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US envoy bound for Mideast to ramp up pressure on Iran

A senior treasury official is traveling to the Middle East in a bid to ramp up pressure on Tehran and its armed affiliates, Reuters reported on Friday.

US restores India waiver for operations at Iran’s Chabahar Port

US envoy bound for Mideast to ramp up pressure on Iran
PODCAST

A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

Iran’s backing of Hamas has not only deepened Palestinian suffering but also strengthened hardliners in Israel, two Gaza-born activists told Eye for Iran, warning that Tehran’s influence is faltering as its regional sway ebbs.

A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

Society

  • Businesses Targeted Over Hijab
  • 80,000 Hijab Enforcers Deployed
  • Hijab Rift Widens
Women flouting hijab deserve death penalty, ex-Guards commander says

Women flouting hijab deserve death penalty, ex-Guards commander says

A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called for the execution of women who reject the country’s mandatory hijab.

Fear of fun: what Halloween ban reveals about culture and control in Iran
INSIGHT

Fear of fun: what Halloween ban reveals about culture and control in Iran

Iran’s ban on Halloween celebrations has turned plastic pumpkins into symbols of defiance, exposing deeper tensions over culture, joy and control in a nation long haunted by the politics of morality.

Iranians fed up with heavily censored internet, state poll finds

Iranians fed up with heavily censored internet, state poll finds

Only 2.4% of Iranian internet users describe themselves as “very satisfied” with service quality while most rely on free virtual private networks (VPNs) to reach blocked services, a senior official said citing an official poll.

Nuclear Program

  • NPT Withdrawal
  • Calls for Building A-Bomb

Mediator Egypt urges end to impasse over Iran nuclear inspections

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he had urged Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog to resume nuclear cooperation as Tehran continues to bar inspections of nuclear sites attacked in a June war.

Iran says Grossi’s remarks paved way for US-Israeli attack

Qatar offers to help revive US-Iran nuclear talks

Mediator Egypt urges end to impasse over Iran nuclear inspections
Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

An Iranian economics journalist whose work scrutinizing the country's free trade zones resulted in multiple judicial summonses has suffered a stroke, sources familiar with her health told Iran International.

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran said on Thursday that Israel likely violated international law in its military campaign in June while Tehran expanded repression after the conflict with hundreds of executions and new curbs on dissent.

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran set up by the United Nations said on Thursday that human rights were increasingly under attack following a June war with Israel and the United States.

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

Mark Kaufman, a German national detained in Iran in June on suspicion of espionage has been freed under conditional pardon, journalist Kambiz Ghafouri told Iran International.

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter
Iran appoints official accused of Argentina bombing as deputy military chief

Iran appoints official accused of Argentina bombing as deputy military chief

A former commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards accused by Argentine prosecutors of involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish center was appointed the deputy chief of Iran's armed forces general staff, Iranian media reported on Thursday.

Iran-backed Hezbollah rearms, defying cease-fire - WSJ

Iran-backed Hezbollah rearms, defying cease-fire - WSJ

Iran-backed Hezbollah is rebuilding its weapons and ranks, defying a cease-fire deal and risking renewed conflict with Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with Israeli and Arab intelligence.

Iran’s move to rebuild missile program raises concern in Washington - Jewish Insider

Iran’s move to rebuild missile program raises concern in Washington - Jewish Insider

Iran’s efforts to rebuild its ballistic missile program using materials imported from China have drawn concern from US lawmakers, who urged stronger action to stop Tehran from restoring its military capacity, Jewish Insider said on Friday.

Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says

Iran recorded more than 20,000 road deaths in the past year, marking the highest toll in more than a decade, an official of the country’s forensics authority said on Thursday.

Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says
INSIGHT

Too big to hide: Revolutionary Guards daily admits Iranians' economic pain

An outlet linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday conceded that life is getting harder for Iranian families, in a sign that economic malaise has become too severe to ignore even by the ruling establishment.

INSIGHT

Ayandeh Bank collapse lays bare Iran's economic rot

Too big to hide: Revolutionary Guards daily admits Iranians' economic pain

Iran bashes 'bully' Trump for nuclear testing restart

Iran's foreign minister on Thursday torched a decision by US President Donald Trump to resume nuclear weapons tests after 33 years, saying the move exposes American bullying and hypocrisy after US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites in June.

Iran says diplomacy, not submission, guides Tehran’s foreign policy

Iran bashes 'bully' Trump for nuclear testing restart

US warns citizens against Iran travel after Tehran repatriation drive

The US State Department on Thursday told Iran International that now more than ever, citizens and dual nationals should avoid travel to Iran despite a new initiative by Tehran aiming to woo back émigrés.

Iran rolls out 'green tick' site to woo back émigrés but risks abound

US warns citizens against Iran travel after Tehran repatriation drive

Khamenei backed 2009 vote-rigging and crackdown, reformist cleric says

Iranian reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of endorsing alleged rigging in the disputed 2009 presidential election and backing the deadly crackdown on the Green Movement protests which followed.

Khamenei backed 2009 vote-rigging and crackdown, reformist cleric says

UK sanctions Iranian banker accused of aiding Revolutionary Guards

The United Kingdom on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Iranian businessman accused of providing financial and material support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the country's formidable transnational military organization.

UK sanctions Iranian banker accused of aiding Revolutionary Guards
ANALYSIS

ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

ExxonMobil’s return to southern Iraq this month underscores how far Baghdad has surged ahead of Tehran in exploiting their shared border oilfields—and how the two neighbors’ fortunes are diverging.

Iran’s oil discounts to China widen as sanctions and quota hit demand

ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

Spotlight

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

    Negar Mojtahedi

  • Behrouz Turani

    Too big to hide: Revolutionary Guards daily admits Iranians' economic pain

    Behrouz Turani

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Fear of fun: what Halloween ban reveals about culture and control in Iran

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Umud Shokri

    ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

    Umud Shokri

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    Iran rolls out 'green tick' site to woo back émigrés but risks abound

    Negar Mojtahedi

Editors' Pick

  • Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says

    Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says

  • UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

    UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

  • US warns citizens against Iran travel after Tehran repatriation drive

    US warns citizens against Iran travel after Tehran repatriation drive

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Iran says Grossi’s remarks paved way for US-Israeli attack

Iran says Grossi’s remarks paved way for US-Israeli attack

Ayandeh Bank collapse lays bare Iran's economic rot
INSIGHT

Ayandeh Bank collapse lays bare Iran's economic rot

Jewish think tank disputes war report citation by Iran security boss

Jewish think tank disputes war report citation by Iran security boss

India arrests man accused of spying, links to Iran-based nuclear scientists

India arrests man accused of spying, links to Iran-based nuclear scientists

Khamenei backed 2009 vote-rigging and crackdown, reformist cleric says

Khamenei backed 2009 vote-rigging and crackdown, reformist cleric says

In Case You Missed It

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident

A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday sentenced two mobsters convicted of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York home to 25 years in prison.

Iran daily forced offline over hijab stock image for alleged rape case

VOICES FROM IRAN

Retirees stage nationwide protests over unpaid pensions, rising prices

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident
INSIGHT

‘A hungry nation can’t resist’: Tehran centrists call for Washington thaw

Exiled prince calls for ‘Cyrus Accords’ in post-Islamic Republic Iran

OPINION

Loose lips sink ships, security supremo at center of wedding furor warns

Tehran Insider

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock
TEHRAN INSIDER

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock

This week marked the anniversary of a vast Berlin rally in October 2022 gathering tens of thousands filled in solidarity with Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement—a day that now feels almost impossibly distant.

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit
TEHRAN INSIDER

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit

Tehran’s decision to skip a Gaza peace summit in Egypt has left many Iranians feeling further cut off from the world—another sign, they say, of leaders who mistake isolation for strength or dignity.

Freedom's courtyard: how artists created a space safe from toxic politics
TEHRAN INSIDER

Freedom's courtyard: how artists created a space safe from toxic politics

TEHRAN INSIDER

'At least we have security': old mantra becomes bitter joke in postwar Iran

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

‘Nothing to lose': unbowed Iran may opt for war, ex-Israeli envoy says

Iran is isolated and under pressure but its robust counterattacks in a 12-day war with Israel may embolden it to fight another more deadly conflict, author and former Israeli ambassador to Washington Michael Oren told Eye for Iran.

PODCAST

Deadlier Israel-Iran war is inevitable, Israeli ex-intel official warns

PODCAST

Oil sanctions squeeze Iranians as buoyant flows to China enrich elite

‘Nothing to lose': unbowed Iran may opt for war, ex-Israeli envoy says
PODCAST

Iran sanctions snapback heralds suffering, possible war

PODCAST

Women break taboos in Iran viral concerts: propaganda or progress?

PODCAST

Nuclear crisis looms as Iran faces sanctions snapback, expert warns

United States

  • Iran bashes 'bully' Trump for nuclear testing restart

    Iran bashes 'bully' Trump for nuclear testing restart

  • US warns citizens against Iran travel after Tehran repatriation drive

  • Gaza peace efforts succeeded because Iran wasn’t involved, US senator says

  • Iran security chief likens Trump to Hitler as Tehran mood darkens

Iran Nuclear

  • Iran says diplomacy, not submission, guides Tehran’s foreign policy

    Iran says diplomacy, not submission, guides Tehran’s foreign policy

  • Iran says Grossi’s remarks paved way for US-Israeli attack

  • India arrests man accused of spying, links to Iran-based nuclear scientists

  • No signs of suspicious work at bombed Iranian sites, IAEA chief says

Military

  • Jewish think tank disputes war report citation by Iran security boss

    Jewish think tank disputes war report citation by Iran security boss

  • Iran issues indictment over seized Israeli-linked ship, judiciary says

  • Iran’s regional strategy unshaken by Gaza ceasefire, Israeli think tank says

  • Trump warned Khamenei of war before June attacks, deputy FM says

Society

  • Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says

    Iran records over 20,000 road deaths for first time in a decade, official says

  • Iran rolls out 'green tick' site to woo back émigrés but risks abound

  • Iranians fed up with heavily censored internet, state poll finds

  • Iran blocks access to Pasargadae complex on ‘Cyrus Day’

Human Rights

  • Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

    Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

  • Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

  • UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

  • UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

Iran Sanctions

  • US envoy bound for Mideast to ramp up pressure on Iran

    US envoy bound for Mideast to ramp up pressure on Iran

  • UK sanctions Iranian banker accused of aiding Revolutionary Guards

  • US restores India waiver for operations at Iran’s Chabahar Port

  • Opaque Iraq deals give isolated Iran a key lifeline - The Atlantic

Mideast Crisis

  • A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

    A free Palestine would undermine Tehran’s power, Gaza activists say

  • Iran-backed Hezbollah rearms, defying cease-fire - WSJ

  • Iran steps up imports of missile fuel precursor from China - CNN

  • Iran welcomes Saudi–Pakistan security pact, calls for Muslim unity

Economy & Environment

  • ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

    ExxonMobil’s Iraq return highlights Iran's stalled oil ambitions

  • Iran’s oil discounts to China widen as sanctions and quota hit demand

  • Retirees stage nationwide protests over unpaid pensions, rising prices

  • Iran’s ancient sites face rising land subsidence risk, experts warn

Iran Protests

  • Iran faces rising risk of unrest as UN sanctions deepen economic strain - Reuters

    Iran faces rising risk of unrest as UN sanctions deepen economic strain - Reuters

  • Tehran metro breakdown sparks anti-Khamenei chants

  • Oslo rights conference urges concrete dialogue for Iran’s democratic future

  • Iranian Nobel laureates hail Venezuelan 2025 winner as model for opposition

Diplomacy

  • Mediator Egypt urges end to impasse over Iran nuclear inspections

    Mediator Egypt urges end to impasse over Iran nuclear inspections

  • Qatar offers to help revive US-Iran nuclear talks

  • UK says it found no Iran link to Polisario despite Moroccan accusations

  • Russia says no rift with Iran as row over Moscow role heats up in Tehran

Domestic Politics

  • Women flouting hijab deserve death penalty, ex-Guards commander says

    Women flouting hijab deserve death penalty, ex-Guards commander says

  • Khamenei backed 2009 vote-rigging and crackdown, reformist cleric says

  • Imprisoned dissident mocks Khamenei's advice to Trump on 'No Kings' rallies

  • Legal case filed over ‘assassination’ comment from ex-president Rafsanjani's daughter

Iran Insights

  • Too big to hide: Revolutionary Guards daily admits Iranians' economic pain

    Too big to hide: Revolutionary Guards daily admits Iranians' economic pain

  • Fear of fun: what Halloween ban reveals about culture and control in Iran

  • Ayandeh Bank collapse lays bare Iran's economic rot

  • Comeback or last stand? Rouhani in crosshairs of Iran’s power struggle