News Iran: ‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022
Demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of how Iran is governed ...
News Iran: Iran refusing independent medical examination of beaten Nobel winner, says her family
Brother of peace laureate Narges Mohammadi says she described how police hit her in face, head and neck with truncheons, raising concerns of internal bleeding ...
News Iran: Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan, but Kabul stays away
A regional meeting hosted by Iran on Afghanistan underscored calls for lifting sanctions and strengthening regional cooperation, even as Afghanistan itself did not attend ...
News Iran: Iran projects military strength with missile and drone exhibition
Tehran put weapons on display in bid to reassure public country is ready for any future hostilities with US and Israel ...
News Iran: A Score For Equality? FIFA Demands Iran Allow Women Into Soccer Stadiums
Iranian government officials have suggested Iranian women could be allowed into stadiums to watch men's sports matches in the coming weeks. The comments come amid a FIFA demand for Iran to take concrete steps to allow women to attend Iran's qualifying matches for the World Cup in 2022.
News Iran: Why Iran Fears Its Women
At the center of this campaign is the hijab, the religious head covering that the Islamic Republic requires its female citizens to wear. Under Iranian law, a failure to do so in public can result ...
News Iran: Is Iraq Set to Follow Iran and Curb Religious Freedom?
While it struggles to constrain Iran-controlled militias it once welcomed to help defeat ISIS, Iraq now appears poised to make another policy blunder, drawing it further into Iran’s orbit. Iraq’s ...
News Iran: German Exports to Iran Halve in First Half as U.S. Sanctions Bite
German exports to Iran fell by nearly half in the first six months of 2019, data showed on Monday, suggesting companies are scaling back business ties with Tehran to avoid trouble with the United States after Washington reimposed sanctions.
News Iran: Iran Sanctions Prompt Surge In U.S. And Venezuelan Oil Exports To India
American and Venezuelan oil exports to India have surged as a result of U.S sanctions against Iran. Targeting the Islamic Republic’s lucrative oil sector has impaired the longstanding energy trade between New Delhi and Tehran, forcing India to diversify its energy suppliers.
News Iran: Russia, Iran, others debate how to split Caspian oil riches
Last year, the leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan signed a convention aimed at ending decades-long uncertainty over exploitation of its resources. The agreement ...
News Iran: Iran threatens war if Israeli warships enter the Persian Gulf
Iran considers the maritime coalition "illegal" and said leaders ... the Persian Gulf waters," IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri told Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen Sunday. "Any ...
News Iran: Israeli Presence in US-Led Maritime Coalition A Threat to Iran’s Security: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi condemned the Israeli regime’s decision to join the US-led military coalition for maritime security in the Persian Gulf, saying it is “a clear threat to Iran’s national security”.
News Iran: Border Security Red Line for Iran: VP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said nobody could violate the country’s border, warning against a crushing response that aggressors have to receive from the Islamic Republic.
News Iran: Iran has right to counter Israeli presence in U.S.-led coalition in Persian Gulf
“Iran reserves the right to counter this threat within the ... Force’s air defense unit near the Kooh-e-Mobarak region in the southern province of Hormozgan. The invading drone was shot by Iran’s ...
News Iran: Iran leader urges Muslims to block ‘doomed’ US peace plan
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader called on all Muslims to support the Palestinian people in their opposition to the Trump administration’s “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan. Ayatollah ...
News Iran: Iran is taking steps to combat sexual harassment in the workplace
Tehran, Iran - It's difficult to combat a subject that's so taboo, discussion of it is off-limits. But the silence that has long surrounded sexual harassment and abuse of power in the Iranian ...
News Iran: High-Level Cyber Intrusions Hit Bahrain Amid Tensions With Iran
Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated critical infrastructure and government computers in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain within the last month, raising fears among leaders in the region that Tehran is stepping up its cyberattacks amid growing tensions.
News Iran: Two Iran Revolutionary Guards Killed in Clash With Militants
DUBAI — Two members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in clashes with militants in a northwestern region near the border with Turkey, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday ...