Selin Darkalstanian

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

Today we remember the 1.5 million Armenians systematically and brutally killed in the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire 111 years ago. I stand with the Armenian American community on this solemn day and demand the Trump administration reaffirm this longstanding U.S. policy.

I further recognize the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of every Armenian from Nagorno-Karabakh since 2023. This horrific tragedy must not go unspoken.

The Armenian people, and people everywhere, deserve to live in freedom, dignity, and security. I am remain hopeful for the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and believe it must include recognition of these injustices and a path towards reconciliation.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself.

In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey attacked the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2023, Azerbaijan expelled over 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, continuing the genocidal campaign that had begun over 100 years prior.

On this day of remembrance, we reaffirm the right of the Armenian people — and all people — to freedom, safety, and self-determination.

[Van Jones @VanJones68]

When you woke up this morning, your internet worked. You scrolled, you searched, you shared. But 90 million Iranians woke up — again — to total darkness. Their government has now imposed the longest nationwide internet blackout ever recorded in any country. Almost 40 consecutive days.

That should alarm every one of us. Iran’s information blackout is a weapon against its own people. When governments can flip a switch and immediately disappear 90 million people from the internet, the rest of us lose our eyes and ears too.

[Neil Hauer @NeilPHauer]

Talking to Iranians who have fled to Armenia, I have heard largely the same. One a few days ago told me: "I don't know anyone who was killed in the strikes. I know 22 people who were killed by the regime in January."

[Erin Burnett OutFront @OutFrontCNN]

“The level of penetration into Iran is significant… this is the participation of the Iranian people.”

Former Israeli National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata, who also spent 23 years in the Mossad, explains how real‑time tips have enabled Israel to target key Iranian leaders even in deep hiding.

[CNN International PR @cnnipr]

Just in:

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was “eliminated” Monday night.

@OrenCNN breaks down what we know so far.

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

My @nytopinion obit of Khamenei https://t.co/CgFPRHfJva

[CNN International @cnni]

The US is carrying out strikes on Iran, two US officials tell CNN. Follow live updates. https://t.co/72feDXdn70

[Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk]

Today with @wolfblitzer on Geneva and the narrowing window for an off-ramp. The nuclear file should not obscure what started this crisis: the Iranian people’s demands, met with deadly force despite U.S. warnings.

[Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو @therealBehnamBT]

Just after the #SOTU2026, I joined @LyndaKinkade on @CNN to break down the Iran elements of the President’s speech and its implications for where we stand on either a deal or war w/ Tehran.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Iranian photojournalist @yaldamoayeri gave me a riveting eyewitness account of the anti-government protests in #Iran and the brutal crackdown, told with her powerful photographs. Yalda bravely shared her stories and images despite regime threats to arrest her. This is worth a few moments of your time.

[CNN International PR @cnnipr]

Read and watch the full report here:

https://t.co/kESbVQUuZn

[Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi]

Shamkhani's wedding video scandal. He is accused of leading a double life: preaching piety in public but practicing an altogether different lifestyle with his family. “It’s hypocrisy in its purest form,” said @Omid_M. Gift link:

https://t.co/Uwk7ZV5QVK

[Julia Chatterley @chattwithjulia]

"I think this is one of the most extraordinary things I've witnessed in my career" CNN's @clarissaward's team free a man held captive in a secret #Syrian jail for three months.

He said he had no idea Assad's regime had fallen.

Watch Clarissa's incredible reporting.⬇️

[Artemis Moshtaghian @ArtemisChats]

Iranian dissident rapper #ToomajSalehi was arrested in northern Iran Thursday, a little over a week after his initial release from prison in Isfahan where he was serving time on charges related to supporting the widespread protest movement in Iran last year.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

CNN's sister channel HLN came on the air on Jan. 1, 1982. This morning it ceased production of live news. Here is a clip from the lookback video

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

When dictatorships know they're in trouble they begin promising their citizens they will change who they are. These empty promises tend to embolden, rather than quell, popular demands for fundamental change. The Iranian regime appears to be entering this stage of its life cycle.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Television is a team sport. The HLN team was laid off yesterday en masse. I wrote this to recognize some of their contributions over the decades. https://t.co/YnK9Mx0Wn7

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“Fear has dissipated” in Iran, “and regimes like the Islamic Republic… survive based on fear,” says @milaniabbas. “It is due to a relentless battle by Iranian women not to allow this regime to dictate their lives.”

“People no longer believe that this regime is reformable.”

[Artemis Moshtaghian @ArtemisChats]

Coldplay tribute to #IranProtests2022
Performing @HajipourShervin’s song #Baraye with @Golshifteh live in concert in Buenos Aires
#Mahsa_Amini #مهسا_امینی 😍