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EXCLUSIVE

Iranian authorities tortured British couple in prison, source says

A British couple held in solitary confinement in Iran since January on espionage charges was beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with execution, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.

Iranian authorities tortured British couple in prison, source says

US sanctions Shamkhani 'shipping empire' for moving Iranian oil

The United States on Thursday sanctioned a global shipping and smuggling network allegedly controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, Iran's former national security chief and an adviser to supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

EU sanctions Khamenei adviser’s son in crackdown on Russian oil trade

US sanctions Shamkhani 'shipping empire' for moving Iranian oil
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns of shifting battlefield with Israel

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns of shifting battlefield with Israel

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday issued a cryptic warning to Israel that the geography of Tehran's response to any future attack would shift and its arch-foe would face a punishing response.

Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

Iran's intelligence ministry issued a lengthy statement asserting alleged successes amid a punishing 12-day war with Israel last month which it said scotched elaborate regime change plans by an array of foreign and domestic enemies.

Iranian MP pushes proposal to tie US nuclear talks to Gaza

Iranian MP pushes proposal to tie US nuclear talks to Gaza

An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday urged a vote on a draft proposal to bar US talks unless the Gaza blockade ends, a day after President Trump accused Tehran of blocking ceasefire efforts.

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranians feel the pain as medicine market reels from economic pressure

Shortages and price hikes have gripped Iran's medicine market, deepening frustration and confusion among Iranians seeking drugs, hygiene products and basic medical procedures.

Iranians feel the pain as medicine market reels from economic pressure
INSIGHT

Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust

Tehran is once again urging Iranians abroad to return as part of its patriotic messaging after the war with Israel, but many remain deeply skeptical, citing years of repression, arrests and broken promises.

Iran to build expat database as part of diaspora engagement push

Ex-Iranian-American prisoner slams Iranian government's outreach to diaspora

Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust
Iranian political prisoners launch hunger strike after assault

Iranian political prisoners launch hunger strike after assault

Political prisoners at Iran's Ghezel Hesar prison have launched a hunger strike in response to a violent raid by guards and their transfer to solitary confinement, a source told Iran International on Wednesday.

Former Iranian official sentenced to jail for criticizing Sinwar

Former Iranian official sentenced to jail for criticizing Sinwar

A former interior ministry official who criticized Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after the October 7 attacks on Israel has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Tehran court, online outlet Jahan News reported on Tuesday.

Iranian protester takes own life months after prison release

Iranian protester takes own life months after prison release

UN rights chief urges Iran to halt executions as death penalty surges in 2025

Iran withdraws cyber bill after outcry over free speech

Iran’s government withdrew a controversial internet bill amid mounting public pressure and accusations that it sought to criminalize dissent under the guise of combating false information.

President takes fire as Iran fast-tracks ‘cyber censorship’ bill

Iran withdraws cyber bill after outcry over free speech

Nuclear Talks

  • Snapback Mechanism
  • Iran's Missing Uranium Stocks
  • Suspending Cooperation with IAEA
'IAEA is eye of Mossad and CIA,' Supreme Leader's daily says

'IAEA is eye of Mossad and CIA,' Supreme Leader's daily says

The Supreme Leader-affiliated newspaper, Kayhan, has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of acting as a tool for Western intelligence, following new legislation last month that imposed restrictions on the UN nuclear watchdog's activities in the country.

Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Russia said on Wednesday that attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities must not become routine and warned of the catastrophic risks such strikes could pose.

Senior UK MP urges new Iran nuclear deal, hitting out at US policy

Senior UK MP urges new Iran nuclear deal, hitting out at US policy

West uses nuclear issue as pretext for hostility towards Iran, Khamenei says

Food Economy

  • Food Poverty
  • Red Meat Cutback
  • Bakers Protests

Iran sees steep bread price hikes as inflation bites

Bread prices have surged nationwide in Iran, with Tehran registering hikes of up to 50 percent, state media reported Wednesday, as inflation continues to squeeze household budgets and frustrate bakers.

 Iran sees steep bread price hikes as inflation bites
Tehran’s Karaj reservoir at lowest in 64 years as water outages worsen

Tehran’s Karaj reservoir at lowest in 64 years as water outages worsen

Karaj Dam, which supplies around 25% of Tehran’s drinking water, has dropped to its lowest level in 64 years, exacerbating widespread water outages across the Iranian capital.

US blames Tehran for deepening Iran water crisis

Three Iranian environmental activists die in Kurdistan region blaze

VOICES FROM IRAN

‘Failure at every level’: Iranians pan weekly holiday plan amid energy crisis

Iran considering weekly shutdowns as water and power outages intensify

EXCLUSIVE

Tehran reservoirs hit historic lows, satellite images show

ANALYSIS

Wells of denial: why Iran's water crisis isn't just about drought

Post-War Crackdown

  • Mass Arrests of 'Spies'
  • Deporting Afghans
  • Crackdown on Jews
  • Death Penalty for Collaborators
Iran using phone service cuts to silence dissent, users say

Iran using phone service cuts to silence dissent, users say

Iranian social media users have reported facing disconnection of their phone SIM cards and receiving what appear to be official conditions for regaining access including posting praise of the ruling system on social media.

US keeps mum on American Jew jailed in Iran on Israel spying charges

US keeps mum on American Jew jailed in Iran on Israel spying charges

The US State Department on Tuesday declined to comment on reports that Iran had arrested two American Jewish citizens on suspicion of spying for Israel in the aftermath of the recent 12-day war.

Iran jails Afghan student documenting mass deportations

Iran jails Afghan student documenting mass deportations

Sara Gohari, a 29-year-old Afghan sociology student living in Iran has been detained after traveling to the country’s eastern border to document the forced deportation of Afghan refugees, her lawyer and a rights group said.

INSIGHT

Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal

A reformist call for renewed talks with the United States as a way out of Iran’s post-war troubles has laid bare deep divisions within the Islamic Republic, with hardliners accusing the letter’s authors of treason and appeasement.

Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal
ANALYSIS

The hollow state: how Islamic Republic endures by normalizing collapse

A 12-day war with Israel has ushered Iran into a new phase where crisis is no longer episodic but structural—an unstable order held together by instability itself.

The hollow state: how Islamic Republic endures by normalizing collapse

Crypto mining accounts for up to 20% of Iran’s power shortage

Iranian energy officials have sounded the alarm over the impact of cryptocurrency mining on the national electricity grid, saying that crypto mining now accounts for as much as 15 to 20 percent of Iran's electricity imbalance.

Iran’s steel industry grinds to a halt due to electricity cuts

Crypto mining accounts for up to 20% of Iran’s power shortage

Spotlight

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Behrouz Turani

    Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal

    Behrouz Turani

  • Ata Mohamed Tabriz

    The hollow state: how Islamic Republic endures by normalizing collapse

    Ata Mohamed Tabriz

  • Tehran Insider

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

    Tehran Insider

  • Ardavan Roozbeh

    How an Iranian dissident's kindness to a US prisoner earned him a new life

    Ardavan Roozbeh

Editors' Pick

  • State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

    State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

  • Crypto mining accounts for up to 20% of Iran’s power shortage

    Crypto mining accounts for up to 20% of Iran’s power shortage

  • Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

    Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

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Iranian general was chased down and killed by Israeli agents, daughter says

Iranian general was chased down and killed by Israeli agents, daughter says

Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal
INSIGHT

Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal

US blames Tehran for deepening Iran water crisis

US blames Tehran for deepening Iran water crisis

State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

In Case You Missed It

Iranian security forces raid dissident filmmaker's residence

Two renowned Iranian filmmakers have condemned authorities for raiding the home of fellow dissident director Ali Ahmadzadeh and seizing his laptop and communication devices.

UN rights chief urges Iran to halt executions as death penalty surges in 2025

Pezeshkian invites diaspora to return, urges judicial coordination

Iranian security forces raid dissident filmmaker's residence

Trans woman's murder in Iran marks grim persistence of 'honor' killing

VOICES FROM IRAN

'A big prison with no water or power': fed up Iranians rue outages

Top Khamenei adviser floats reform to appease public after Israel war

Tehran Insider

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

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

Buying, selling, and drinking alcohol in Iran is illegal and still risky. But over the years, something has shifted. Whispers spread: some restaurants let customers bring their own drinks. Then, a few began serving alcohol under code names.

Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for
TEHRAN INSIDER

Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for

As Tehran insists in nuclear talks on its right to enrich uranium, many Iranians wonder why this right that has cost us so much in terms of sanctions and squeezed livelihoods has been elevated over the lost ones we actually care about.

No light, no water, no plan: you cry if you don't laugh in Iran's summer
TEHRAN INSIDER

No light, no water, no plan: you cry if you don't laugh in Iran's summer

TEHRAN INSIDER

Flames of port blast are out but we're burning inside

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Israeli attacks on Syria risk allowing Iran a comeback, expert warns

Israel’s attack on Damascus may unintentionally clear a path for its arch-foe Iran to regain influence in war-torn Syria, warns Thomas Juneau, a professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Relations.

PODCAST

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

PODCAST

Sapped Tehran could resort to assassinations, ex-White House official says

Israeli attacks on Syria risk allowing Iran a comeback, expert warns
PODCAST

Bolton seeks sequel to Iran-Israel war: 'Surrender of the Ayatollahs'

PODCAST

Where are Iran's 900 pounds of enriched uranium?

EXCLUSIVE

‘Rising Lion’ operation took years to prepare, says Israeli minister

United States

  • US keeps mum on American Jew jailed in Iran on Israel spying charges

    US keeps mum on American Jew jailed in Iran on Israel spying charges

  • American citizen among five Iranian Jews still detained in Iran - Israeli media

  • Sacred fire still burns as many Zoroastrians quit Iran for America

  • Hegseth doubles down on success of Iran nuclear sites attack

Iran Nuclear

  • Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

    Russia warns against new strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

  • Senior UK MP urges new Iran nuclear deal, hitting out at US policy

  • West uses nuclear issue as pretext for hostility towards Iran, Khamenei says

  • Iranian MP pushes proposal to tie US nuclear talks to Gaza

Military

  • US strikes isolated Iran as allies backed away, Rubio says

    US strikes isolated Iran as allies backed away, Rubio says

  • Khamenei concedes 'heavy blow' but says Israel's war failed

  • Iran launches telecoms satellite aboard Russian Soyuz rocket

  • Iranian satellite to launch aboard Russian Soyuz rocket - IRGC media

Society

  • 'A big prison with no water or power': fed up Iranians rue outages

    'A big prison with no water or power': fed up Iranians rue outages

  • Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

  • Iran's Khorramabad Valley added to UNESCO World Heritage List

  • 'Let's cut off the gas': official line on Tehran blast sparks jokes

Human Rights

  • Iranian authorities tortured British couple in prison, source says

    Iranian authorities tortured British couple in prison, source says

  • Iranian political prisoners launch hunger strike after assault

  • Iran using phone service cuts to silence dissent, users say

  • Iran jails Afghan student documenting mass deportations

Iran Sanctions

  • US sanctions Shamkhani 'shipping empire' for moving Iranian oil

    US sanctions Shamkhani 'shipping empire' for moving Iranian oil

  • Europe ‘lacks legitimacy’ to trigger UN sanctions return, Iran says

  • France threatens renewed sanctions if Iran talks fail

  • UK, French, German leaders threaten Iran with renewed sanctions

Mideast Crisis

  • Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

    Iran says it thwarted regime change plots by sprawling cabal

  • Iranian general was chased down and killed by Israeli agents, daughter says

  • Iraq prevented 29 attacks by Iran-aligned militias amid Israel-Iran war, PM says

  • Trump accuses Iran of stonewalling Gaza ceasefire talks

Economy & Environment

  •  Iran sees steep bread price hikes as inflation bites

    Iran sees steep bread price hikes as inflation bites

  • Tehran’s Karaj reservoir at lowest in 64 years as water outages worsen

  • US blames Tehran for deepening Iran water crisis

  • Iran’s steel industry grinds to a halt due to electricity cuts

Iran Protests

  • Exiled prince urges unity for Iran regime change at opposition gathering

    Exiled prince urges unity for Iran regime change at opposition gathering

  • Tehran installs loudspeakers in city squares for when internet access is cut

  • Tear gas fired as protests over power and water shortages continue in Iran

  • Netanyahu says Iran regime change must come from within

Diplomacy

  • Khamenei's aide meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Iran-Russia naval drills

    Khamenei's aide meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Iran-Russia naval drills

  • No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance

  • US activists at Iranian state festival express solidarity with Tehran

  • Iran among top state backers of life-threatening plots in UK, police say

Domestic Politics

  • State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

    State TV blocks foreign minister’s war interview, sparking uproar

  • 'We are lost': former MP torches Iranian intelligence over Israeli strikes

  • Araghchi says bomb plot near his residence was foiled during Israel war

  • Iran bans mobile phones in parliament over security concerns

Iran Insights

  • Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust

    Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust

  • Iranians feel the pain as medicine market reels from economic pressure

  • Tehran moderates urge US talks to avert collapse, hardliners cry betrayal

  • A punishing war is due to cast a long shadow over beleaguered Iran