Iranian news

Five Kurdish groups form political coalition to challenge Iran’s regime

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups unite to form a powerful new coalition against Tehran’s regime, focusing on self-determination and democracy.

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups have formed a coalition against the regime in Iran.
An Iranian F-4 Phantom takes off on September 16, 2009.

Iranian air force jet crashes during training exercise, pilot killed

Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-nominated co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s "It was just an accident."

Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison in northern Iran after 17 days - report

Iranians protest outside the US Consulate General in Frankfurt for an end to the regime in Tehran and call for the USA to intervene in the conflict, January 15, 2026.

An Israeli letter to Iran’s brave protesters: We see you, and we stand with you - opinion


Iranian wrestler executed by regime exonerated again by new witness

“My sources also name Moslem Rahimi, a supermarket owner, who witnessed the murder, who has stated Afkari was not the killer.”

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iran’s Houthi proxies targeted G20 in Saudi Arabia

Even as Iranians were lining up to buy masks to help stop the coronavirus from spreading, the regime was urging the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia amid the G20 gathering.

Supporters of the Houthi movement shout slogans as they attend a rally to mark the 4th anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen's war, in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2019.

Keep up the pressure

What else happened in Iran-related news last week?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the crowd of people in Yazd, Iran

Iranian state TV earning ad revenue while broadcasting internationally

Radio Farda estimated that one channel can earn up to a hundred thousand dollars a year, and that number could continue to rise.

Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2017. Picture taken May 16, 2017.

Iranian Military: The rumors of fleeing or arrested commanders are false

At first the IRGC paid the rumors no mind until Wednesday when their spokesman, Ramezan Sharif, officially acknowledged these reports, responding publicly that the rumors are allegedly false.

Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran's Friday prayers July 16, 2010.

Hijabs held aloft as Iranian women protest compulsory cover-up

Women attend Friday prayers in Tehran February 4, 2011.

Why the protests ended in Iran, and is there any chance they may resume?

Observers in Iran said the demonstrations and protests were a clear indication of Iranian hatred toward a regime that is depriving the people of their basic rights and social freedoms.

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this still image from a video obtained by REUTERS

Where is the latest Iranian ‘revolution’ headed?

The protests of the past two weeks are significant.

A WOMAN chants slogans during a protest against the visit of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, outside the European Union Council in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

German politician files criminal complaint against Iranian Ayatollah for mass murder

"Germany should not be a sanctuary for such people."

People stage a protest against the execution by Iran of up to 20 Kurds

Iran bans English in primary schools after leaders' warning

The teaching of English usually starts in middle school in Iran, around the ages of 12 to 14, but some primary schools, below that age, also have English classes.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei