From street crackdowns to televised sermons, Iran’s hardline officials have turned women’s exposed midriffs into a new battleground in the fight over compulsory hijab—revealing how deeply they fear women’s agency over their own bodies.
A new report by Iran’s Statistical Center (ISC) reveals a sharp acceleration in food inflation, hitting millions of families where it hurts most.
Oman on Saturday called on Iran and the United States to resume suspended nuclear negotiations, as Tehran’s foreign minister ruled out halting uranium enrichment or curbing its missile program.
Iran’s hardline newspaper Kayhan, which operates under the supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has warned that the growing tolerance toward unveiled women has now extended to “semi-nudity,” accusing officials of neglecting to uphold the country’s hijab laws.
Oil industry contract workers gathered outside Iran’s presidential office in Tehran on Saturday to protest what they said were unfulfilled government promises to eliminate private contractors and secure direct employment with state energy companies.
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will not halt uranium enrichment or negotiate over its missile program, warning that any new Israeli attack would have “bad consequences,” Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
Iraq’s communications ministry said on Friday that its contract with a company tied to Iran-backed militias was legal and unrelated to the management of the country’s data network, after a recent US report raised security concerns.
A senior Iranian official has called for sweeping changes in the country’s system of governance, warning that without reform the Islamic Republic risks “war, collapse, or chaos,” according to remarks published on Thursday.
The United States has ended its long-running policy of “regime change or nation building,” the national intelligence director said on Friday at a security summit in Bahrain, describing a shift toward stability and economic goals that also affects US policy toward Iran.
Iran has told Telegram that a years-long ban on the messaging app will be lifted only if it agrees to cooperate with the judiciary and follow new oversight rules, state media reported on Saturday.
The race for Tehran’s City Council elections is heating up among state-aligned factions almost entirely detached from an electorate which has largely quit the ballot box.
A military court in Iran's Hamedan has upheld a ruling that drops all charges against three Revolutionary Guard officers accused of killing two young men during a checkpoint incident in July, according to a document obtained by Iran International.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’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 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.