White Stripes in Tehran, private bank nears collapse—and more
The Iranist for the week of October 31, 2025
THE هفت/SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
۱/1 Iran rocked by rape allegations against actor
On October 21, news broke that an unnamed “famous actor” had been arrested on rape allegations (IranWire). The individual was quickly identified as former soccer player-turned-actor, Pejman Jamshidi, who was summoned to court and released on bail five days later, on…