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Son of Iranian president calls on regime to restore internet two weeks into blackout

Authorities severed most internet access on January 8 following the circulation of videos showing street demonstrations that turned violent.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran last week. Speech becomes a tool to establish an alternative narrative that contradicts reality, says the writer.
A man walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 24, 2026.

Iranian merchants have 20 minutes of supervised internet access per day for transactions - report

The president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Majidreza Hariri, said Iranian merchants have only 20 minutes per day, according to a report by Iran International.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iran's Former Empress Farah Pahlavi poses during a photo session at her home in Paris on January 20, 2026. The widow of Iran's former shah, Farah Pahlavi, believes that 'there is no turning back' after the protests against the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s former empress Farah Pahlavi calls for day of mourning for protesters murdered by regime

Farah Pahlavi calls for a National Day of Mourning on January 23 to honor victims of Iran’s protest crackdown, urging Iranians worldwide to observe a minute of silence.

|ByALEX WINSTON
(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

IRGC launches missile, air defence exercise to deter eighth day of nationwide protests - report

The exercises were made as a deterrent move by the Ayatollah's regime, while Iranians keep protesting nationwide for the eighth day in a row.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked, state media says

Iranian hacker group "Black Reward" hacked into Iran's atomic energy organization's email server.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hacker (illustrative)

Protests renew in Zahedan in southeast Iran two weeks after massacre

Over 80 protesters were reportedly massacred by Iranian forces in Zahedan in southeast Iran two weeks ago.

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Who are Iran's morality police, who killed Mahsa Amini?- explainer

The morality police, attached to Iranian law enforcement, are mandated to ensure the respect of Islamic morals as described by the Islamic Republic's top clerical authorities.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS, REUTERS
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022

Iran rights group says security forces fire at protesters in Kurdish cities

Security forces in Iran continue to attack Kurdish cities amidst protests amidst rising internal tensions.

OCTOBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
A demonstrator displays an image of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, at a protest following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, September 22, 2022

Canada to ban Iran's IRGC leaders from entry, expand sanctions

The group will be classified under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, a measure used by Canada against regimes accused of the most serious war crimes.

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByREUTERS
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau attends a memorial service at the University of Alberta for the victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada January 12, 2020

US citizen allowed to leave Iranian prison for one week -lawyer

Siamak Namazi has been allowed out of Tehran's Evin prison on a one-week, renewable furlough, his lawyer Jared Genser told Reuters on Saturday.

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByREUTERS
Prison cell block

Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest

As protests in Iran continue, officials in Iran are arresting and accusing Europeans in the nation for playing a part in the unrest.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A woman holds up a sign during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, September 27, 2022.

Iran’s attacks on Iraq harmed journalists, widely condemned

Iran continued its bombardment of Kurdish regions of Iraq, a day after Iran fired 73 ballistic missiles and dozens of drones at Kurdish opposition groups.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A demonstrator displays an image of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, at a protest following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, September 22, 2022

Can the West act in time to help Iran get online? - analysis

Iran’s regime has restricted internet and phone access and gone after social media sites.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police"

Iran says it is major defense industry power - is it true? - analysis

While it is true Iran has made impressive advances, Raisi is trying to show that his administration is able to get around the sanctions and improve Iran’s standing.

AUGUST 22, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A military tank is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021.