Tehran
Drones attack military plant in Iran: Tehran
Middle East
January 29, 2023
Drones attack military plant in Iran: Tehran
CNN — Drones attacked a military plant in Iran’s central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday. “An explosion has…
Gun attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran kills security chief
Middle East
January 28, 2023
Gun attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran kills security chief
A gunman entered Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital and killed one person on Friday, the foreign ministries of Iran…
Sisi condoles with Azerbaijani president over attack on embassy in Tehran
Egypt
January 28, 2023
Sisi condoles with Azerbaijani president over attack on embassy in Tehran
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has offered his sincerest condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev over the killing of one…
Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble
Middle East
January 24, 2023
Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble
Istanbul, London and New York CNN — The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective…
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
Features/Interviews
January 11, 2023
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
“Dad, my sentence is death,” Mohammad Mehdi Karami informed his father in a phone call from prison last month. Then,…
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
Middle East
January 10, 2023
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Middle East
January 7, 2023
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Iran on Saturday hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach. This brings the…
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
Middle East
December 19, 2022
Iran’s government accesses the social media accounts of those it detains. Tech companies appear ill-equipped to stop it
In between being blindfolded, locked in solitary confinement, and interrogated in a wheelchair while she was on a hunger strike…
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
Middle East
December 18, 2022
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
One of Iran’s best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the execution of a man who was involved…
Iran’s former president urges government to be more lenient with protesters
Middle East
December 10, 2022
Iran’s former president urges government to be more lenient with protesters
Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations…