Tehran
Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
Middle East
August 4, 2023
Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
CNN — Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini,…
Momentum building in Iran talks with West, says source
Middle East
June 22, 2023
Momentum building in Iran talks with West, says source
CNN — Momentum appears to be building to revive negotiations around Iran’s growing nuclear program. Talks between Iran and the…
Iran has a new hypersonic missile. Here’s what that means for the Middle East
Middle East
June 10, 2023
Iran has a new hypersonic missile. Here’s what that means for the Middle East
Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem CNN — It’s not every day that you see billboards in Hebrew on the streets of…
Iran welcomes Egypt’s interest in restoring relations: Khamenei
Egypt
May 29, 2023
Iran welcomes Egypt’s interest in restoring relations: Khamenei
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei welcomed “Egypt’s desire” to resume diplomatic relations with his country, during his meeting with the…
Why the rising star of Iranian diplomacy was replaced
Middle East
May 26, 2023
Why the rising star of Iranian diplomacy was replaced
CNN — A recently as March, Iran’s national security chief found himself on the front pages of the world’s top…
Iran executes two people convicted of blasphemy
Middle East
May 9, 2023
Iran executes two people convicted of blasphemy
Iran hanged two people on Monday who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, according to the judiciary news agency…
‘Even one American in Iraq is too much,’ Iran’s leader tells Iraqi president
Middle East
April 30, 2023
‘Even one American in Iraq is too much,’ Iran’s leader tells Iraqi president
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decried the presence of the US military in Iraq during a meeting with Iraqi…
These Iranian activists fled for freedom. The regime still managed to find them
Middle East
April 22, 2023
These Iranian activists fled for freedom. The regime still managed to find them
Paris CNN — Iranian dissident Massi Kamari felt helpless when she found out about her elderly parents being harassed by…
Iran executions up 75 percent as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say
Middle East
April 15, 2023
Iran executions up 75 percent as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75 percent increase on the previous year, according to…
Medics, teachers, parents accuse Iran government of silencing victims of suspected poisoning attacks
Middle East
March 7, 2023
Medics, teachers, parents accuse Iran government of silencing victims of suspected poisoning attacks
Iran has experienced a spike in suspected poisoning attacks at girls’ schools across the country in recent days, according to…