A prominent commentator in Tehran says President Masoud Pezeshkian's idea of national reconciliation is doomed to fail if he does not stand by his election promises on the economy and more freedoms.
Reports of his death may have been greatly exaggerated.
Iran’s gasoline smuggling crisis has reached unprecedented levels, with new estimates suggesting that up to 50 million liters of fuel are being illegally exported from the country every day.
Iran has executed at least 531 people this year including twelve prisoners put to death on the eve of the International Day Against the Death Penalty, rights groups reported this week.
Former judiciary top official Hossein Ali Amiri, notorious for the persecution of Jewish and Bahai'i communities, has been appointed as the new governor of Fars Province in southern Iran by order of new president Mahmoud Pezeshkian.
Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations in western Syria early on Thursday, targeting sites associated with Iranian interests, according to Syrian media and regional reports.
Iran’s foreign minister says indirect channels are open with the US to seek a solution to conflict in the Middle East, while the US says messages have been sent to Tehran to end support for “terrorism.”
An alleged Israeli airstrike near the Iranian embassy in Damascus is believed to have killed Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh, deputy commander of Iran's Quds Force.
Iran's political elite is divided over the nation's refusal to comply with international financial regulations under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which has placed the country on its blacklist.
President Masoud Pezeshkian’s minister of telecommunications is facing public criticism for not giving a definitive answer on the removal of state restrictions on internet and social media access.
Israel's response to an Iranian missile attack will be "lethal, precise and surprising," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a video statement on Wednesday.
As anticipation mounts over a potential counterstrike by Israel on Iran which could target nuclear sites, an Iranian media outlet has faulted the UN nuclear watchdog's silence on the issue.
As Israel continues to bombard Iran’s biggest proxy, Hezbollah, and steps up its ground invasion, experts warn it could push support for the designated terror group in Lebanon.
Thirty-nine Iranian lawmakers have called on Iran's Supreme National Security Council to review the country's defense doctrine and consider adopting nuclear weapons as the risk of escalation with Israel continues to grow.
Tehran warned Persian Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" to allow use of their airspace or bases against Iran, threatening a response if they do, Reuters reported a senior Iranian official saying Wednesday.
The Biden administration is reportedly losing trust with Israel’s government as strikes on Iran loom. That apparent distrust comes with risks and possibly some benefits, according to experts Iran International spoke with.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday suggested Israel had killed Hezbollah's most senior figure Hashem Safieddine, according to a video message he addressed to the Lebanese people.
Israeli troops invading South Lebanon planted their flag over a hilltop "Iran Garden" sponsored by the Islamic Republic which once hosted likenesses of top Iranian luminaries and a model of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock.
Iran's domestic political landscape continues to simmer beneath the ashes of missile attacks and proxy wars, filled with its characteristic complexities and contradictions.
Iranian authorities are stepping up enforcement of mandatory hijab wearing at Tehran North Islamic Azad University with an intensified security presence and even physical force, students have reported on social media.
Frozen in time, families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas feel trapped in an endless October 7, 2023. They believe Iran holds the key to their release and blame its rulers for the attacks and the ongoing conflict.