The killings of protesters in January did not end when the shooting stopped. For many Iranians living thousands of kilometers from the streets where the bullets fell, the event did not remain on their screens.
Australian club Brisbane Roar said on Monday it had welcomed Iranian players Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh to train with its A-League Women squad after the two applied for asylum in Australia.
Iran is not seeking a ceasefire but war with the United States and Israel must end, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday, adding that the Islamic Republic will continue fighting until future attacks are prevented.
Iran’s authorities carried out a sweeping crackdown during recent nationwide protests, UN human rights rapporteur on Iran said, citing widespread arrests, violence against demonstrators and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, assembly and information.
Israel’s military said on Monday that its air force had destroyed an aircraft used by Iran’s supreme leader during an overnight strike on Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate.
Two nurses working in a Tehran hospital who treated wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising in January were tortured and repeatedly gang raped by security agents while in custody, people familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Iranians across social media are sharing images of past tragedies tied to state mismanagement, repression and neglect, building a crowdsourced archive under a hashtag in recent days to argue the country’s suffering long predates the current war.
Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Masood Masjoody, a former instructor at Simon Fraser University and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said.
Kharg Island, a narrow coral outcrop in the northern Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the most strategically important locations in the confrontation involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
The mystery surrounding Iran’s new supreme leader may reveal more about the Islamic Republic’s power structure and the role of the Revolutionary Guards than Mojtaba Khamenei himself, analysts said on the Eye for Iran podcast, as Khamenei Jr remains unseen.
The Israeli military is using a new method to launch drone swarms over Iran targeting security forces involved in domestic repression, sources familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Members of Iran’s women’s national football team, after some delegation members sought asylum abroad, are being kept under tight security during a camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Iran International has learned.
Iran will not participate in the 2026 World Cup after co-host the United States launched airstrikes alongside Israel that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggered a wider regional conflict, the country’s sports minister said on Wednesday.
Members of Iran’s national women’s football team were closely monitored by security officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during their stay in Australia, but several managed a dramatic escape from their hotel to seek asylum.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran to immediately remove any naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz or face unprecedented military consequences, as Washington continues to weigh escorting commercial vessels through the vital shipping lane.
Iran’s government said on Tuesday that it is providing special internet access to select users capable of promoting its messaging online, even as the country remains under what monitoring groups call one of the most severe nationwide internet shutdowns ever recorded.
Israeli military images of an underground tunnel complex attributed to Ali Khamenei appear to confirm long-circulating rumors of a network stretching several kilometers beneath central Tehran, under medical centers, schools, and residential neighborhoods.
Iran said on Monday there was no room to discuss a ceasefire while military attacks by the United States and Israel continue.
Iran’s judiciary said on Monday that Iranians living abroad could face the seizure of their assets if they cooperate with countries Tehran considers hostile, in a warning that appeared aimed at deterring support for the United States and Israel during the war.
Iran International has launched a new interactive news map on its website aimed at making it easier for audiences to access stories and better understand the geographic spread of events in Iran and around the world.
Iranian political and media figures criticized President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday after he apologized for what he called “fire at will” attacks by the country’s armed forces on neighboring countries and instructed them to stop such attacks.
US Senator Ted Cruz told Iran International this week that the US-Israel military campaign aims to remove the Islamic Republic from power and diminish Tehran’s ability to “terrorize” or harm its neighbors.