Iranian officials are sending conflicting messages about the Islamic Republic's plans to respond to Israel's October 26 airstrikes on Iran, suggesting both a potential for restraint and an intention to escalate.
The Iran Human Rights Organization has reported a sharp increase in executions within Iran, with at least 166 people hanged in October alone, marking the highest monthly figure in over 20 years.
The head of CENTCOM visited Israel as the US bolsters defenses for the Jewish state in preparation for the expected retaliation for last week’s Israeli air attacks across Iran.
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran says she is monitoring the case of a young Iranian woman who was forcibly detained after protesting the country’s mandatory hijab by removing her clothes at Tehran's Azad University.
A senior official representing Iran’s Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has criticized President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government over enforcement of the latest controversial hijab legislation.
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 top Iranian military commander celebrated the anniversary of a student takeover of the US embassy in 1979 and said Tehran and its armed allies in the region would use all available means to confront its enemies.
Gazelle Sharmahd, daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen and US resident, is raising urgent questions about the reported death of her father, who had been detained in Iran since 2020.
The United States has directly warned Tehran against launching another attack against Israel, saying it will not be able to restrain its ally this time, Axios reported citing an American official, amid reports of Iran's preparations for another strike on Israel.
President Joe Biden on Friday renewed the 1979 US national emergency with respect to Iran, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has authorized a military strike against Israel, aiming to intensify its response to recent escalations, according to Esmail Kowsari, a member of Iran’s parliament.
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.
Iranian officials have raised the stakes, suggesting another strike on Israel. The United States has issued a stern warning against such a move, while Israel stands ready with an intensified response if it occurs. Is Tehran bluffing—or playing Russian roulette?
Iran created proxies to protect the Islamic government and now they're engaged in a direct conflict with Israel to protect their proxies, leading to a failed strategy, said one former spokesperson for the government of Israel.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to preparing for confrontation with the United States and Israel through military and political measures.
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.
A cyber group linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is actively attempting to influence the upcoming US presidential election by targeting hotly-contested states key to the outcome, researchers told Iran International.
In her first reaction to her father’s sudden execution in Iran this week, Gazelle Sharmahd was mute but spoke volumes with her silence.
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.
Germany's intelligence services are investigating alleged espionage activities involving 700 people linked to the Iranian state-run Al-Mustafa Institute in Berlin, according to the Bild newspaper.