Below is the full text of an editorial penned by Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammedi for Iran International on the occasion of the third anniversary of Mahsa "Jina" Amini's death in morality police custody:
Three years after the death of Mahsa Amini in morality police custody and subsequent protests which were quashed with deadly force, the mood among Iranians has only darkened, with many pointing to hardships that increasingly shape daily life.
Fifty Senate Republicans wrote to the foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany, urging them to press ahead with the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Jewish Insider reported on Wednesday.
The United States on Wednesday designated four Iran-aligned militias as foreign terrorist organizations, a statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
European foreign ministers on Wednesday urged Iran to resume nuclear talks, allow inspections of sensitive sites and curb its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, warning that sanctions suspended under the 2015 deal would be reimposed if Tehran fails to act in the coming days.
An Iranian court has sentenced Reza Seghati, the former head of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Gilan province, to 100 lashes and exile in connection with a widely publicized same-sex scandal that cost him his post.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, said on Wednesday that Tehran’s defensive preparations had deterred enemies from launching a fresh assault, after visiting a tactical headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ ground force.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday said Washington had no right to criticize Tehran’s missile program, accusing the United States of blocking prospects for nuclear negotiations by insisting on restrictions that Iran calls non-negotiable.
Israel’s recent strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar could undermine fragile efforts toward ending a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, South Dakota Republican Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) told Iran International.
Iran executed political prisoner Babak Shahbazi on Wednesday, state-affiliated media reported, saying he had been convicted of spying for Israel.
Iran condemned the United States on Tuesday for what it called “hypocritical and deceitful” remarks on the anniversary of a young Iranian woman's death in morality police custody in 2022, accusing Washington of decades of crimes and subversion.
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his brother, the defense minister, on Tuesday in a rare high-level meeting between regional rivals, following an Israeli attack in Qatar last week.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on Iran and Western countries to intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent the so-called snapback of international sanctions on Tehran initiated by European states last month.
Iran has officially selected murky moral drama ‘Cause of Death: Unknown’ as its official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards due to be announced on March 2.
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Tuesday on four Iranian nationals and more than a dozen companies and individuals in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates accused of helping Iran’s military move funds through oil sales and cryptocurrency.
Ecuador has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations in a decree signed by President Daniel Noboa on Monday.
The head of Iran’s Space Research Center said on Tuesday that foreign global positioning systems (GPS) are not secure and that the country must develop its own national satellite navigation network to reduce dependence on foreign providers.
Armed men opened fire on a police vehicle in Sistan-Baluchestan province, killing at least two officers, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that possible negotiations with the United States will hinge on Washington’s readiness for a deal based on mutual interests without threats or intimidation, not on which regional state mediates.
Iran and five other countries have submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual general conference calling for a ban on any attack or threat of attack against nuclear sites under UN safeguards, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran rejected references to a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the final communique of the Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha, saying the approach would not resolve the issue and accusing US policies of sustaining Israeli aggression.
Iranian ultra-hardliners are criticizing Tehran's recent agreement with the IAEA in Cairo, despite its blessing by a top decision-making body linked to the Supreme Leader, but an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards offered support.