The sands of time fall swiftly through the glass, and with each passing day the Islamic Republic of Iran is borne closer to the fateful hour: 18 October 2025, when a 2015 nuclear deal finally expires.
Below is a transcript of Iranian lawyer, activist and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi's remarks in a wide-ranging conversation with Iran International's Eye for Iran podcast.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi told Eye for Iran that the Islamic Republic was not long for this world and that the Iranian people must rally together to uproot what she called a corrupt and violent system to win a brighter future.
Iranian authorities denied reports that Saeed Toosi, a Qur’an reciter accused of sexually abusing underage boys, was shot in the city of Mashhad on Friday.
A British couple detained in Iran since January were “suddenly whisked” into a courtroom in Tehran on Wednesday without prior notice or a lawyer of their choosing, according to a report by Sky News citing their family.
Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has issued a confidential directive to domestic media, instructing outlets to limit coverage of the European move to trigger the UN snapback mechanism and avoid content that could cause public concern or market instability.
Hardliners in Iran feel vindicated by a European move on Thursday to reimpose international sanctions, seeing it as proof of both implacable foreign hostility and the failure of hapless home front moderates.
Iran could face fresh shocks to its already deeply rattled currency, costs of living and growth prospects if UN sanctions lifted by a 2015 nuclear deal are reimposed.
The missile barrages launched by Iran earlier this year caused record destruction in Israel, with more than 53,500 damage claims filed in just 12 days of fighting, the Israel Tax Authority said, according to a report by Ynet on Thursday.
Iran has charged comedian Zeinab Mousavi over her satire of Ferdowsi, the 10th-century Persian poet behind the epic Shahnameh, using the controversy to stir patriotism after the war with Israel.
Iran’s currency weakened sharply on Thursday as European nations prepared to trigger the return of United Nations sanctions under the snapback mechanism, deepening economic pressure on the Islamic Republic and adding to uncertainty around its nuclear program.
The government will soon be unable to cover health care expenses, an Iranian parliament member warned on Wednesday, citing rising costs, insurance debts, and an aging population.
An Iranian-American man was sentenced on Tuesday to one year in prison for secretly working with Iranian intelligence to obtain sensitive information on the US aviation and energy sectors.
Iran has launched a clean-up operation at a nuclear-related site in northern Tehran that was struck by Israeli airstrikes in June, in a move that will likely remove evidence of any past nuclear weapons development work, a research group said on Wednesday.
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the European Union told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio they will trigger the UN snapback sanctions mechanism against Iran on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources with direct knowledge.
Iran will join Russia and North Korea at a major military parade in Beijing next week, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, marking a rare public appearance by leaders under Western sanctions.
Unusually strident criticism by a commentator on state media likening dovish politicians calling for diplomacy to hated traitors of early Islamic heroes has stoked a backlash even by prominent conservatives.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if three European countries move to trigger international sanctions at the United Nations, progress toward resuming the work of nuclear inspectors would be thwarted.
An investigative report by the Sydney Morning Herald citing court documents reveals that gangsters allegedly hired by Iran to carry out anti-Semitic attacks badly bungled their mission, hitting incorrect targets and fleeing when spotted by bystanders.
Allegations by an Iranian official suggesting Russian complicity with Israel in attacks on Iran have sparked debate over the value of Iran’s long-touted strategic partnership with Russia.
At the cost of creating serious water shortages, Iran’s agricultural sector has vastly expanded over recent decades in pursuit of food self-sufficiency and hard currency through exports.