Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made no mention of recent diplomatic overtures from Washington, in his second address marking the Iranian New Year. Instead, he used the occasion to deliver warnings, emphasizing the prospect of retaliation.
Iranians gathered at major historical sites across the country to celebrate the New Year with patriotic chants calling for the return of the pre-Islamic Revolution monarchy.
Former President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged that his administration came close to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal under Biden, but Tehran’s internal divisions prevented the agreement.
Iranians across the country defied government warnings and took to the streets en masse on Tuesday night in celebration of the ancient festival of Charshanbe Suri in spite of a huge security presence.
Iran's police chief said the new Iranian year starting on Friday will mark a significant push towards sealing the country's borders and intensifying the fight against crime.
The threat of war looming over Iran by President Trump’s ultimatum to make a nuclear deal or face attack may be a blessing in disguise for rulers in Tehran as they seek to manage growing popular discontent.
Mehdi Karroubi, a presidential candidate at the center of deadly 2009 protests, is set to be released from house arrest after 14 years, his son said on Monday.
A significant rift has emerged within Iran's ultra-hardliner faction following a prominent lawmaker’s unprecedented criticism of protests by radicals to pressure authorities into enforcing a tough hijab law.
Veteran nuclear negotiator and top reformist Javad Zarif remains at his senior post despite resigning, a spokesperson said, signaling that the beleaguered president is loath to lose him.
Tehran will respond privately to US President Donald Trump's letter and will not make public its contents, according to Iran's foreign ministry.
Iran’s Supreme Labor Council approved a 45% increase in the minimum wage, setting the new base salary at 104.4 million rials ($110) per month, but the decision has drawn criticism from lawmakers and labor representatives who argue that it fails to match rising living costs.
Iranian authorities have discovered and sealed four illegal taps on a major oil pipeline near the southern city of Bandar Abbas as the country grapples with a massive fuel smuggling crisis, officials said on Sunday.
Tehran’s city council has voted to prohibit advertisements for global brands associated with Israeli companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestle, expanding the ban to sales in municipal markets and purchases by the city municipality.
President Masoud Pezeshkian should commit harakiri, a form of Japanese ritual suicide, rather than seek scapegoats for the country's soaring inflation, suggested a prominent Iranian commentator.
Conservatives farther to the right even of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have become more assertive in their demands to implement a new restrictive hijab law which has been stalled for months.
Iran’s Supreme Leader on Wednesday said President Trump's past withdrawal from a nuclear deal renders diplomacy with him pointless now and vowed harsh retaliation to any attack by the United States or its allies.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian lambasted US President Donald Trump's threat of military action if Tehran did not come to a nuclear deal, saying the Islamic Republic would not be forced to negotiate.
The recent admission by a former Revolutionary Guards minister about orchestrating the killing of dissidents on European soil in the 1980s and 1990s shed light on Tehran's ruthless suppression of opponents abroad.
The Iranian government has just three months to finally implement Article 64 of the constitution which mandates an increase in the number of parliamentary seats, forcing better representation for Iranians in underrepresented regions.
Iran’s electricity supply is expected to fall drastically short in 2025-2026, with the country unable to generate even a third of the additional power needed to meet demand, a senior industry official has warned.
Iran’s water reserves have fallen to critical levels, accelerating the risk of shortages and forcing officials to consider rationing months before peak summer demand.
An Iranian army commander has said the country’s military remains fully prepared for any scenario as diplomatic uncertainty deepens between Iran and the US.