Iran News News Iran: Iran's currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy
Traders offered the new exchange rate as attempts so far to restart negotiations between America and Iran over its nuclear program appear stalled.
News Iran: Once silenced by authorities, Iran's Olivia Newton-John reveals her 'sinful voice' at 75
Googoosh admits her star has not yet dimmed, not even in her 70s. “For 21 years they closed the bottle, and all of a sudden, the bottle is opened and [out] I popped!” Googoosh says with her signature ...
News Iran: BBC World Service urges the UN to condemn Iran’s allegations of ‘media terrorism’ and ‘media warfare’
The BBC World Service has engaged with the UN over the protection of its Iranian journalists and their families since 2017 ...
News Iran: Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?
Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.” ...
News Iran: Why Iran is making surprising overtures to America
Many Iranians point to mismanagement and corruption as the root of the economy’s difficulties. In front of billboards urging citizens to conserve water, sprinklers drench grass verges along the ...
News Iran: Iran’s New Naval Power Play Revealed
Over the weekend, Iran highlighted two major naval additions: the frigate Sahand, a Moudge-class warship armed with cruise missiles and stealth technology, and the floating base Kordestan, designed as ...
News Iran: Filmmaker accepts three awards in U.S. as Iran sentences him to prison
Jafar Panahi won multiple awards for “It Was Just an Accident,” based on his experiences as a political prisoner. The director faces a prison sentence in Iran.
News Iran: Jafar Panahi on His Iran Prison Sentence: ‘I Know My Films Don’t Please the Government’ but ‘I Will Go Back’
Director Jafar Panahi confronted his Iran prison sentence, saying 'I know my films don't please the government' but 'I will go back.' ...
News Iran: On a trip to Tehran, an AP journalist sees a changing Iran
More Iranian women are choosing to forgo the country's mandatory hijab. This shift was unthinkable just a few years ago in the Islamic Republic.
News Iran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Lashes Out at Trump
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described claims that Iran sent messages to the U.S. in a bid to reach out to Washington as a "total lie." ...
News Iran: Iran coach to attend World Cup draw despite boycott - report
Iran's national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., despite an earlier announcement by the country's football federation that it would boycott the event, Iranian media ...
News Iran: Iran To Attend FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw In Washington After Boycott Threat
After signalling a boycott due to a visa dispute, Iran has reversed its stance and will now be represented at the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw in Washington, D.C., with head coach Amir Ghalenoei and senio ...