Iranian women

The Iranian people are not their regime: Meet the lionesses

They tried to silence them, but these women roar louder than ever

|ByJONATHAN HAROUNOFF
A woman wearing a Lion and Sun Iranian flag (used before the 1980 Islamic Revolution) holds a sign during a protest in solidarity with the anti-government protesters of Iran on February 14, 2026.
Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at LAX for attempting to smuggle drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on behalf of Iran.

|ByJAMES GENN
PEOPLE ATTEND a funeral ceremony for the Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organisation, Majid Khademi, who was killed in strikes according to Iranian and Israeli statements, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Iranians fear harsher regime crackdown after war with US ends

Behind peaceful scenes, Iran's economy is in tatters, and people are fearful of a new government clampdown and angry about the destructive airstrikes.

|ByREUTERS
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Three chessboards, one war: One month into the second Iran war - opinion

Beyond the battlefield, a larger question emerges: can this war become the catalyst for a new regional architecture linking Israel, the Gulf, and global partners?

|ByMAJ.-GEN. (RET.) AMOS YADLIN

Iranian journalists released face new legal case for flouting hijab

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.

JANUARY 15, 2024ByREUTERS
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab

As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..."

JANUARY 7, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Iran's Khamenei suggests West destroys women’s dignity in social media post

The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.

DECEMBER 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023

New Jerusalem mural memorializes Iranian ‘Women Memorial Warriors’

“Not fearful of the enemy, Shirel knew her duty and did it. I want the women of Iran and the women of the Middle East to look at Shirel as a fearless woman who stood up to a terror organization.”

DECEMBER 21, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
New mural of Masha Amini (right) and Shirel Haim Pour (left) on the side of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.

Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab

"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Iranian woman gestures while without hijab in front of security forces, October 2022

Plight of Iran’s Jews a reminder of its terror against women, minorities - opinion

Iran's Jews were forced to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. Yet Tehran tellingly turned a blind eye to the Hamas' horrific crimes against women.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023ByMORDECHAI KEDAR
Iranian women gather during the funeral ceremony of Milad Heydari and Meghdad Mahghani, members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, held in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2023.

UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police

Iranian police and basij militia, who are affiliated with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, enforce compulsory public dress codes using violence, according to the United Nations and rights groups.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
IRANIAN POLICE officers patrol a street amid the revival of the morality police in Tehran, this week.

Iranian state media: Teenage girl Armita Geravand is 'brain dead'

Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on Oct. 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro.

OCTOBER 22, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023.

Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize

Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen announces the winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2023.

Iran rights group says mother of hospitalized teenage girl arrested

Iranian authorities also deny reports by rights activists that the 16-year-old girl, Armita Geravand, was injured on Sunday in a confrontation with officers enforcing the country's Islamic dress code

OCTOBER 5, 2023ByREUTERS
Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.