Trump is no maverick, Iran's Supreme Leader tells Qatari Emir
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday told the visiting leader of potential mediator Qatar that Tehran expected more of the same hostile US policy under President Donald Trump.
News in Brief
Human Rights
Iranian Nobel laureate calls for global will to confront Tehran rights abuses
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi criticized the Iranian government's rights records and called for a global efforts to undermine what she called Tehran's gender apartheid.
Iran and the United States
'We are not negotiating' says Iran, as war talk mounts
With Iran maintaining its stance against talks with the United States, it is pressing ahead with plans to triple its military budget for the new Iranian year in March, signaling preparations for potential military scenarios.
Iranian state video game glorifies regional conflicts
Iranian authorities have unveiled "True Promise," a new video game dramatizing its attacks on Israel and other military exploits in the region in a bid to boost domestic support for its controversial interventions in the Mideast.
Ozempic hype grips affluent Iranians as others chase essential medication
Ozempic and other weight-loss injections have become the latest luxury craze among affluent Iranians, as the nation struggles with a chronic shortage and soaring cost of essential medications.
Iran's Nuclear Program
Attack on Iran's nuclear sites will set region aflame, IRGC commander warns
A senior commander in Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said any attack on Iran's nuclear sites would spark an unprecedented regional conflagration and provided detailed threats of retaliation to Israeli and US interests.
Iran charges British couple with espionage, upping ante with West
Iran charged a British couple on a road trip with espionage, Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday, in the latest detention of Western citizens by Tehran as a diplomatic standoff over its nuclear program deepens.
US Navy rescues Iranian, Indian mariners from sinking vessel in Persian Gulf
US Navy and Coast Guard vessels rescued five Iranian and two Indian mariners from their sinking Iranian commercial ship, the M/V Shayesteh in the Persian Gulf.
Domestic Politics
As economic pressure mount, Iran’s parliament moves toward impeachments
The dramatic fall in the value of the Iranian currency over the past few months, particularly since President Donald Trump took office in the United States, is likely to claim victims from among the president's cabinet members.
Middle East
Arab-Israeli peace is Iran's worst nightmare, US senator says in Jerusalem
US senators visiting Israel this week advocated for a forceful stance toward Iran, and a senior lawmaker among them said Arab-Israeli reconciliation was Tehran's worst nightmare and a key motivation behind recent regional turmoil.
Iran Sanctions
China’s private ports receive sanctioned Iranian, Russian oil – Bloomberg
Private ports in China are receiving oil from US-sanctioned tankers, allowing major buyers of Iranian and Russian crude to avoid restrictions at larger ports, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Iran media sound alarm over worsening economic crisis
Days after the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, media in Tehran are sounding the alarm over deep flaws in the governing system and a worsening economic crisis, warning that the Islamic Republic's survival is increasingly at risk.
Iran Protests
Iran avoids harsh crackdown as university protests continue
The Iranian government faces a delicate challenge in handling current university protests amid broader public frustration over rising prices and stalled diplomacy with the West.
Eye for Iran Podcast
To free Israeli hostages Iran must feel the pain, ex-intel officer says
An ultimatum by US President Donald Trump to Hamas is doomed to fail unless Tehran faces a genuine threat and consequences for backing the group, Michael Pregent, a former US Intelligence officer and military adviser told Eye for Iran podcast.
Tehran Insider
Breaking up is hard to do, but more Iranian women dare divorce anyway
Almost four in ten marriages in Iran end in divorce, according to the latest official figures, giving rise to theocrats' cries of a crisis that may not be as obvious to some of the women gaining their freedom.
Breathing the air that’s no more
A vast, dark cloud blankets Tehran. We don't even need to say when: it’s almost all the time, with fewer than ten days of clean air last year.
Notes from underground: an evening of secret theater in Tehran
Tehran's art scene is moving underground with exhibitions and performances that defy pervasive censorship, turning home venues into sanctuaries for creative self-expression.
Syrians have every right to hate us Iranians
"I can’t remember the last time I was so shaken as I was watching images of Assad’s prisons," says Fatemeh, who has seen the inside of Iran’s prisons for her activism. “My country funded these crimes. Syrians have every right to hate us."
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205 matchmaking websites licensed in Iran amid declining marriage rates
The Iranian government has licensed 205 matchmaking websites in a bid to boost declining marriage rates among young Iranians, according to ILNA news agency.
