Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday that an Iranian-Swedish dual national had been tried over alleged spying for Israel during the 12-day war and that a verdict would be issued soon.
Two separate armed attacks on Iranian security forces in the country’s restive southeast killed at least three police officers and a civilian on Monday night, the latest bout in a deteriorating security picture as militant groups regroup under a new umbrella outfit.
Iranian health officials warned that foreign currency bottlenecks and unpaid state debts are straining the drug supply chain, with the Food and Drug Administration chief signaling possible price rises for medicines and medical equipment to keep producers operating.
Iran faces a stark choice to address a cost of living crisis: preserve subsidized exchange rates that have failed to protect purchasing power and fueled corruption or remove it and risk triggering another wave of uncontrolled inflation.
A US federal judge on Monday ordered the release of an Iranian migrant held by immigration authorities for nearly six months, ruling that the government had shown no realistic prospect of deporting him to a country other than Iran in the foreseeable future.
An Iran-linked hacker group said it was offering a $30,000 reward for information related to Israel’s military sector after releasing material it said identified people involved in designing Israeli missile defense systems.
Canada announced a new round of sanctions on four senior Iranian officials on Monday over their alleged role in Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests and dissent.
Russia’s Foreign Minister on Monday criticized provisions in a 2015 nuclear deal which allowed Europe to trigger UN sanctions on Iran and said it was up to Iran whether to renew talks on its disputed nuclear program.
Iran’s nuclear chief on Monday said the UN atomic watchdog has no right to demand inspections of sites attacked by the United States and Israel in June, deepening the stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
The UN nuclear watchdog has resumed inspection activities in Iran but remains unable to access several of the country’s most sensitive nuclear sites following June strikes, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said.
The seizure by US forces last week of an oil tanker in the Caribbean for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela may signal a policy shift that could endanger the funding of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The family of Iranian activist Pouran Nazemi says they have had no contact with her since she was violently arrested alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and other activists during a memorial service on Friday.
A prominent UK-based rights barrister has called for an independent investigation into the sudden death of Iranian lawyer Khosrow Alikordi this month after the case stoked outrage and rowdy protests at his memorial service.
Iran opposes US President Donald Trump’s plan for a proposed transit corridor through southern Armenia linking two parts of Azerbaijan as a threat to its security, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader told Armenia’s ambassador in Tehran on Monday.
An annual cultural celebration of women and mothers in Iran falling on the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah has galvanized critics of the theocracy's rights record for women even as supporters come to its defense.
Israel on Monday doubted Iran's condemnation of a deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney, accusing Tehran of deadly plots toward Jews worldwide as Australian authorities investigate the attack and assess possible external involvement.
Iranian state media and loyalists including a top general pushed conspiracy theories after a deadly shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community on Sunday, with some portraying the attack as a possible false-flag operation and others even praising it.
Iranian tourism and media officials said reshaping the country’s international image, particularly after the 12-day war, has become a central challenge for the tourism sector, expressing the need for a coordinated and credible narrative to support recovery and growth.
Iran said accreditation for its newly appointed ambassador to Lebanon remains pending and expects the process to proceed naturally, playing down talk of a diplomatic rift after reports about the Lebanese foreign minister delaying the file.
Iranians are increasingly discontented with how their country is run but the Islamic Republic persists because of its ability and willingness to crush dissent by force, ex-CIA analyst and National Security Council director Ken Pollack told Eye for Iran.
The University of Arkansas has stripped the head of its Middle East Studies program of the position after she praised Iran’s Supreme Leader and allegedly used university letterhead to support a convicted Iranian war criminal, the New York Post reported.
Air quality deteriorated sharply in parts of Iran despite recent rainfall, pushing pollution levels in three cities in Khuzestan province and southeastern Tehran province into the red and prompting health warnings for all residents.
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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.
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.
