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Nuclear Program

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  • NPT Withdrawal
  • Calls for Building A-Bomb

Iran says it halted contacts with US negotiator Witkoff months ago

Iran has halted contacts with Steve Witkoff, the United States’ senior negotiator, for several months, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, while signaling that Tehran remains open to a negotiated agreement it describes as fair and balanced.

Iran boasts of nuclear advances, calls building an atomic bomb a simple task

Iran says it halted contacts with US negotiator Witkoff months ago
Iran’s intelligence structure ill-suited to Israeli threat, ex-Guard commander says

Iran’s intelligence structure ill-suited to Israeli threat, ex-Guard commander says

Iran’s current intelligence structure is not equipped to deal with the scale and nature of threats posed by Israel and needs fundamental reorganization, a former senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.

Western intelligence agencies spot unusual Iranian air activity, sources say
EXCLUSIVE

Western intelligence agencies spot unusual Iranian air activity, sources say

Western intelligence agencies have detected unusual activity involving Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, prompting heightened monitoring, sources familiar with the assessments told Iran International.

Israel to brief Trump on possible Iran strikes - NBC

Israel to brief Trump on possible Iran strikes - NBC

Israeli officials are preparing to brief Donald Trump on options for possible new military strikes on Iran, citing concerns that Tehran is expanding its ballistic missile program, NBC News reported on Saturday.

Iran parliament speaker threatens to impeach Pezeshkian government

Iran parliament speaker threatens to impeach Pezeshkian government

Iran’s parliament speaker warned on Sunday that lawmakers could move to impeach President Masoud Pezeshkian’s cabinet if the government fails to rein in soaring prices, stepping up pressure on an administration grappling with a deepening economic crisis.

'Let 100 flowers bloom': what Mao, Khrushchev can tell us about Iran today
ANALYSIS

'Let 100 flowers bloom': what Mao, Khrushchev can tell us about Iran today

Tehran’s recent gestures of apparent flexibility—from looser enforcement of the hijab to an embrace of nationalist symbolism—recall moments in Communist history when a brief opening exposed risks the system ultimately moved to contain.

Tehran moderates float constitutional reform but veto assured
INSIGHT

Tehran moderates float constitutional reform but veto assured

INSIGHT

Even supporters join growing calls for Pezeshkian's exit

INSIGHT

YouTube update delivers relief for Iranian viewers, pain for creators

Changes to how YouTube presents ads has dealt a sharp blow to Iranian content creator revenues while bringing mercifully fewer ads to ordinary viewers of the banned but wildly popular video app.

YouTube update delivers relief for Iranian viewers, pain for creators

Economic Malaise

  • Vanishing Middle Class
  • Price of Rice
  • ‘Worse Every Day’
  • Dairy Squeeze

One gram of gold now equals a month’s wage for Iranian workers

An Iranian labor representative said soaring prices have eroded wages to the point where one gram of gold now equals a full month’s minimum pay for a worker.

One percent holds nearly a third of Iran’s wealth, Tehran daily says

One gram of gold now equals a month’s wage for Iranian workers
Iran executes student on charges of spying for Israel

Iran executes student on charges of spying for Israel

Iran carried out the execution of an architecture student convicted of spying for Israel on Saturday, the judiciary announced, despite sustained concerns raised by rights groups over his detention, trial process and allegations of torture.

US urges Iran to free detainees after arrests at memorial for rights lawyer

Amnesty demands release of Baluchi teen in Iran held to pressure father

UN adopts Canada-led resolution on Iran's rights abuses

Sweden summons Iran envoy amid reports citizen faces death sentence

At least 17 Kurdish citizens detained across Iran, rights groups say

Rubio says top US problem with Iran is how it treats its people

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the main US quarrel with Tehran is how it treats its people, on top of its opposition to Tehran's nuclear programs and regional ambitions.

US envoy hopes Iran 'comes to its senses' to avoid war - Ynet

Rubio says top US problem with Iran is how it treats its people
PODCAST

After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

Recent rains delivered Iran from a dangerous dry spell straight into to destructive floods because the land has been denuded by years of poor management, environmental expert Roozbeh Eskandari told Eye for Iran.

Air pollution returns to Tehran, putting capital back in unhealthy range

After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

Iranian-American Mora Namdar appointed US assistant secretary of state

Mora Namdar, an Iranian-American official fluent in Persian, has been appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, with her nomination approved by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Iranian-American Mora Namdar appointed US assistant secretary of state
  • No Refuge in West
  • Professors Exodus
  • Post-War Departures
  • Medical Workforce Leaving
  • Overseas Study Soars
  • Brain Drain Wave

Up to 40 Afghan migrants die crossing into Iran in severe cold

Up to 40 Afghan migrants have died inside Iran after illegally crossing the border during a severe cold snap, sources in western Afghanistan told Afghanistan International.

INSIGHT

One in 15 Iranians lives abroad after 45 years of Islamic Republic rule

VOICES FROM IRAN

‘No future at home': Iranians weigh migration as survival strategy

Up to 40 Afghan migrants die crossing into Iran in severe cold
ANALYSIS

Mideast upheaval leaves Iran hard-pressed to regain old footholds

As the Middle East enters the final weeks of 2025, the aftershocks of two years of regional war since October 7, 2023 are yielding to a quieter, consequential realignment of regional power.

Iran looks to Tunisia as it seeks new regional footholds - Atlantic Council

Mideast upheaval leaves Iran hard-pressed to regain old footholds

Israel arrests Russian citizen on suspicion of spying for Iran

Israeli authorities arrested a Russian citizen working in Israel on suspicion of carrying out espionage tasks for Iranian intelligence, including photographing ships and infrastructure at Israeli ports, Israeli media reported on Friday.

Israel arrests Russian citizen on suspicion of spying for Iran

Iran Oil Sanctions

  • Tankers Unmasked
  • Revenue Erosion
  • Ghost Fleet Costs
  • Profiting From Pressure
  • Bogus Barrels
ANALYSIS

As Caspian states pursue energy growth, Iran watches

As Azerbaijan and other Caspian Sea states deepen partnerships with Western energy companies to extract more oil and gas from aging offshore fields, Iran stands apart as the only Caspian littoral country that produces no hydrocarbons from the sea at all.

US sanctions 29 vessels in expanded crackdown on Iran’s shadow oil fleet

As Caspian states pursue energy growth, Iran watches
'Fearing the people': a Jewish outsider recalls encounters with Iran’s rulers

'Fearing the people': a Jewish outsider recalls encounters with Iran’s rulers

A Jewish woman who says she spent years engaging with senior figures linked to Iran’s ruling establishment has shared what she describes as insider accounts from those interactions in a sit-down interview with Iran International.

US senate passes intelligence bill with measures targeting Iran threats

US senate passes intelligence bill with measures targeting Iran threats

The US Senate on Wednesday passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Intelligence Authorization Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, sending it to President Trump for signature.

What frightens Tehran more than bunker busters and F-35s
OPINION

What frightens Tehran more than bunker busters and F-35s

Trump authorized Iran attack after Tehran rejected deal - Washington Post

Iran uses covert networks to evade aviation sanctions - report

Iran has built a covert network to keep its aviation sector operating despite sweeping international sanctions, using front companies, smuggling routes and deceptive flight practices, according to a joint report by the Institute for National Security Studies and ColEven.

US fines crypto firm Exodus $3.1mn over Iran sanctions breaches

Iran uses covert networks to evade aviation sanctions - report

Spotlight

  • Khosro Isfahani

    'Let 100 flowers bloom': what Mao, Khrushchev can tell us about Iran today

    Khosro Isfahani

  • Behrouz Turani

    Tehran moderates float constitutional reform but veto assured

    Behrouz Turani

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    YouTube update delivers relief for Iranian viewers, pain for creators

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Mahsa Mortazavi

    UN adopts Canada-led resolution on Iran's rights abuses

    Mahsa Mortazavi

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

    Negar Mojtahedi

  • Shahram Kholdi

    Mideast upheaval leaves Iran hard-pressed to regain old footholds

    Shahram Kholdi

Editors' Pick

  • Even supporters join growing calls for Pezeshkian's exit

    Even supporters join growing calls for Pezeshkian's exit

  • Khamenei faces present crises by recasting the past

    Khamenei faces present crises by recasting the past

  • As Caspian states pursue energy growth, Iran watches

    As Caspian states pursue energy growth, Iran watches

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After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

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EXCLUSIVE

Western intelligence agencies spot unusual Iranian air activity, sources say

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Israel to brief Trump on possible Iran strikes - NBC

In Case You Missed It

VOICES FROM IRAN

‘No future at home': Iranians weigh migration as survival strategy

EXCLUSIVE

Patient companions: the informal workers keeping Iran’s hospitals running

Shohreh Mehrnami
Shohreh Mehrnami

Freelance journalist

Canada failed to protect IRGC conscripts after terror listing, MP says

Mahsa Mortazavi
Mahsa Mortazavi

Iran International

‘No future at home': Iranians weigh migration as survival strategy
ANALYSIS

US seizure of tanker off Venezuela may squeeze Iran's shadow oil trade

Dalga Khatinoglu
Dalga Khatinoglu

Oil, gas and Iran economic analyst

INSIGHT

Women's day in Iran highlights cultural divide as rights deficit festers

Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee

Iran International

Iran tourism officials stress reshaping global image after war

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

UK rights advocate calls for independent probe into Iranian lawyer's death

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

The Islamic Republic persists despite discontent, but how?

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

Iran's cultural opening was won by Gen Z not granted by state, analyst says

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

UK rights advocate calls for independent probe into Iranian lawyer's death
PODCAST

Rebellion tamed: why Iran is turning rap into a controlled industry

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

Iran society has transformed but its system not at all, ex-US hostage says

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

US pressure on Venezuela doubles as warning to Iran, ex-CENTCOM chief says

Negar Mojtahedi
Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

Tehran Insider

The Iran that never trends
TEHRAN INSIDER

The Iran that never trends

The Iran projected on social media these days—brunch parties, rooftop concerts, fashion shows—is real, but only as a tiny fragment of the country’s reality, where most ordinary people struggle to make ends meet.

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock
TEHRAN INSIDER

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock

This week marked the anniversary of a vast Berlin rally in October 2022 gathering tens of thousands filled in solidarity with Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement—a day that now feels almost impossibly distant.

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit
TEHRAN INSIDER

'What foreign policy?': Iranians lament Tehran’s snub of Trump Gaza summit

TEHRAN INSIDER

Freedom's courtyard: how artists created a space safe from toxic politics

United States

  • Iranian-American Mora Namdar appointed US assistant secretary of state

    Iranian-American Mora Namdar appointed US assistant secretary of state

  • Rubio says top US problem with Iran is how it treats its people

  • Lawsuit alleges US chipmakers enabled Iranian drones in Ukraine

  • Trump security strategy gives short shrift to Iran threat, expert says

Iran Nuclear

  • Israel to brief Trump on possible Iran strikes - NBC

    Israel to brief Trump on possible Iran strikes - NBC

  • Iran boasts of nuclear advances, calls building an atomic bomb a simple task

  • Iran, UK foreign ministers discuss nuclear issue in phone call

  • UN nuclear watchdog should stay impartial on Iran, Lavrov says

Military

  • Iran says damage to missile launchers was under 3% in 12-day war

    Iran says damage to missile launchers was under 3% in 12-day war

  • Western intelligence agencies spot unusual Iranian air activity, sources say

  • US senate passes intelligence bill with measures targeting Iran threats

  • Canada failed to protect IRGC conscripts after terror listing, MP says

Society

  • Iranians turn to credit to afford winter celebration treats

    Iranians turn to credit to afford winter celebration treats

  • ‘No future at home': Iranians weigh migration as survival strategy

  • Patient companions: the informal workers keeping Iran’s hospitals running

  • Bus crash in central Iran kills 13

Human Rights

  • US urges Iran to free detainees after arrests at memorial for rights lawyer

    US urges Iran to free detainees after arrests at memorial for rights lawyer

  • Iran executes student on charges of spying for Israel

  • Amnesty demands release of Baluchi teen in Iran held to pressure father

  • UN adopts Canada-led resolution on Iran's rights abuses

Iran Sanctions

  • US sanctions 29 vessels in expanded crackdown on Iran’s shadow oil fleet

    US sanctions 29 vessels in expanded crackdown on Iran’s shadow oil fleet

  • Iran uses covert networks to evade aviation sanctions - report

  • US fines crypto firm Exodus $3.1mn over Iran sanctions breaches

  • US seizure of tanker off Venezuela may squeeze Iran's shadow oil trade

Mideast Crisis

  • Iran’s intelligence structure ill-suited to Israeli threat, ex-Guard commander says

    Iran’s intelligence structure ill-suited to Israeli threat, ex-Guard commander says

  • Mideast upheaval leaves Iran hard-pressed to regain old footholds

  • Pezeshkian says Israel held missile advantage in 12-day war

  • Israel’s Bennett confirms Telegram account hacked but phone not breached

Economy & Environment

  • One gram of gold now equals a month’s wage for Iranian workers

    One gram of gold now equals a month’s wage for Iranian workers

  • One percent holds nearly a third of Iran’s wealth, Tehran daily says

  • After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

  • Air pollution returns to Tehran, putting capital back in unhealthy range

Iran Protests

  • Iran summons activists in bid to head off protests over higher fuel prices

    Iran summons activists in bid to head off protests over higher fuel prices

  • Rights lawyer's memorial turns into pro-monarchy rally in Iran's holiest city

  • Iran's adversaries trying to target Khamenei, intelligence minister says

  • Anatomy of a massacre, and the mothers who refuse to let November end

Diplomacy

  • Iran says it halted contacts with US negotiator Witkoff months ago

    Iran says it halted contacts with US negotiator Witkoff months ago

  • Beijing’s position on Iranian islands angers Tehran's pro-China front

  • From false-flag claims to celebration: Iran's state media spin Sydney attack

  • Iran condemns deadly attack on Jewish holiday event in Sydney

Domestic Politics

  • Iran MP accuses officials of selective enforcement of ‘sensitive jobs’ law

    Iran MP accuses officials of selective enforcement of ‘sensitive jobs’ law

  • Iran parliament speaker threatens to impeach Pezeshkian government

  • 'Let 100 flowers bloom': what Mao, Khrushchev can tell us about Iran today

  • Tehran moderates float constitutional reform but veto assured

Iran Insights

  • YouTube update delivers relief for Iranian viewers, pain for creators

    YouTube update delivers relief for Iranian viewers, pain for creators

  • One in 15 Iranians lives abroad after 45 years of Islamic Republic rule

  • Women's day in Iran highlights cultural divide as rights deficit festers

  • The Islamic Republic persists despite discontent, but how?