Iran’s political establishment has for decades defined itself through permanent confrontation on multiple fronts: with Israel, the U.S., and what it sees as global imperialism. This posture has ...

“It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” US President Donald Trump told media outlet Politico on Saturday. Trump accused Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of being responsible for ...

Iran today is governed by a regime that is deeply corrupt, economically hollowed out, and increasingly incapable of providing ...

Over the last few weeks, the Iranian regime has faced remarkable challenges—and displayed remarkable unity. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the Islamic Republic ...

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under ...

Iran's latest protest wave did not begin as a grand ideological crusade. It began the way breakdowns often do, with daily ...

The recent protests in Iran began on 28 December 2025, mainly in Tehran, when shopkeepers and bazaar merchants started closing their businesses and ...

The regime is testing a two-tier internet where access becomes a vetted privilege. Its economic cost could be staggering.

LONDON (AP) — Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country. Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the U.S.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi of Yale University about the role of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.