Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday that the country has developed a new generation of missiles with greater capabilities than those used in the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, and would deploy them in the event of further hostilities.
A reformist call to suspend uranium enrichment, release political prisoners, and curb the Revolutionary Guards’ power has intensified debate over Iran’s future at a moment of heightened pressure.
An outlet affiliated with Iran’s Guards warned on Tuesday that recent calls by reformist politicians for sweeping changes in domestic and foreign policy echoed mistakes made by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that ultimately contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A fierce battle has erupted inside Iran’s political establishment over the country’s future, with moderates urging sweeping reforms and hardliners branding their proposals a thinly veiled bid for regime change.
Even without open war, Israel and Iran are locked in a psychological battle—one marked by devastating Israeli intelligence strikes and more modest but highly publicized Iranian attempts to recruit and infiltrate the Jewish state.
A section of Tehran’s largest cemetery holding executed dissidents from the early 1980s has been turned into a parking lot, Iranian officials have confirmed.
Iran hanged a man in public on Tuesday after he and his wife were convicted of murdering a mother and her three children during a robbery in October 2024, judiciary's outlet Mizan reported.
A court in Tehran has sentenced women’s rights defender Hasti Amiri to three years in prison on charges that include propaganda against the state and appearing unveiled in public, she said in a post on Instagram.
Iran’s economy is reeling from an acute labor shortage following the mass deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, with key industries such as construction and agriculture struggling to function.
Iran plans to launch the first satellites in its new Soleimani constellation of narrowband satellites by the end of the Iranian year in March 2026, the head of the country’s space agency said.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that Tehran supported Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity while voicing concern over foreign involvement near their shared border, as he met the Armenian premier in Yerevan.
Conservative MP Bob Blackman has accused Iran-linked groups of exploiting Britain’s charity sector to spread influence, writing in an op-ed after the cancellation of a children’s camp in Hertfordshire he said was run by supporters of Iran’s Supreme Leader.
Iran will continue talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and another round of negotiations is likely in the coming days, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
The state funeral of renowned miniature artist and "national treasure" Mahmoud Farshchian drew large crowds in Isfahan on Monday, reigniting heated debates on Persian social media over the notion of “state-affiliated artists.”
Yemen’s foreign minister accused Iran on Sunday of driving the Houthi movement to reject peace initiatives and prolong the country’s decade-long conflict, Asharq al-Awsat reported.
A 24-year-old Palestinian woman from Beit Ummar in the occupied West Bank has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for Iran, according to Israeli media on Monday.
Iran’s top security official said the new security agreement that Tehran and Baghdad signed last week is aimed at preventing foreign powers from destabilizing the region, while Iraq played down the pact as a simple border agreement.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard got a leaked British Ministry of Defense database from the Taliban, hoping to use it to detain suspects as bargaining chips in nuclear talks while the Taliban seeks recognition as Afghanistan’s rulers, the Telegraph reported.
Iran may be heading into even greater financial strain as fresh data points to a worsening outlook for global oil markets, threatening the country’s most vital source of revenue.
Records compiled by Iran International show that since the ceasefire with Israel in late June, at least 50 explosions and fires have struck 19 provinces, raising questions over their cause.
Washington has outsourced its Iran policy to Israel following the 12-day war, former Obama-era negotiator Alan Eyre told Iran International, warning that the Trump administration now sees Iran's nuclear issue as resolved despite the remaining risks.
Iran is awash in voices claiming to speak for its people: state loyalists, opposition figures and self-styled experts of every stripe drowning out the non-extreme yet critical voices with their din.
Buying, selling, and drinking alcohol in Iran is illegal and still risky. But over the years, something has shifted. Whispers spread: some restaurants let customers bring their own drinks. Then, a few began serving alcohol under code names.
