Strict cultural restrictions by the Islamic Republic have helped pave the way for the runaway success of Eternal Love, a bawdy Persian-language dating show filmed in Turkey and streamed online into Iranian homes.
An exhibition by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards meant to offer a visceral experience of the afterlife—particularly the torments of hell—has instead provoked widespread ridicule and criticism.
Rolling power cuts across Iran continue to mar daily life and livelihoods, according to firsthand accounts by everyday people submitted to Iran International.
A new US proposal for a nuclear agreement appears to have united all corners of Iran’s political scene in opposition, with reformist media calling it “pressure diplomacy” and hardliners denouncing it as a trap.
Iran’s government accused the United States on Tuesday of sending mixed signals that are obstructing progress in ongoing nuclear negotiations, as tensions mount ahead of a possible sixth round of indirect talks.
Panama’s Maritime Authority said it has removed more than 650 vessels from its shipping registry since 2019, including 214 in the past year alone, as it intensifies efforts to comply with US sanctions on tankers linked to Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beirut on Tuesday for meetings with Lebanon’s top officials, while calling for a new chapter in bilateral ties and expressing support for Lebanon’s territorial integrity.
The BBC on Monday accused Iran of stepping up pressure on journalists working for its Persian language service by intimidating their families in Iran, calling the moves a "sharp and deeply troubling escalation."
A rare public clash over Iran’s top military commander has laid bare fault lines within Iran's hardline camp, exposing sensitivities over domestic and foreign policy as well as the country's ultimate taboo: the succession of a new Supreme Leader.
As Tehran insists in nuclear talks on its right to enrich uranium, many Iranians wonder why this right that has cost us so much in terms of sanctions and squeezed livelihoods has been elevated over the lost ones we actually care about.
Iran executed at least 157 people last month, the highest monthly figure this year, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran will not accept any nuclear agreement that strips the country of its right to peaceful nuclear technology, warning that negotiations will fail if Washington insists on limiting Iran’s enrichment capabilities.
Iran's Athletics Federation said it will take disciplinary action after reports that two athletes and a coach were arrested for alleged sexual assault during the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the United States has yet to provide clear assurances on lifting sanctions, a key condition for any nuclear agreement between Tehran and Washington.
The United States and Egypt discussed Washington's negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Cairo on Sunday.
The White House has issued a directive to pause all new sanctions activity toward Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the administration.
A senior Iranian lawmaker warned on Sunday that Tehran should not sign a deal similar to the 2003 Saadabad Agreement with world powers, which suspended its enrichment program and allowed snap UN inspections.
Hardliners in Iran are warning world powers of costly consequences if United Nations sanctions are revived ahead of an October deadline, as Western capitals weigh triggering the so-called snapback mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Nine people were arrested on Sunday as Iran's nationwide truckers’ strike reached its 11th consecutive day, spreading to at least 155 cities despite a mounting government crackdown.
Persistent electricity outages are wreaking havoc on daily life across Iran, according to dozens of citizen reports collected by Iran International as part of a campaign documenting the human cost of the country’s deepening energy crisis.
Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad issued a formal apology on Saturday after his son hit and seriously injured a traffic police officer trying to stop his car while driving in a restricted bus lane.