With Iran's economic outlook growing increasingly grim, ultraconservative lawmakers are calling for the impeachment of the economy and oil ministers, barely four months into their tenure.
A former Iranian diplomat has suggested that Tehran appoint a special representative to engage with the Trump administration and work toward resolving disputes with Washington.
At the start of 2024, Iran appeared to be riding high: ever closer to the threshold of nuclear weapons, its regional allies harassed Israel on multiple fronts and its Yemeni acolytes the Houthis choked commercial traffic from the Red Sea.
Former lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh dismissed Tehran’s attempts to signal readiness for talks with the incoming US administration, arguing that Iran is not a top priority for Donald Trump.
A prominent centrist political analyst has warned that Iran’s economic prospects under the 2015 nuclear deal are dwindling, urging Tehran to address sanctions as the government faces mounting pressure to revive talks with the West.
As economic protests take place in Iran, the government-sponsored rallies and those organized by its core ultra-hardliner supporters are garnering dramatically less support amid the country's mounting crises.
Some Reformist politicians in Iran are urging direct talks with Donald Trump to help resolve the country's serious economic crisis. However, others prefer indirect talks, highlighting hesitations among establishment figures.
A day after protests erupted at two of Tehran's traditional bazaars over the worsening economic crisis and soaring inflation, the goldsmiths bazaar joined the strike on Monday, December 30.
A prominent centrist political analyst in Tehran has warned that the benefits Iran once expected from the 2015 nuclear deal are rapidly fading as the country’s economy continues its downward spiral since last summer.
Five years ago, Qassem Soleimani was killed under the direct orders of then-US President Donald Trump, in a watershed moment in the Middle East, triggering a series of setbacks for the Islamic Republic.
Tehran's city council has dropped plans to rename Bisotun Street after former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, following widespread protests from citizens who emphasized the deep historical and cultural significance of the street's name.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, blamed for the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis and, by many, the rise of the Islamic Republic, has died at the age of 100.
The anti-hijab protests of Vida Movahed seven years ago have become a legacy that haunts the Islamic Republic today as a nationwide movement against the Islamic headscarf continues to blight Tehran's leadership.
Iran's government has warned the country's ultra-hardliners and their vigilante groups of serious consequences if they continue to sow “discord” with their apparently growing protests against the President's new, more progressive policies.
Several analysts, officials and media outlets in Iran are warning that multiple crises have gripped the country in recent months and those in charge should deal with this reality.
Celebration of Christmas by non-Christians has gained considerable popularity in Iran in the past two decades despite being frowned upon by most clerics in the Shi'ite theocracy.
A day after the Iranian government announced the lifting of restrictions on WhatsApp and Google Play, media and users erupted in outrage, accusing it of hypocrisy following the release of a 32-point plan to tighten and compartmentalize Internet access.
While the US dollar reached a new high against Iran’s currency on Wednesday, an economist warned that without an agreement with Washington soon, inflation could climb above 40% before the Iranian New Year in March.
The world is witnessing a period of significant regional setbacks and retreats for the Islamic Republic. After two decades of massive financial expenditures and international isolation, Tehran’s strongholds and allies are crumbling one by one across the region.
Despite a 20% surge in oil exports, Iran's GDP growth in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year starting March 21 significantly declined due to a recession in other sectors, such as agriculture, industries, and the service sector.
Power cuts in Iran, now at unprecedented levels, are severely damaging some of the country's critical industries which are now struggling to pay workers and keep businesses afloat.
Iran's energy-rich government is bracing for potential unrest amid rolling blackouts and rising gasoline prices, with judicial, security and intelligence services briefed to be ready for a response.
Iran has witnessed the rapid growth of a group known as ‘eulogists’ during the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s three decades of leadership, playing a very prominent role not only in religious ceremonies, but also in the country's political sphere.
Iran's Supreme Leader on Sunday openly opposed Syria's new government, spoke of the need to overthrow it, and announced plans to form a group to combat the Damascus administration.
Iranian pundits and media say recent rumors allegedly started by ultra-hardliners on social media about President Masoud Pezeshkian’s resignation are part of a psychological operation to weaken his government.
A newspaper linked with Iran’s Parliament Speaker has slammed what it called “super-revolutionaries" or ultra-hardliners for publicly opposing “official and revolutionary institutions.”
Rolling power outages that have brought the country to a standstill in many areas has once again sparked controversies over the role of ‘illegal’ Bitcoin mining in overburdening the electricity grid.
Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump both failed to halt Iran’s march toward nuclear weapons, Representative Brad Sherman, one of the strongest Democratic voices in the US Congress opposing the Islamic Republic told Iran International.
Millions of Iranian families will celebrate the ancient Winter Solstice festival on Friday evening, though many have scaled back their budgets for the occasion, with businesses reporting a notable drop in sales.
Iranian hardliners who ironically spent time in the United States are responsible for pushing policies which deepen Iran's isolation and weakness, a leading centrist news outlet fulminated this week.
Iran's Supreme National Security (SNSC) may have shelved the controversial new hijab law, some lawmakers and the media outlets in Tehran say, most likely with the consent of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Three prominent centrist and conservative figures in Iran have suggested that the country’s political doctrine must change to address its ongoing problems, especially the economic impasse.
A senior Iranian military officer has expressed concern over the ideological influence of Iran's enemies and the risk of losing out in a technological race for armaments, in a potential sign of greater official unease following regional setbacks.
Syria's new ruling Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has appointed a deputy for Iranian affairs known for his jihadist sermons as the group builds ties with Iran's Sunnis in a bid to reduce Tehran's influence in the country.
Recent regional setbacks have further weakened Iran’s hardliners at home, with increasing criticism from within the establishment holding them responsible for mismanagement and misdirection in the country’s foreign and domestic affairs.
Iran's vice-president announced that the administration is drafting a bill to amend the highly controversial hijab law, which the Parliament Speaker had promised would take effect on December 13.
If you had asked Donald Trump’s former Iran envoy Elliot Abrams last year how he assessed Iran's strength, he would have told you its fearsome array of armed affiliates was a powerful guarantee of its staying power.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is seeking to sell oil stored in China before US president-elect Donald Trump can block sales with tougher sanctions, an informed source told Iran International.
Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy was never aimed at regime change, his last special envoy for Iran told Iran International. It was about making a deal.