Iran's ultra-hardliners and vigilantes associated with them are increasingly warning that the Islamic Republic risks alienating its staunchest supporters if authorities continue suspending strict hijab enforcement.
Iran’s ultra-hardline Kayhan newspaper, managed by a representative of the Supreme Leader, has repeated weekend calls to assassinate US President Donald Trump to avenge the 2020 killing of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani.
Iran’s President dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs on Saturday after images surfaced online showing the official on vacation in Argentina and en route to Antarctica during the Iranian new year holidays.
A high-ranking Iranian judge and member of the so-called Death Committee which oversaw the execution of thousands of dissidents in the late 1980s, has died.
Remarks by a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader warning of Iran being pushed to produce nuclear weapons by US threats have sparked intense debate in Iran.
The Iranian police intelligence agency has issued thousands of gun permits to senior state officials in what a hacktivist group described as an unprecedented response to fear of internal reprisals.
More than 700 people have been killed in road accidents across Iran since the start of the new year on March 20, according to the country’s traffic police.
While the latest exchange of threats between US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei once again cast a shadow of war over Iran, their harsh words also appear to have stirred tensions in Iran’s domestic politics.
A member of the Iranian parliament's presiding board has publicly advocated for Iran to develop and test an atomic bomb, arguing it would bring security to the nation similar to that of North Korea.
Iran's most senior Sunni leader said that direct negotiations with the United States and other world powers would be more effective than working through mediators, in a direct challenge to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Protests over water shortages in central Iran escalated over the weekend after demonstrators set fire to a key water transfer station in Isfahan province, disrupting the supply line that channels water to hundreds of thousands of Iranians in the province of Yazd.
Many middle-aged and older Iranians associate Friday prayers with the iconic image of a cleric delivering a sermon four decades ago while holding a 1970s G3 assault rifle—once a symbol of revolutionary power and defiance.
Senior officers in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard's intelligence organization stole around $21 million in cryptocurrency while pretending to investigate a corruption case, Iran International has found.
Calls are growing for the Iranian president to fulfill promises made during his campaign or step down, as the administration faces accusations of inaction amid mounting public dissatisfaction.
An unprecedented police crackdown on pro-hijab protesters in Iran suggests a shift in priorities, signaling that defiance of higher authorities even by supporters will no longer be tolerated.
The deputy governor of Tehran has defended the police action against a sit-in by supporters of mandatory hijab outside Iran’s parliament on Friday, saying the gathering was unauthorized.
The absence of the usual jubilation after Iran secured a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup earlier this week reflects deep societal and political divisions that extend far beyond the football pitch.
A hardline cleric’s call to demolish the monument of Persian poet and scientist Omar Khayyam sparked widespread backlash this week, with many seeing it as an assault on Iran’s national identity by religious hardliners.
Iran’s health system faces an uphill battle filling vacancies, the country's medical regulatory body warned on Monday, citing shortages of doctors and nurses as the most pressing challenge in the year ahead.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that no nation would dare attack Iran due to its high state of military preparedness.
A senior Iranian cleric has called for the continued use of the “Death to America” slogan, saying it should be chanted “as long as the United States has not come to its senses.”
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei shrugged off warnings of a potential military confrontation with the United States if a nuclear deal was not reached, asserting that any aggression against Tehran will be met with a 'harsh slap'.