It’s a mistake to leave out human rights when President Trump’s administration sits down with Iran over its nuclear program.

President Trump should not forget the Iranian people’s resolve when his administration sits down with Iran over its nuclear program.

The Iranist for the week of April 11, 2025

As news unexpectedly emerged that the US and Iran are to hold talks in Oman this weekend, President Trump warned Tehran that it must either cut a deal to cease all nuclear weapons devlopment or fac...

Executions Follow Sham Trials and “Confessions” Extracted Under Torture At Least 50 Political Prisoners Now Facing Execution in Iran, Including Three Women April 9, 2025 — At dawn on Tuesday, April 8,...

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Has the president’s instinct for drama created an opening for a new nuclear agreement?

Iran is ready for indirect negotiations with the United States. A solution to the crisis is within reach.

Some Trump advisers are pondering the military option.

Authorities of the Islamic Republic executed thirty-one women in 2024, marking the highest annual number in 17 years, according to a hum ...

Iran is due to ease fuel price subsidies, according to documents reviewed by Iran International, in a politically sensitive move likely approved by the country's top leadership which is due to deepen ...

Iran’s judiciary chief has instructed prosecutors and law enforcement forces to address potential unrest over widespread fuel shortages and power and gas outages.

Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to Cairo to attend a summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

Syria's new ruling Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has appointed a deputy for Iranian affairs known for his jihadist sermons as the group builds ties with Iran's Sunnis in a bid to reduce Tehran's influen...

The loss of the route through Syria is a blow to the Lebanese militia and its most important ally, Tehran.

Uncertainty remains over whereabouts of Afghan Fatemiyoun and Pakistani Zainebiyoun militias

The story: The downfall of Iran’s longtime ally Bashar Al-Assad in Syria has put the spotlight on Iranian-Turkish rivalry in the region. Some commentators in Iran accuse Turkey’s president of wanting ...

For decades, Iran poured money and military aid into Syria, backing the Assad regime in its ambition to confront Israel. Now many Iranians are openly asking why.

In a revelation that exposes the financial depths of Iran’s foreign policy, former parliamentarian Bahram Parsaei has disclosed that Syr ...

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that there was no evidence that drones that had been spotted over New Jersey were from a foreign entity or adversary and dismissed a claim by a U.S. lawmaker that they were being launched from an Iranian "mothership."

The Islamic Republic's authorities have reported that 4,000 Iranian citizens have returned from Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the result of a plan by the United States and Israel.

Execution, long jail terms and big fines for ‘promoting’ nudity, unveiling or improper dressing come into force

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolera...

A reckoning emerged in Iran on Sunday as officials and commentators swiftly moved to distance the government from a tyrant it had supported.

Bashar al-Assad called for help from Russia, Iran and his own military in his last hours as Syria’s leader, learning he had run out of allies and loyalty.

The Iranist for the week of December 6, 2024

A quiet political shake-up is unfolding behind the scenes of Iran's religious power structure.Ahmad Khatami, once a seemingly untouchab ...