Air pollution caused about 58,975 deaths in Iran in the Iranian calendar year starting in March 2024, equivalent to 161 deaths per day and around seven every hour, the country’s deputy health minister said on Sunday.
Iran’s National Water and Wastewater Company on Sunday rejected reports of imposing formal rationing in Tehran but admitted nightly pressure cuts citywide that may fall to zero amid worsening shortages, state media reported.
A senior Iranian water expert warned on Sunday that the country’s central plateau could be emptied of inhabitants if authorities fail to address the worsening water crisis, as officials in Tehran admit that rationing in the capital began too late to avert shortages.
Iran’s underground missile and ammunition facilities withstood the 12-day conflict and US strikes thanks to two decades of hardening and design, said Iran’s passive defense chief in an interview with the Story of the War podcast on Saturday.
Defeating the authoritarian rule requires learning from democratic societies, dissident activist Masih Alinejad said on Saturday, calling for unity among the opposition groups of Iran, Russia and China against the three allied countries' dictatorships.
Iran’s water industry officials warned on Saturday that rationing in Tehran began far too late, as the capital’s water situation deteriorates rapidly amid one of its driest periods in nearly fifty years.
Unveiled women were allowed to attend a Tehran ceremony on Friday where authorities showcased a new statue of pre-Islamic king Shapur I, in what seems to be part of the government’s turn to nationalism to rally support after June's war with Israel.
Water rationing has quietly begun in Tehran, with several neighborhoods facing nightly supply cuts without official announcement or public warning, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq are looking to consolidate the grip they won by force of arms on the fragile country's politics with gains in parliamentary elections next month, experts told Eye for Iran podcast.
Two former senior US Mideast policy officials said a renewed conflict between Israel and Iran appeared remote after the arch-foes clashed in June, but described Tehran in a roundtable discussion hosted by Iran International TV as a lingering threat.
Iran on Friday unveiled a statue of Roman Emperor Valerian kneeling in submission before ancient Persian King Shapur after a third century military victory, as Islamic authorities pivot toward nationalism to boost support following a June war.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sought to kill the Israeli ambassador to Mexico but the plot was thwarted over the summer by Mexican security forces according to US and Israeli officials cited by Axios on Friday.
Once whispered about in private circles, so-called “sugar daddy” and “sugar mommy” arrangements -- relationships in which money and status are exchanged for youth and companionship -- are becoming increasingly visible in Tehran, the daily Haft-e Sobh reported on Thursday.
The number of cinema-goers in Iran has fallen sharply this year, with ticket sales dropping from 20 million to about 16 million during the first eight months of the Persian calendar year, according to data from the national cinema management and sales platform.
Washington has warned Baghdad that it will not recognize Iraq’s next government if any ministries are handed to armed factions linked to the Islamic Republic, a source in Iraq’s Kurdistan region told Iran International on Friday.
Iran’s disability community is facing an unprecedented economic crisis as inflation erodes already limited incomes, leaving millions struggling to meet basic needs, a leading advocate has warned.
Iran’s rental crisis reached its peak in October 2025, slowing the pulse of public welfare as official data showed annual rent inflation climbing to 36.5 percent -- a level economists describe as “severely burdensome” for tenants.
Iran has approached Washington to ask whether US sanctions could be lifted, US President Donald Trump told the leaders of the C5+1 Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday.
A 20-year-old student set himself on fire in Ahvaz, in southwest Iran, after municipality workers demolished his family’s kiosk, Karun Human Rights Organization reported.
An Iranian businessman sanctioned by the UK government for allegedly funding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards owns a £33.7 million ($44.3 million) mansion on an exclusive London street, according to a report by an investigative watchdog.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that excessive government spending and an overgrown bureaucracy are major drivers of the country’s persistent inflation, arguing that only by shrinking the state can Iran restore financial balance and ease pressure on households.
Iranians affected by Germany’s visa delays, including students and families seeking reunification, remain stuck in limbo months after the 12-day war with Israel ended in June according to accounts gathered by Iran International.