Tehran authorities closed public restroom services amid a deepening drought and water shortage, local media reported on Friday, depriving the capital's homeless and needy of badly needed facilities.
Calls for systemic reform and restructuring of Iran’s political and security institutions have intensified after a 12-day war with Israel in June, accompanied by some signs of change but also many signs of continuity.
Allegations of a “shadow government” meddling in Iran’s foreign policy have reignited concerns about the country’s diplomatic direction, just as high-stakes nuclear talks with the West hang in the balance.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday issued a cryptic warning to Israel that the geography of Tehran's response to any future attack would shift and its arch-foe would face a punishing response.
Tehran is once again urging Iranians abroad to return as part of its patriotic messaging after the war with Israel, but many remain deeply skeptical, citing years of repression, arrests and broken promises.
Shortages and price hikes have gripped Iran's medicine market, deepening frustration and confusion among Iranians seeking drugs, hygiene products and basic medical procedures.
A reformist call for renewed talks with the United States as a way out of Iran’s post-war troubles has laid bare deep divisions within the Islamic Republic, with hardliners accusing the letter’s authors of treason and appeasement.
Iranian social media users have reported facing disconnection of their phone SIM cards and receiving what appear to be official conditions for regaining access including posting praise of the ruling system on social media.
A 12-day war with Israel has ushered Iran into a new phase where crisis is no longer episodic but structural—an unstable order held together by instability itself.
A former Iranian lawmaker has launched a blistering attack on the country’s intelligence agencies, accusing them of catastrophic failure in the face of Israel’s military strikes in June that killed dozens of Iranian commanders.
The legacy of a 12-day war with Israel which ended last month will likely be yet more economic hardship, deteriorating living standards and intensifying public distrust.
Iranians are speaking out with increasing urgency over chronic water and electricity outages that upend daily life and fuel fury at the government.
Israel caused over 100 Iranian missile launchers to explode upon activation during the war last month, an Iranian analyst alleged in a newspaper interview, adding that the country’s entire air defense system was hacked by Israel.
A surprise Moscow visit by a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader on the eve of a joint military drill has stoked discussion about Tehran’s internal calculations and shifting foreign policy posture.
A surge in electricity outages across Iran has caused severe disruption to daily life and economic activity, leaving Iranians frustrated and businesses paralyzed, videos and voice memos sent to Iran International's submissions line show.
A government directive that may grant preferential internet access to certain groups is facing a fierce backlash from Iranians who say it institutionalizes privileges for well-connected insiders and deepens censorship for everyone else.
Thirty-one years after the bombing of AMIA, Argentina’s main Jewish community center, victims mourned the dead and officials pointed an accusing hand at Iran just as Tehran's policies are in focus after a war with Israel last month.
Moderate voices in Tehran are warning that the public’s quiet endurance of Israeli strikes should not be mistaken for support for the Islamic Republic, and that reconciliation—if still possible—will require drastic change.
A month after Israeli strikes exposed deep infiltration of Iran’s security apparatus, the debate dominates headlines almost daily—yet no meaningful investigation has been launched, and no serious action appears underway.
The curious case of Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish woman who years ago met senior Iranian officials posing a sympathizer, has been revived in Tehran following a punishing war with Israel.
Tehran’s commentariat is sounding the alarm over the economic toll of renewed United Nations sanctions that European powers say they could trigger against Iran by the end of August.
Recent fires and explosions across Iran have captured widespread attention and many remain skeptical of official explanations attributing them to routine accidents, especially gas leaks.