2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1620+ words) Tehran’s governor has called for schools used by other state bodies to be returned before students begin the new academic year, months after military and security forces deployed at schools during the US-Israeli war. Mohammad-Sadegh Motamedian did not identify which…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1639+ words) Head of Iran desk at JCFA Iran is putting two faces of its justice system on display: highly publicized acts of compassion for thousands of prisoners, alongside an execution campaign that has killed hundreds and continues to put protesters on…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1664+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, held a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding at least 73 people and…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1639+ words) Employees of Iran’s oil industry held protests Monday at offshore platforms operated by Pars Oil and Gas Company and in the southern energy hub of Assaluyeh, demanding changes to pay, taxes and benefits as US economic pressure weighs on Iran’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1631+ words) Growing numbers of middle-aged women are appearing at drug-use sites in Tehran as economic hardship and homelessness push some from previously stable lives into environments rife with addiction and violence, Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported on Wednesday. Some arrive in their…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1613+ words) A letter expressing solidarity with Iran’s political prisoners has ignited an extraordinary ideological backlash, raising concerns among human rights advocates about how political narratives and disinformation can shape perceptions of repression in Iran. Published in The Guardian on August 20, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1609+ words) Iran’s leadership may see an end to the war as necessary under mounting US economic pressure, but that does not mean Tehran will heed Washington’s demands, experts say, warning that the pressure could instead drive it toward further escalation. President…...