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Nuclear Talks

  • Snapback Mechanism
  • Iran's Missing Uranium Stocks
  • Suspending Cooperation with IAEA
France, Germany, UK ready to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran

France, Germany, UK ready to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran

France, Germany and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are prepared to reimpose international sanctions on Iran unless it resumes nuclear negotiations with the United States and other powers, according to a letter shared by the French foreign ministry.

Iran nuclear dispute entirely based on fabricated Israeli data, official says

Iran nuclear dispute entirely based on fabricated Israeli data, official says

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has criticized Israeli claims about Tehran’s nuclear activities, saying the program is peaceful and the allegations are based on a distorted and inaccurate dossier.

Tehran downcast over US silence on softened nuclear stance

Tehran downcast over US silence on softened nuclear stance

Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

Iran's president to visit Armenia next week amid Zangezur dispute - media

Iran’s president will travel to Yerevan next week, Armenian media reported on Tuesday citing the country’s economy ministry, as Tehran continues to push back on a US deal with Armenia to develop a controersial corridor along its southern border with Iran.

Iran says Zangezur corridor deal must not alter regional geopolitics

Iran's president to visit Armenia next week amid Zangezur dispute - media
Netanyahu urges Iranians to ‘take risks for freedom,’ hints at more war

Netanyahu urges Iranians to ‘take risks for freedom,’ hints at more war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a message addressing the Iranian people and their deepening water crisis on Tuesday to call for regime change and in a TV interview hinted that a war with Tehran is not over.

US envoy to UN slams Iran for allowing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

US envoy to UN slams Iran for allowing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

US ambassador to the United Nations, Dorothy Shea, condemned Iran for the Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on civilian cargo vessels in the Red Sea during the UN Security Council briefing on Yemen on Tuesday.

Israel holds surprise multi-front drill to test readiness after Iran war

Israel holds surprise multi-front drill to test readiness after Iran war

Trump election, stalled nuclear talks set stage for Israel’s attack - Euronews

Larijani's visit to Lebanon an effort to sway Hezbollah toward state line, outlet says

Larijani's visit to Lebanon an effort to sway Hezbollah toward state line, outlet says

Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani’s arrival in Beirut on Wednesday came with messages urging Hezbollah to align with the Lebanese government’s positions, the news website This is Lebanon reported, linking the trip to wider regional arrangements.

Lebanese FM to snub visiting Iranian security chief as tensions soar - media

Lebanese FM to snub visiting Iranian security chief as tensions soar - media

Lebanese Foreign Minister Yusuf Raji will not meet Iran's newly reappointed security boss Ali Larijani when he visits the country this week, Lebanese media reported, as Beirut seethes over Iran's criticism of its efforts to disarm Hezbollah.

Iran’s security chief to push Iraqi Shia factions to approve militia integration law
EXCLUSIVE

Iran’s security chief to push Iraqi Shia factions to approve militia integration law

INSIGHT

From outcast to ascendant: Larijani's rise raises eyebrows

Five Iranians dead, dozens injured in Arbaeen pilgrimage bus crash

Five Iranian pilgrims were killed and at least 57 injured when a bus carrying people traveling to the Arbaeen ceremony collided with a minibus on the Najaf–Basra road in Iraq, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Wednesday.

Pilgrimage splurge ignites fury in blacked-out Iran

Iran allocates $67M in subsidies for Shia procession despite economic strain

Five Iranians dead, dozens injured in Arbaeen pilgrimage bus crash

Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions ‘may be as lethal as war’

Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday accused the United States and its allies of imposing sanctions that cause mass casualties, citing a study he said showed they may be as deadly as armed conflict.

Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions ‘may be as lethal as war’

Iran says water crisis worsening, Tehran land subsidence looms

Iran's ability to access fresh water is deteriorating, the government-run office of managing water supply said on Tuesday, adding that the capital Tehran faces a serious risk of land subsidence.

Tehran to cut water for heavy consumers as drought persists

Iran's Lake Urmia may completely dry up next month, official warns

Iran says water crisis worsening, Tehran land subsidence looms

Ontario upholds order for Ukrainian airline to pay PS752 damages

Ontario’s top court has upheld a ruling that Ukraine International Airlines must pay full compensation to the families of passengers killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752 in 2020. But families say the ruling doesn’t diminish Iran’s responsibility.

Ontario upholds order for Ukrainian airline to pay PS752 damages

Tehran split as laundering watchdog offers blacklist exit talks

A rare invitation from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for talks on removing Iran from its global money-laundering blacklist has reignited a years-long political battle in Tehran.

Iran says invited by financial watchdog for talks to break FATF deadlock

Tehran split as laundering watchdog offers blacklist exit talks

Post-War Crackdown

  • Mass Arrests of 'Spies'
  • Deporting Afghans
  • Crackdown on Jews
  • Death Penalty for Collaborators
US condemns Iran death sentences for Woman, Life, Freedom protesters

US condemns Iran death sentences for Woman, Life, Freedom protesters

The US State Department on Tuesday condemned Iran’s death sentences against protesters from the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement, warning that at least 11 people face imminent execution.

Iranian Baha’is face 1,500 years in prison time in broad crackdown  – HRANA

Iranian Baha’is face 1,500 years in prison time in broad crackdown – HRANA

The Iranian Baha’i community has faced systematic repression, arrests, and nearly 1,500 years in prison sentences over the past five years, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Iran police say 21,000 arrested after public tip-offs during 12-day war

Iran police say 21,000 arrested after public tip-offs during 12-day war

Iranian man faces imminent execution over Israel spying, rights group warns

ANALYSIS

Allies in name only? China’s money flows around Iran and Russia

While China keeps buying discounted oil from Iran and Russia, it is steering new investments and trade routes toward their competitors, official Chinese data reveals.

ANALYSIS

Shadow fleet sustains Iran’s oil flows but sanctions drive up costs

Allies in name only? China’s money flows around Iran and Russia
EXCLUSIVE

Iran runs covert nuclear procurement network with Vienna-based front firms

A procurement network tied to a shadowy Iranian military organization stretches into Europe using front companies to supply sensitive technology to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, according to an Iran International investigation.

Iran runs covert nuclear procurement network with Vienna-based front firms

Economic Malaise

  • Food Poverty
  • Red Meat Cutback
  • Bakers Protests

Majority of Iranians dissatisfied with economic policies, poll finds

A vast majority of Iranians are dissatisfied with the government's economic policies, according to a poll by Iran's leading economic newspaper Donya-ye Eqtesad, as costs of living soar and the value of the Iranian currency slips.

Malnutrition, food poverty rise amid Iran economic malaise - newspaper

Majority of Iranians dissatisfied with economic policies, poll finds

Iran's Influence in UK

  • Iran's shadow war in UK
  • Iran among greatest threats to UK

Reform UK urges cancellation of Shi'ite summer camp over alleged Iran ties

A right-wing political party in the UK is demanding an upcoming Shi'ite Islamic camp for children be cancelled over alleged ties to Iran’s government which organizers deny.

Reform UK urges cancellation of Shi'ite summer camp over alleged Iran ties
OPINION

We need national dialogue, or Iran’s problems will bury us all

We Iranians need a national conversation — an ongoing, daily dialogue to see the dark and bright sides of the challenges our country faces and, hopefully, find practical solutions.

We need national dialogue, or Iran’s problems will bury us all

Spotlight

  • Behrouz Turani

    Tehran downcast over US silence on softened nuclear stance

    Behrouz Turani

  • Dalga Khatinoglu

    Allies in name only? China’s money flows around Iran and Russia

    Dalga Khatinoglu

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Trump's Caucasian corridor sparks threats, doubt in Tehran

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Kambiz Hosseini

    We need national dialogue, or Iran’s problems will bury us all

    Kambiz Hosseini

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    Reform UK urges cancellation of Shi'ite summer camp over alleged Iran ties

    Negar Mojtahedi

Editors' Pick

  • Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

    Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

  • Iran runs covert nuclear procurement network with Vienna-based front firms

    Iran runs covert nuclear procurement network with Vienna-based front firms

  • Pilgrimage splurge ignites fury in blacked-out Iran

    Pilgrimage splurge ignites fury in blacked-out Iran

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Israel threatens Khamenei after Iranian outlet publishes kill list

Israel threatens Khamenei after Iranian outlet publishes kill list

Tehran to cut water for heavy consumers as drought persists

Tehran to cut water for heavy consumers as drought persists

Sanctions are coming: Iranian intel warns ministries, firms on 'snapback'
EXCLUSIVE

Sanctions are coming: Iranian intel warns ministries, firms on 'snapback'

Lebanese FM to snub visiting Iranian security chief as tensions soar - media

Lebanese FM to snub visiting Iranian security chief as tensions soar - media

Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

In Case You Missed It

Iran seizes tanker in Gulf of Oman, detains 17 foreign crew members

Iranian border guards, in coordination with the navy, have seized a tanker carrying more than 2 million liters of what authorities described as smuggled diesel fuel in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported on Monday.

'Fix your own woes': Beirut condemns Iran over Hezbollah disarming remarks

ANALYSIS

Iran's security shakeup is more rebrand than reboot

Iran seizes tanker in Gulf of Oman, detains 17 foreign crew members
INSIGHT

Tehran hardliner alleges Israel tipped off Russia on regime change plan

ANALYSIS

Khamenei’s Gen Z? How Tehran is selling a new face of ‘resistance’

VOICES FROM IRAN

Families in Iran say soaring dairy prices are eating into daily budgets

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Islamic Republic 'flailing' as challenges mount, ex-US official says

Iran’s revamp of a top national security body signals a ruling system in decline, former US State Department official Len Khodorkovsky told Eye for Iran, calling it “pure theater” and likening it to “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

PODCAST

Iran’s water crisis is real but man-made, climatologist argues

PODCAST

Israeli attacks on Syria risk allowing Iran a comeback, expert warns

Islamic Republic 'flailing' as challenges mount, ex-US official says
PODCAST

Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

PODCAST

Sapped Tehran could resort to assassinations, ex-White House official says

PODCAST

Bolton seeks sequel to Iran-Israel war: 'Surrender of the Ayatollahs'

Tehran Insider

No room for nuance: how the loud few dominate Iran’s public sphere
TEHRAN INSIDER

No room for nuance: how the loud few dominate Iran’s public sphere

Iran is awash in voices claiming to speak for its people: state loyalists, opposition figures and self-styled experts of every stripe drowning out the non-extreme yet critical voices with their din.

Forbidden but flowing: alcohol slips quietly into public life in Iran
TEHRAN INSIDER

Forbidden but flowing: alcohol slips quietly into public life in Iran

Buying, selling, and drinking alcohol in Iran is illegal and still risky. But over the years, something has shifted. Whispers spread: some restaurants let customers bring their own drinks. Then, a few began serving alcohol under code names.

Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for
TEHRAN INSIDER

Enrichment: the only right we have but never asked for

TEHRAN INSIDER

No light, no water, no plan: you cry if you don't laugh in Iran's summer

United States

  • US strikes on Iran meant to ‘escalate to de-escalate,’ Rubio says

    US strikes on Iran meant to ‘escalate to de-escalate,’ Rubio says

  • US raps Larijani pick for Iran security chief as same bad policy

  • Islamic Republic 'flailing' as challenges mount, ex-US official says

  • Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace deal with corridor at Iran’s doorstep

Iran Nuclear

  • France, Germany, UK ready to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran

    France, Germany, UK ready to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran

  • Iran nuclear dispute entirely based on fabricated Israeli data, official says

  • Tehran downcast over US silence on softened nuclear stance

  • Tehran faults UN nuclear watchdog over response to Israeli, US attacks

Military

  • Iran’s security chief to push Iraqi Shia factions to approve militia integration law

    Iran’s security chief to push Iraqi Shia factions to approve militia integration law

  • IRGC warns of severe consequences over US-controlled Zangezur corridor

  • Four killed in clash between police and Jaish al-Adl gunmen in southeastern Iran

  • IRGC leadership gaps persist weeks after war with Israel

Society

  • We need national dialogue, or Iran’s problems will bury us all

    We need national dialogue, or Iran’s problems will bury us all

  • Iran allocates $67M in subsidies for Shia procession despite economic strain

  • Iran's innovation space collapsing under pressure, tech leaders warn

  • Khamenei’s Gen Z? How Tehran is selling a new face of ‘resistance’

Human Rights

  • Ontario upholds order for Ukrainian airline to pay PS752 damages

    Ontario upholds order for Ukrainian airline to pay PS752 damages

  • Iranian Baha’is face 1,500 years in prison time in broad crackdown – HRANA

  • US condemns Iran death sentences for Woman, Life, Freedom protesters

  • Iran police say 21,000 arrested after public tip-offs during 12-day war

Iran Sanctions

  • Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions ‘may be as lethal as war’

    Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions ‘may be as lethal as war’

  • Sanctions are coming: Iranian intel warns ministries, firms on 'snapback'

  • US targets Iran technology, finance networks with new sanctions

  • US offers up to $10 million for information on Iranian cyber group

Mideast Crisis

  • US envoy to UN slams Iran for allowing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

    US envoy to UN slams Iran for allowing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

  • Larijani's visit to Lebanon an effort to sway Hezbollah toward state line, outlet says

  • Netanyahu urges Iranians to ‘take risks for freedom,’ hints at more war

  • Israel holds surprise multi-front drill to test readiness after Iran war

Economy & Environment

  • Two refinery workers in southern Iran die of suspected heatstroke

    Two refinery workers in southern Iran die of suspected heatstroke

  • Tehran split as laundering watchdog offers blacklist exit talks

  • Allies in name only? China’s money flows around Iran and Russia

  • Tehran to cut water for heavy consumers as drought persists

Iran Protests

  • Exiled prince urges unity for Iran regime change at opposition gathering

    Exiled prince urges unity for Iran regime change at opposition gathering

  • Tehran installs loudspeakers in city squares for when internet access is cut

  • Tear gas fired as protests over power and water shortages continue in Iran

  • Netanyahu says Iran regime change must come from within

Diplomacy

  • Iran's president to visit Armenia next week amid Zangezur dispute - media

    Iran's president to visit Armenia next week amid Zangezur dispute - media

  • Reform UK urges cancellation of Shi'ite summer camp over alleged Iran ties

  • Princeton parts ways with controversial ex-Iranian official after 15 years

  • Iranian officials lash out at Trump for mockery of slain commander

Domestic Politics

  • Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

    Tehran hardliners boil over at president’s push for US talks

  • Khamenei picks Larijani as representative for top security body

  • Son of Iran's former intel chief charged with bolstering Israel online

  • Tehran cleric steps down from Friday prayers amid family corruption scandal

Iran Insights

  • Iran says water crisis worsening, Tehran land subsidence looms

    Iran says water crisis worsening, Tehran land subsidence looms

  • Trump's Caucasian corridor sparks threats, doubt in Tehran

  • Pilgrimage splurge ignites fury in blacked-out Iran

  • From outcast to ascendant: Larijani's rise raises eyebrows