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.

APRIL 29, 2026|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.

MARCH 9, 2026|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.

MARCH 6, 2026|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.

MARCH 5, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Why the protests ended in Iran, and is there any chance they may resume?

Observers in Iran said the demonstrations and protests were a clear indication of Iranian hatred toward a regime that is depriving the people of their basic rights and social freedoms.

JANUARY 27, 2018ByNEDA AMIN

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this still image from a video obtained by REUTERS

Where is the latest Iranian ‘revolution’ headed?

The protests of the past two weeks are significant.

JANUARY 13, 2018ByJONATHAN SPYER

A WOMAN chants slogans during a protest against the visit of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, outside the European Union Council in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

German politician files criminal complaint against Iranian Ayatollah for mass murder

"Germany should not be a sanctuary for such people."

JANUARY 8, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

People stage a protest against the execution by Iran of up to 20 Kurds

Iran bans English in primary schools after leaders' warning

The teaching of English usually starts in middle school in Iran, around the ages of 12 to 14, but some primary schools, below that age, also have English classes.

JANUARY 7, 2018ByREUTERS

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran is Just a Riot

JANUARY 6, 2018ByGLEN SEGELL

Our world: The Iranian explosion of truth

There are many reasons to fear that the protests will fail to achieve their goal of overthrowing the regime.

JANUARY 1, 2018ByCAROLINE B. GLICK

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London.

Support the Iranian people

There was a time not so long ago when Israel and Iran were allies. And if one day the Iranian political leadership will go, there is no reason why Israel and Iran cannot once again collaborate.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL

An Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran during a protest on December 30, 2017

US officials charge Iranian man in 'Game of Thrones' hack

The indictment described the culprit as a "self-professed expert" in hacking who had worked on behalf of Iran's military to attack Israeli infrastructure.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByAVRAHAM GOLD