U.S. and Western officials have accused Iran of targeting critics abroad with violent attacks, often using local criminal networks as proxies.
Iran’s Pezeshkian says Tehran seeks peace, but will not bow to coercion
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran sought peace, but would not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, state media reported. U.S.
Trump Signals Shift on Iran
Any easing of sanctions on Tehran would mark a significant potential shift in American foreign policy toward Iran.
Iran Pins Hopes On Iraq To Salvage Regional Influence
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at why Iran needs the results of Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections to go its way, and what it would mean if Tehran doesn’t get the result it wants.
Evacuation Warning for Iran’s Capital City
President Masoud Pezeshkian warns Tehran faces a historic water crisis with shortages and possible evacuations.
Protests hit Iran as women risk morality police armed with tech
Protests have broken out across Iran over the death of a woman held by morality police for “unsuitable attire”, with activists warning of worse to come as the state deploys facial recognition …
‘The internet is dead in Iran’: Protests targeted by shutdown
Saeed Souzangar, who runs a technology company in Tehran, is adept at navigating frequent internet disruptions to ensure his business can keep operating, but even he has been thrown by nationwide …
Iran’s Pezeshkian blames own government for soaring inflation
Annual inflation rate almost 49% in September, according to Tehran; president says efforts underway to cut bloated government The post Iran’s Pezeshkian blames own government for soaring inflation …
Riley Gaines, Martina Navratilova lead sports coalition condemning Iran’s death sentence of boxer Javad Sani
A coalition of top athletes including Riley Gaines and Martina Navratilova condemned Iranian regime’s death sentence for boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani.
Iran Sentences Iranian American Jewish Man to Prison, Family Says
Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, they said.