September 16, 2025, marks three years since Mahsa “Jina” Amini’s death in the custody of Iran’s morality police, which ignited the massive Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Iranian communities worldwide held memorial gatherings—benches and trees were dedicated, speeches delivered abroad, and events in cities from Adelaide to Toronto to Europe in solidarity with her memory. Inside Iran, despite heavy repression, people protested across multiple cities, with students, women, and workers giving voice to longstanding grievances, chanting through rooftops, windows, and the streets. Authorities tried to suppress memorials and blocked her family from holding a service, but the demand for justice and systemic change continues to burn with strength.

You didn’t come this far to stop

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NUFDI’s Fourth Annual Iran Conference, held September 9–10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. It convened policymakers, analysts, activists, and journalists for panels on Iran’s political future and U.S. policy; NUFDI billed it as “Washington’s premier” Iran forum and streamed it live. Headliners and speakers included Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, as well as policy voices such as Mark Dubowitz and Behnam Ben Taleblu; session themes featured questions like “Who Will Replace Khamenei?” and “A New Middle East.”