Iranian news

Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse

While the streets are full of people, their pockets are empty. The Iranian rial has become a liability that citizens are desperate to offload.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

An identity forged in fire: A Zionist answer to Iran's unity question - opinion

In the face of violence and loss, Iranians are uniting across differences to reclaim their country and future.

|ByKHOSRO ISFAHANI
Flags of Israel and Iran painted on a cracked concrete wall with soldier shadow.

Iranian officers abandon posts, conscripted troops amid US and Israeli strikes - report

The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.

|BySAM HALPERN
Kurdish internal security forces stand guard, as Syrian Kurds demonstrate to demand the release of Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been held in prison by Turkey since his capture in 1999, in Qamishli, Syria February 15, 2026.

Will the Kurds open a new front against Iran's Ayatollahs? - analysis

There is a burning desire among the Kurdish people to unite with the West and Israel to topple the regime in Tehran, yet there is deep pragmatic hesitation among the leadership.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Iran’s new president hosts terror leaders as he comes into office

Reports on Saturday evening indicated that IRGC head Hossein Salami had also met the Hezbollah deputy and said that they should prepare for the “collapse” of Israel.

AUGUST 8, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Iranian woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Tehran, Iran May 18, 2021.

Iranian president Raisi sworn in as world watches

Over 70 countries have sent dignitaries to Tehran for the ceremony, which was expected to have less religious tones than the one on Tuesday.

AUGUST 5, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iraq's President Barham Salih meets with Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran August 5, 2021.

Who betrayed Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam?

BEHIND THE LINES: Mystery surrounds capture of Iranian dissident journalist

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByJONATHAN SPYER
Ruhollah Zam is seen during his trial in Tehran on June 2.

Iran arrests father and brother of executed wrestler while cleaning grave

Dissident Iranian journalist target of death threats

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Executed Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari

Iranian wrestler executed by regime exonerated again by new witness

“My sources also name Moslem Rahimi, a supermarket owner, who witnessed the murder, who has stated Afkari was not the killer.”

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iran’s Houthi proxies targeted G20 in Saudi Arabia

Even as Iranians were lining up to buy masks to help stop the coronavirus from spreading, the regime was urging the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia amid the G20 gathering.

FEBRUARY 23, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Supporters of the Houthi movement shout slogans as they attend a rally to mark the 4th anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen's war, in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2019.

Keep up the pressure

What else happened in Iran-related news last week?

DECEMBER 7, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the crowd of people in Yazd, Iran

Iranian state TV earning ad revenue while broadcasting internationally

Radio Farda estimated that one channel can earn up to a hundred thousand dollars a year, and that number could continue to rise.

JUNE 30, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2017. Picture taken May 16, 2017.

Iranian Military: The rumors of fleeing or arrested commanders are false

At first the IRGC paid the rumors no mind until Wednesday when their spokesman, Ramezan Sharif, officially acknowledged these reports, responding publicly that the rumors are allegedly false.

JUNE 12, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran's Friday prayers July 16, 2010.

Hijabs held aloft as Iranian women protest compulsory cover-up

FEBRUARY 1, 2018ByTHOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Women attend Friday prayers in Tehran February 4, 2011.