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.
Discounts on Iranian crude sold to China have widened to their steepest levels in over a year as tougher Western sanctions on Iran and Russia disrupt logistics and discourage independent refiners already struggling with limited import quotas, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Iranian authorities blocked roads and entrances to the Pasargadae archaeological complex, including the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, as some Iranians marked the unofficial “Cyrus Day” on Wednesday.
The president who once stood triumphant after the 2015 nuclear deal is now under fierce attack from hardliners, with no public defense—a stark sign of how far Iran’s politics and society have shifted in the past decade.
Censors forced Iran’s moderate newspaper Ham-Mihan offline on Tuesday after hardliners condemned its use of a photo of a veiled woman on its front page for a report about a controversial rape case.
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani on Tuesday endorsed a defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, calling for unity among Muslim countries in the face of what he described as common regional threats.
State telecom contracts in Iraq are giving Iran-aligned companies a key role in one of Tehran's last allies in the Middle East, The Atlantic magazine reported, providing an important lifeline as sanctions and isolation deepen.
The British government said this week it had no evidence of Iranian support for the Polisario Front, the Algeria-backed armed movement seeking independence for Western Sahara from Morocco despite Rabat's assertions of Tehran's backing.
Retirees across Iran held protests over the past week, demanding overdue pension payments and relief from rising cost of living according to voice and video submissions sent to Iran International.
Former Iranian president and key figure in the founding of the Islamic Republic Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was assassinated for his criticism of Tehran's leadership, his daughter alleged in a bombshell interview.
An Iranian state commercial body has ordered cafes, restaurants and other businesses to avoid holding Halloween-themed events or sales citing their danger to cultural values in the Islamic theocracy.
US forces destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability and prevented it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday while addressing US troops aboard an aircraft carrier in Japan.
Iran has continued construction at a major underground nuclear site near Natanz months after US and Israeli strikes damaged key facilities, new satellite images show, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Iran has issued an indictment in the case of a container ship seized by its Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz last year, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday, according to state media.
A New Zealand insurer is under investigation for allegedly helping vessels transport sanctioned Iranian and Russian oil, a Reuters special report said on Tuesday, as Tehran’s crude exports continue to flow mainly to China despite US sanctions.
In Iran, women seeking justice for rape face a system that reopens their wounds — forcing them to relive trauma in courts that offer punishment without protection, and laws with no room for mercy, a report by leading reformist newspaper Shargh said.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Monday dismissed suggestions of mistrust between Moscow and Tehran, as tensions rise among Iranian political factions over the Islamic Republic’s partnership with Russia.
The clash over Russia’s role in Iran has reached unprecedented levels, with the parliament speaker publicly attacking a former president and his foreign minister for speaking out against Moscow.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is expected to maintain its regional strategy and support for its Palestinian ally Hamas, a think tank closely affiliated with the Israeli military said in a report on Monday.
A seven-year-old disabled and orphaned girl named Dorsa was brutally sexually assaulted by the director of a rehabilitation center in Mazandaran province, leaving her with severe genital injuries, according to a report by Ham-Mihan newspaper.
Prominent centrist figures in Tehran are calling for pragmatic measures including a rethink of relations with Washington to address Iran’s deepening economic problems and foreign policy challenges.