Driven by the specter of escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, the Iranian rial has plummeted to a historic low, with its value eroded to less than 1/10000th of its pre-Islamic Republic worth against the US dollar.
On November 4, 1979, a group of Islamist and leftist students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking Americans hostage for 444 days. This act ignited the new Islamic government’s anti-U.S. crusade and set Iran on a path of prolonged conflict and isolation.
A female Iranian student was arrested on Saturday for removing her clothing in protest after reportedly being assaulted by security forces at Tehran's Islamic Azad University over improper hijab.
Ahmad Alamolhoda, the firebrand Friday imam of Mashhad, marked the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 hostage crisis by boasting that Iran pioneered global anti-American sentiment, referencing the 444-day captivity of American hostages.
Four militants were killed and eight others arrested in a joint operation by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic's intelligence ministry in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the IRGC announced on Friday.
Iran's government has lifted a two-year ban on iPhone registration to permit legal imports, yet the decision to maintain high tariffs has raised doubts about its motives.
Days before the US presidential elections, foreign policy experts and commentators in Tehran are expressing varied opinions on how a win by Donald Trump or Kamala Harris could impact Iran.
Iran's leading Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolhamid has welcomed the government’s appointment of a Sunni ethnic Balochi as governor of the Sunni-majority Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
Germany moved one step closer to severing ties with Iran on Thursday, ordering all Iranian consulates to be shut down in response to the execution of the German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd.
In his first speech as Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem stressed Iran's steadfast and unconditional support for the armed Lebanese group, underscoring their persistent unity despite heavy blows they have both taken from Israel in recent weeks.
Iran’s government-controlled media have criticized Moscow—frequently hailed by officials as Iran’s 'strategic ally'—for not issuing an immediate and unequivocal condemnation of Israel’s October 26 air strikes on Iran.
This week, Iranian authorities once again closed access to the ancient city of Persepolis and the tomb of one of Persia's most celebrated rulers to prevent Iranians from gathering to honor Cyrus the Great.
Iran’s state broadcaster (IRIB) sparked criticism by downplaying Israel’s overnight strikes on Iranian military targets Saturday while encouraging further escalation of the conflict.