Discounts on Iranian crude sold to China have widened to their steepest levels in over a year as tougher Western sanctions on Iran and Russia disrupt logistics and discourage independent refiners already struggling with limited import quotas, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Iran-bound Chinese shipments of sodium perchlorate, a key ingredient in ballistic missile fuel, have ramped up in recent weeks according to European intelligence sources cited by CNN on Wednesday.
Iran’ says a new website aims to quickly reassure Iranians abroad they can return home risk-free as it tries to coax back expats to revive a grim economy, but analysts say safety remains elusive.
A federal judge is due to sentence two men on Wednesday convicted of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York home, with prosecutors asking they serve 55 years in prison.
Iranian authorities blocked roads and entrances to the Pasargadae archaeological complex, including the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, as some Iranians marked the unofficial “Cyrus Day” on Wednesday.
A legal case has been filed against Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, after she said in an interview that her father was assassinated for criticizing Iran’s leadership, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
The president who once stood triumphant after the 2015 nuclear deal is now under fierce attack from hardliners, with no public defense—a stark sign of how far Iran’s politics and society have shifted in the past decade.
Two senior members of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration urged officials and citizens to refrain from public criticism of the government, describing Iran’s current economic and political situation as “wartime conditions.”
The clash over Russia’s role in Iran has reached unprecedented levels, with the parliament speaker publicly attacking a former president and his foreign minister for speaking out against Moscow.
Only 2.4% of Iranian internet users describe themselves as “very satisfied” with service quality while most rely on free virtual private networks (VPNs) to reach blocked services, a senior official said citing an official poll.
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani on Tuesday endorsed a defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, calling for unity among Muslim countries in the face of what he described as common regional threats.
Censors forced Iran’s moderate newspaper Ham-Mihan offline on Tuesday after hardliners condemned its use of a photo of a veiled woman on its front page for a report about a controversial rape case.
In Iran, women seeking justice for rape face a system that reopens their wounds — forcing them to relive trauma in courts that offer punishment without protection, and laws with no room for mercy, a report by leading reformist newspaper Shargh said.
A seven-year-old disabled and orphaned girl named Dorsa was brutally sexually assaulted by the director of a rehabilitation center in Mazandaran province, leaving her with severe genital injuries, according to a report by Ham-Mihan newspaper.
Retirees across Iran held protests over the past week, demanding overdue pension payments and relief from rising cost of living according to voice and video submissions sent to Iran International.
US forces destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability and prevented it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday while addressing US troops aboard an aircraft carrier in Japan.
A shortage of qualified nurses has left some hospital units unopened, Iran’s nursing chief said on Monday, warning that high living costs in Tehran have discouraged recruits from taking vacant posts in the capital.
This week marked the anniversary of a vast Berlin rally in October 2022 gathering tens of thousands filled in solidarity with Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement—a day that now feels almost impossibly distant.
Tehran’s decision to skip a Gaza peace summit in Egypt has left many Iranians feeling further cut off from the world—another sign, they say, of leaders who mistake isolation for strength or dignity.
Prominent centrist figures in Tehran are calling for pragmatic measures including a rethink of relations with Washington to address Iran’s deepening economic problems and foreign policy challenges.
Iran is isolated and under pressure but its robust counterattacks in a 12-day war with Israel may embolden it to fight another more deadly conflict, author and former Israeli ambassador to Washington Michael Oren told Eye for Iran.
