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No Arab capital safe from future Israeli strikes, Pezeshkian says in Doha

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel’s September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha amounted to terrorism and warned that no Arab or Muslim capital is safe from future attacks.

Iranian officials call for creation of Islamic NATO ahead of OIC summit

ANALYSIS

Israeli strike in Qatar puts normalization on ice, leaves Iran in suspense

No Arab capital safe from future Israeli strikes, Pezeshkian says in Doha

Nuclear Program

  • Snapback Mechanism
  • Iran's Missing Uranium Stocks
  • Suspending Cooperation with IAEA
Time is now for Iran to act on inspections agreement, IAEA chief says

Time is now for Iran to act on inspections agreement, IAEA chief says

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Monday urged Iran to immediately implement the agreement it signed with the UN watchdog last week to resume inspections at the country’s bombed nuclear sites.

Iran nuclear industry cannot be destroyed by strikes, atomic chief tells IAEA

Iran nuclear industry cannot be destroyed by strikes, atomic chief tells IAEA

Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual general conference in Vienna on Monday that Tehran’s atomic program will not be destroyed by military operations, accusing Israel and the United States of illegal strikes on its facilities.

Araghchi tells MPs IAEA deal follows law, critics demand text be public

Araghchi tells MPs IAEA deal follows law, critics demand text be public

Hardline MP shares details of Iran-IAEA deal, says it won't block snapback

One killed, three injured in shooting at gold mine in western Iran

One killed, three injured in shooting at gold mine in western Iran

One person was killed and three others wounded in an armed clash at a gold mine in Saqqez, a Kurdish-majority city in northwestern Iran, local authorities said Monday, while a human rights group blamed government forces for the shooting.

Iran Supreme Court overturns death sentences for six political prisoners

Iran Supreme Court overturns death sentences for six political prisoners

Iran’s Supreme Court has annulled the death sentences of six men accused of involvement in the killing of a Basij militia member during the 2022 protests in Tehran’s Ekbatan neighborhood, their lawyer said ahead of the uprising's third anniversary.

Thousands at risk as Iran executions surge to 'horrific scale' - Amnesty

Thousands at risk as Iran executions surge to 'horrific scale' - Amnesty

Iran court sentences six Baha'i women to combined 39-year prison term

Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Iranian security bodies summoned and threatened families of people killed in 2022 nationwide protests that followed the death of a young woman named Mahsa Amini in morality police custody ahead of the third anniversary, source told Iran International.

Diaspora rallies mark third anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom

Mahsa Amini’s death sparked irreversible change in Iran, Jafar Panahi says

Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death, activists say movement reshaped society

Creative defiance keeps ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ alive, Nobel laureate says

OPINION

Five years on, a wrestler's execution still haunts Iran—and demands action

US pledges 'unwavering' support for Iranians' rights fight

Blinded protestor says Iran's fight has moved beyond the hijab

Iran security chief says 'rootless' Netanyahu pushing Americans to suicide

Iran security chief says 'rootless' Netanyahu pushing Americans to suicide

Ali Larijani, Iran’s newly appointed security chief, courted controversy on Monday by suggesting Americans could be driven to suicide when hearing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describe Israel as a bulwark of American civilization.

Netanyahu, Rubio say attacks on 'atomic cancer' Iran save the West

Netanyahu, Rubio say attacks on 'atomic cancer' Iran save the West

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told reporters in Jerusalem that their surprise attacks on Iranian nuclear sites in June helped save the West from attack.

Israel weighed killing Khamenei in secret war plans – Channel 13

Israel weighed killing Khamenei in secret war plans – Channel 13

Mossad knows location of Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium - Jerusalem Post

Iran's Energy Crisis

  • Exports amid blackouts
  • Energy crunch

Iran summons 10 over protests against power and water shortages

Iranian authorities have summoned 10 citizens in the northeastern city of Sabzevar to face charges linked to protests over repeated power and water cuts, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Monday.

Iranian lawmaker links mobile disruptions to power shortages

Iran summons 10 over protests against power and water shortages

Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan faces irreversible collapse as Hamoun wetlands dry up

Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province is grappling with a worsening environmental crisis as drought and intensifying dust storms devastate the Hamoun wetlands, with experts warning of farmland collapse, forced migration and irreversible ecological damage, local media reported.

Iran’s Anzali Wetland faces collapse, $300mn needed for revival, governor says

Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan faces irreversible collapse as Hamoun wetlands dry up

Iran shuts down Tehran cafe over alcohol use and dancing

Iranian authorities have shut down a cafe-restaurant in northern Tehran for allegedly serving alcohol and permitting dancing, state media reported, the latest in a string of closures targeting businesses accused of violating public morality rules.

Tehran cafe shut down over women bikers’ event

Iran shuts down Tehran cafe over alcohol use and dancing

G7 charges of repression abroad ‘politically motivated,’ Iran says

Tehran on Sunday rejected a joint statement by G7 members and partners accusing Iran of assassination plots, kidnappings, and harassment of dissidents overseas.

Western powers condemn Iran over targeting opponents abroad

G7 charges of repression abroad ‘politically motivated,’ Iran says

Iran judiciary reopens probes into disputed land deals near Tehran

Iranian authorities are investigating fresh details in two of 173 cases of disputed land allocations in Damavand and Shemiranat, Tehran province, judicial and semi-official news agencies reported on Sunday.

INSIGHT

Sharp policy swerve needed to avoid ruin, Tehran moderates warn

ANALYSIS

Sanctions, strikes, or stalemate: Iran’s perilous September

Iran judiciary reopens probes into disputed land deals near Tehran

Iranian youth facing chronic anxiety as living costs climb - Tehran daily

Young middle-class Iranians are getting increasingly anxious about slipping into poverty, despite salaries that once signaled stability but now fail to cover even routine expenses, Iran’s reformist Shargh daily warned in a weekend report.

Iranian farmer hangs himself in public over economic woes, rights group says

Iranian youth facing chronic anxiety as living costs climb - Tehran daily

Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

Slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk had privately pressed President Donald Trump in the Oval Office not to launch a war against Iran, even while donors aligned with him opposed that stance, US right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson said.

Slain activist Charlie Kirk praised Iranians, backed nuclear sites attack

Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

Spotlight

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Salutes and anthems: how sports succumbed to Iran's culture war

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Sardar Pashaei

    Five years on, a wrestler's execution still haunts Iran—and demands action

    Sardar Pashaei

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    US attack on Iran was sound but talks must win peace, ex-US diplomat says

    Negar Mojtahedi

  • Dalga Khatinoglu

    Defying 'maximum pressure', China uptake of Iranian oil hits pre-Trump high

    Dalga Khatinoglu

  • Marzia Hussaini

    Senators blast Poland violation as Russia ups Iran-juiced drone blitzes

    Marzia Hussaini

  • Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    Israeli strike in Qatar puts normalization on ice, leaves Iran in suspense

    Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Editors' Pick

  • Iranian youth facing chronic anxiety as living costs climb - Tehran daily

    Iranian youth facing chronic anxiety as living costs climb - Tehran daily

  • Defying 'maximum pressure', China uptake of Iranian oil hits pre-Trump high

    Defying 'maximum pressure', China uptake of Iranian oil hits pre-Trump high

  • Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

    Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

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Mossad knows location of Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium - Jerusalem Post

Mossad knows location of Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium - Jerusalem Post

Europeans will ‘lose it all’ if UN sanctions reinstated, Araghchi warns

Europeans will ‘lose it all’ if UN sanctions reinstated, Araghchi warns

Iranian officials call for creation of Islamic NATO ahead of OIC summit

Iranian officials call for creation of Islamic NATO ahead of OIC summit

Khamenei's office rejects calls to halt uranium enrichment, missile program

Khamenei's office rejects calls to halt uranium enrichment, missile program

Iran nuclear industry cannot be destroyed by strikes, atomic chief tells IAEA

Iran nuclear industry cannot be destroyed by strikes, atomic chief tells IAEA

In Case You Missed It

Call me Peter: Iran’s ex-spy chief lives in quiet Florida splendor

A onetime Iranian security chief whom a lawsuit accuses of torturing anti-Shah dissidents transferred more than $20 million abroad before fleeing to the United States in 1978, the Guardian reported on Thursday citing leaked diplomatic documents.

VOICES FROM IRAN

Parents lament hidden school fees in Iran

ANALYSIS

Why Iran's rulers fear change more than war

Call me Peter: Iran’s ex-spy chief lives in quiet Florida splendor

Iran sets up suicide-prevention task force for coordinated national response

EXCLUSIVE

Doorbells of dread, hurried sales: Iranians recount post-war exodus

Women’s motorcycle licenses need legal change, Iran police say

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Nuclear crisis looms as Iran faces sanctions snapback, expert warns

Time is running out to avert a nuclear crisis, Nicole Grajewski of the Carnegie Endowment said, describing Iran's nuclear program as a complex file where diplomacy is limited, military strikes are insufficient, and Europe’s snapback of UN sanctions risks sparking fresh conflict.

PODCAST

Unite to overthrow Iran 'demon of tyranny', Nobel laureate Ebadi urges

PODCAST

Israel now calls the shots on Iran as US steps back, ex-negotiator says

Nuclear crisis looms as Iran faces sanctions snapback, expert warns
PODCAST

Islamic Republic 'flailing' as challenges mount, ex-US official says

PODCAST

Iran’s water crisis is real but man-made, climatologist argues

PODCAST

Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

Tehran Insider

'At least we have security': old mantra becomes bitter joke in postwar Iran
TEHRAN INSIDER

'At least we have security': old mantra becomes bitter joke in postwar Iran

Life in Iran feels suspended, with many convinced war will return and unable to plan for the future beyond how to endure it when it comes.

No room for nuance: how the loud few dominate Iran’s public sphere
TEHRAN INSIDER

No room for nuance: how the loud few dominate Iran’s public sphere

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.

Forbidden but flowing: alcohol slips quietly into public life in Iran
TEHRAN INSIDER

Forbidden but flowing: alcohol slips quietly into public life in Iran

TEHRAN INSIDER

Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for

United States

  • Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

    Charlie Kirk urged Trump in Oval Office to avoid war with Iran, Carlson says

  • Slain activist Charlie Kirk praised Iranians, backed nuclear sites attack

  • Trump chides senator over Declaration of Independence analogy to Iran

  • Trump signs order to punish countries for wrongful detention of Americans

Iran Nuclear

  • Time is now for Iran to act on inspections agreement, IAEA chief says

    Time is now for Iran to act on inspections agreement, IAEA chief says

  • Iran nuclear industry cannot be destroyed by strikes, atomic chief tells IAEA

  • Araghchi tells MPs IAEA deal follows law, critics demand text be public

  • Hardline MP shares details of Iran-IAEA deal, says it won't block snapback

Military

  • Israel weighed killing Khamenei in secret war plans – Channel 13

    Israel weighed killing Khamenei in secret war plans – Channel 13

  • Mossad knows location of Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium - Jerusalem Post

  • Senators blast Poland violation as Russia ups Iran-juiced drone blitzes

  • Iran vows to launch four satellites, open new spaceport by March

Society

  • Iran shuts down Tehran cafe over alcohol use and dancing

    Iran shuts down Tehran cafe over alcohol use and dancing

  • Iranian youth facing chronic anxiety as living costs climb - Tehran daily

  • Salutes and anthems: how sports succumbed to Iran's culture war

  • Iran debates women’s motorcycle licenses amid legal ambiguity and hijab concerns

Human Rights

  • One killed, three injured in shooting at gold mine in western Iran

    One killed, three injured in shooting at gold mine in western Iran

  • Iran executes Shia cleric for killing secretary’s husband, rights group says

  • Mahsa Amini’s death sparked irreversible change in Iran, Jafar Panahi says

  • Iran Supreme Court overturns death sentences for six political prisoners

Iran Sanctions

  • Iranian lawmaker links mobile disruptions to power shortages

    Iranian lawmaker links mobile disruptions to power shortages

  • US seizes nearly $600k in crypto from Iranian tied to IRGC drones

  • US offers $15 million reward over Iran's Revolutionary Guards network

  • Iran rules out defense talks, weighs next steps with IAEA

Mideast Crisis

  • Iran security chief says 'rootless' Netanyahu pushing Americans to suicide

    Iran security chief says 'rootless' Netanyahu pushing Americans to suicide

  • No Arab capital safe from future Israeli strikes, Pezeshkian says in Doha

  • Netanyahu, Rubio say attacks on 'atomic cancer' Iran save the West

  • Houthis, short of Iranian missiles, ramp up drone strikes on Israel

Economy & Environment

  • Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan faces irreversible collapse as Hamoun wetlands dry up

    Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan faces irreversible collapse as Hamoun wetlands dry up

  • Iran judiciary reopens probes into disputed land deals near Tehran

  • Defying 'maximum pressure', China uptake of Iranian oil hits pre-Trump high

  • Why Iran’s hopes for Chinese and Russian investment don’t add up

Iran Protests

  • Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

    Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

  • Iran summons 10 over protests against power and water shortages

  • Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death, activists say movement reshaped society

  • Creative defiance keeps ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ alive, Nobel laureate says

Diplomacy

  • US attack on Iran was sound but talks must win peace, ex-US diplomat says

    US attack on Iran was sound but talks must win peace, ex-US diplomat says

  • Iran says prisoner swap with France nearing final stage

  • Meet nuclear obligations now or face UN sanctions, E3 warn Iran

  • Tehran’s stalled eastern pivot stirs doubt

Domestic Politics

  • Tehran hardliners push impeachments despite Khamenei's praise of cabinet

    Tehran hardliners push impeachments despite Khamenei's praise of cabinet

  • Iran judiciary says 21 official bodies responsible for April port blast

  • Tehran papers warn of war and unrest as snapback clock ticks

  • Clash over rehabilitated oil tycoon underscores Iran's post-war tensions

Iran Insights

  • Sharp policy swerve needed to avoid ruin, Tehran moderates warn

    Sharp policy swerve needed to avoid ruin, Tehran moderates warn

  • 'Disaster' born of weakness: Iran hardliners blast IAEA deal

  • Will Iran engage? Tricky diplomacy looms after IAEA deal

  • Tehran seizes on Israel’s Doha strike to bolster regional narrative