A law’s vague prescriptions against dissent can be turned against religious minorities the government has deemed enemies.

Here is a concise weekly digest of the most significant political, economic, cultural, and social developments in Iran, ...

TEHRAN - In a recent analysis, Shargh underscores the strategic significance of Iran’s position within emerging global blocs, ...

The northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, known for its scenic beauty, is also a major religious tourism hub, home to a ...

Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on November 11, with analysts saying Iran will be watching closely as it hopes to ...

Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran.

Is Iran changing? We might be on the eve of something of the sort. Since the murder of Mahsa Amini in the summer of 2022, overt defiance of the compulsory veil has been increasing. After the recent ...

According to an official at the Department of Environment of Iran, improper disposal of waste across Iran causes damage ...

The brief but intense 12-day conflict, which left hundreds dead or wounded, became a defining experience for Iran’s Generation Z—those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s. Numbering nearly 12 ...

UN sanctions have been reinstated and its domestic legitimacy has been eroding. Instead of redefining its relationship with its citizens through genuine economic and political reform, the authorities ...

FILE - The Iranian flag flies in front of a U.N. building where closed-door nuclear talks take place at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File) ...

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