The Iranian government is an authoritarian regime which has been widely criticized internationally due to its poor human rights record, including restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and the …

2 days ago · Iran says 3,000 people arrested as antigovernment protests subside Internet access remains cut off as the streets of Tehran, other Iranian cities are largely calm after widescale unrest.

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state television to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince. The footage calls for security forces to not “point your weapons at the people.”

1 day ago · An Iranian cultural renaissance in the late 8th century led to a reawakening of Persian literary culture, though the Persian language was now highly Arabized and in Arabic script, and …

4 days ago · The Treasury Department is targeting five top Iranian officials. LONDON -- The Trump administration said Thursday it is sanctioning five top Iranian officials who they say are responsible …

Jan 12, 2026 · The new Iranian revolution has begun A battle for the future of Iran is being waged on its streets by its citizens, but at present, they are facing steep odds.

2 days ago · The Iranian constitution guarantees freedom of worship to Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, though they and followers of other faiths are often the subject of discrimination and …

2 days ago · Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different.

Most of the country is situated on the Iranian Plateau (a geological formation in Western and Central Asia), except for the coastal regions at the Caspian Sea and the Khuzestan Province in the …

However, the Iranian languages and their various dialects (totaling an estimated 150-200 million speakers) exceed the Iranian borders and are spoken throughout western China, southern Russia, …