Traditionally for Iran, sports like wrestling and weightlifting are among the country's proudest traditions and the Summer Olympics present the perfect opportunity for Iranian athletes to show what th...
Khamenei rebuked the U.S. for its positions in Vienna, saying it hasn’t taken “one step forward” in the negotiations. Another Iranian official outlined what he said were untenable U.S. positions...
In January 2020, Iranians and Americans held their collective breath as news broke that President Trump had ordered the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, an unauthorized offen...
Protests over a water shortage crisis have erupted across Khuzestan province. Videos on social media show authorities clamping down with force, with several protestors having been confirmed killed. Me...
Trump and his Muslim ban are gone, but the damaging impact lingers on for many. This includes thousands of individuals selected for diversity visas during the Trump administration who were blocked fro...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry this week released a report outlining what it says is a framework agreement reached on the JCPOA in Vienna. Rouhani has said this agreement was reached in March and that s...
President Rouhani this week reiterated that Iran can get a deal in Vienna if it makes the decision to do so. Meanwhile, parts of Iran are experiencing rolling blackouts amid higher than expected deman...
A bill circulated in parliament this week that would impose additional restrictions on internet access if passed, but it has not yet gone to the full parliamentary floor for debate. Meanwhile, contra...
While Raisi’s legacy remains to be seen, the panelists’ comments made it clear that Iran is currently at a crossroads in many ways. It faces severe disaffection and outrage over the election, a se...
The Trump administration already proved that airstrikes under suspect authorities will not deescalate tensions with Iraqi militias linked to Iran but rather do the opposite. Yet the Biden administrati...
President Rouhani and his senior officials claimed a deal was at hand in Vienna but that political complications and bureaucracies in Iran were delaying an agreement. Meanwhile, the newly-elected Pres...
The Iranian election will take place amid many Iranians choosing to boycott the vote. Conservative Ebrahim Raisi is the frontrunner, and moderate Abdolnaser Hemmati’s best hope is to take the electi...