recent explosion in the port of Rajai and in the […]...
Read MoreThe Role of Inappropriate Governance in the Inefficiency of Risk Management and Crisis Management / Ahmad Alavi
The tragedy of the explosion in the port of Rajaei on April 26, 2025, with at least 70 dead, over 1200 injured, and extensive damage to infrastructure, is a prominent example of the consequences of mismanagement in Iran. This article examines systemic factors, such as ineffective oversight, cover-ups, suppression of civil institutions, and lack of […]...
Read MoreCrisis Management or Management Crisis?/ Azar Taherabadi
In the past decade, Iran has witnessed a repetition and intensification of crises that not only have become more complex in nature, but also the way they are managed has turned them into compounded crises. From deadly floods in Lorestan and Khuzestan, destructive earthquakes in Kermanshah and Sisakht, land subsidence in Isfahan, severe air pollution […]...
Read MoreA look at the human tragedy in the explosion of Bandar Rajaei Port/ Reza Harrisi
The representative of Bandar Abbas in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, after 15 days since the terrible explosion in Bandar Rigai, said: “The fire has still not been completely extinguished and only the danger has decreased.” This representative, knowingly or unknowingly, has revealed the tragedies that indicate two terrible disasters: negligence and lack of crisis management […]...
Read MoreA look at dealing with supporters of the hijab law/ Fereshteh Goli
Nowadays, most people in Iran are familiar with the term “hard core of the system”. This core, according to the laws of the Islamic Republic, refers to the leader and his inner circle. According to this definition, the inner circle of the system must be made up of high-ranking military commanders appointed by the leader […]...
Read MoreCapital; a series that had no water for the people but had bread for the radio and television/ Parvaneh Ahmadi
In recent years, the television series “Paytakht” has always been a subject of attention with its social and political statements. Despite attracting a large audience, the seventh season of this series received criticism from viewers. Many viewers criticized the decline in the quality of writing. They believe that without Khashayar Alvand (one of the writers […]...
Read More“Exploring Financial Insecurity and Erosion of Social Capital in Contemporary Iran / Mina Javani”
In the midst of the recent years’ intense transformations and chronic instabilities, Iranian society has been faced with a multifaceted erosion of social fabric; a situation that is not only observable in economic and political indicators, but also in the lived experiences of citizens. Among the key components of this multi-layered crisis, three phenomena stand […]...
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