From Tehran’s bazaars to provincial cities, economic collapse and police terror are colliding with a society that no longer believes the system can be fixed
A former commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said that if Iran is attacked, Israel and all U.S. bases and ships would be considered legitimate targets.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Iran’s leadership in recent days against using force to suppress demonstrators and has openly floated the prospect of U.S. involvement.
Iranian authorities moved to escalate their response to the largest anti-government protests in years, with the Revolutionary Guards vowing to defend the Islamic Republic at all costs
Russia, Iran and Venezuela have amassed an armada of aging tankers to move barrels around the world
Supreme Leader blames unrest on foreign influence as communications are cut, flights cancelled, and protests spread across all provinces amid economic turmoil
The demonstrations, now in their second week, have spread across the country as strikes hit the nation’s oil sector
Rights groups report dozens of deaths and more than 1,000 arrests as demonstrations over inflation and a collapsing currency spread beyond Tehran, prompting a security crackdown alongside government calls for dialogue
Amid Iran’s largest protests in three years over economic hardship, Trump vows U.S. intervention should security forces use lethal force against demonstrators
Facing sanctions and war fallout, Iran tolerates women shunning hijabs while cracking down on political opposition
She was temporarily released from prison last year while recovering from surgery
U.S. is concerned as Tehran taps emirate’s money exchanges to rebuild battered ally
Tehran hasn’t explained the incident, which comes amid unresolved nuclear issues between Iran and the West
Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, who for nearly two decades served as the close confidant and chief strategic counsellor for Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, offers an inside look at the man who would be Shah and addresses key questions in an exclusive interview
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses President Trump’s offer of renewed negotiations and rejects U.S. claims that Iranian nuclear capabilities were destroyed
Tehran seeks Russian support for new reactors ahead of possible UN sanctions snapback, while Putin offers to extend a key nuclear treaty in a bid to reshape ties with Washington
Tehran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog have agreed on a new framework to resume inspections at Iranian nuclear facilities, months after cooperation was suspended following Israeli and US strikes in June. Both sides hailed the deal as a step forward
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Iran’s foreign minister in Doha as European powers press Tehran to address concerns over its nuclear program or face the reimposition of international sanctions
There are indications that Greek shipping companies have ties to sanctioned Iranian oil smuggling network
In a lighter moment that quickly gained attention online, Putin abruptly left a Russian conference to take Trump's call, joking that he didn’t want to keep the U.S. president waiting, as it might be misinterpreted