Former US diplomat John Limbert, a hostage during the 1979 Tehran embassy takeover, told Eye for Iran that Iran's society has radically developed in recent decades even as its ruling system has barely changed.
Iran will face Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand in next year’s FIFA World Cup after being drawn into Group G at the 2026 tournament’s group stage draw held in Washington on Friday.
A senior foreign policy adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday questioned whether a military offensive by Yemeni allies of the United Arab Emirates served the United States and accused Abu Dhabi of imperialist aggression.
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said that Washington did not seek to overthrow Iran's ruling system in a wide-ranging interview published on Friday in which he called on Tehran to restart talks over its nuclear program.
A UK parliamentary briefing published on Friday says Iranian operatives are increasingly seeking to carry out kidnappings, physical attacks and assassinations against dissidents and opponents in Britain.
A Iranian cleric's skeptical remarks on some cherished aspects of Shi'ite Muslim religious history in a debate show has been met with insults and threats, underscoring the dangers of religious dissent in the theocracy.
Iran’s national team coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei has arrived in Washington with part of the country’s football delegation ahead of Friday’s World Cup draw, FIFA said.
An Iranian water official said the volume of drinking water stored in Tehran’s five main dams has fallen to about 170 million cubic meters, roughly half the level recorded at this time last year.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards began the second phase of a naval drill with volleys of ballistic and cruise missiles aimed at targets in the Oman Sea, state media reported on Friday.
Iranian lawmaker Fada-Hossein Maleki said on Friday that the United States has sent messages indicating interest in negotiations, but Tehran has no plans to engage.
Googoosh, a towering figure in Iranian pop music history, told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday she would not produce new work until after the fall of the Islamic Republic.
Iranian officials said a large haul of ancient artifacts estimated to be about 2,800 years old has been seized in the northern town of Fereydunkenar in Mazandaran Province and four main suspects have been detained.
A post on X by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's highlighting income inequality between women and men in the West stoked criticism by users who pointed to the Islamic theocracy's record on women's rights.
A poll by the Ronald Reagan Institute released on Thursday indicated broad public support for air strikes launched by the administration of President Donald Trump on three major Iranian nuclear sites on June 22.
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said he will return to Iran after completing the Oscar campaign for his latest film, despite being sentenced in absentia this week to one year in prison on charges of propaganda against the state.
Some Iranian youths disillusioned by poor amenities in the Islamic theocracy are increasingly taking to a homemade codeine drink known as lean, education and health professionals told Iran International.
Iran will attend the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC on Friday after initially threating a boycott, while a travel ban looks set to bar Iranian fans.
Iran’s government said inflation stems from unfunded promises financed by unbacked money printing and bank credit, adding it has capped budget growth at about 2% and halted most other outlays in a bid to curb price pressures.
Iran’s judiciary chief said the current approach to hijab will not continue, outlining coordinated steps with police, prosecutors and regulators to curb what authorities call social disorders.
Iraq will remove Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis from an asset-freeze list after the Iran-aligned groups were included in an official publication, officials said on Thursday.
Despite facing a growing domestic gas deficit and widespread use of highly polluting fuel oil, Iran’s gas deliveries to Turkey have continued to surge according to official Turkish energy statistics.
In Iran today, the riskiest act is neither protest nor journalism. It's conversation.