Iranian news

Iranian officers abandon posts, conscripted troops amid US and Israeli strikes - report

The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.

MARCH 6, 2026|BySAM HALPERN

Flags of Israel and Iran painted on a cracked concrete wall with soldier shadow.

Kurdish internal security forces stand guard, as Syrian Kurds demonstrate to demand the release of Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been held in prison by Turkey since his capture in 1999, in Qamishli, Syria February 15, 2026.

Will the Kurds open a new front against Iran's Ayatollahs? - analysis

There is a burning desire among the Kurdish people to unite with the West and Israel to topple the regime in Tehran, yet there is deep pragmatic hesitation among the leadership.

MARCH 5, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups have formed a coalition against the regime in Iran.

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.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

An Iranian F-4 Phantom takes off on September 16, 2009.

Iranian air force jet crashes during training exercise, pilot killed

One pilot is dead and another injured after an Iranian air force jet crashed during a training exercise in the Nowbaran district.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026|BySAM HALPERN

Were terrorists behind the explosions in Iran?

Developing evidence indicates that the explosions in Iran on Wednesday were not accidental, and maybe even caused by internal groups.

JANUARY 3, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

5th mural supporting Iranian protesters unveiled in Israel

Iranian Christian has spearheaded efforts to show solidarity and build a bridge between Iran and Israel

MAY 9, 2023ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE

Hooman Khalili speaks at the Jerusalem Post's ''Celebrate the Faces of Israel'' conference at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023.

Women in Iran face 'yogurt attack' for being unveiled in public

President Ebrahim Raisi said in response on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran.

APRIL 1, 2023ByREUTERS

Iranian women take a picture of a presidential candidate with their mobile phones in Tehran , Iran

Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says

The magazine was hacked in early January after it published a series of cartoons that negatively depicted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByREUTERS

An Iranian cleric holds a picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a protest to condemn the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for republishing cartoons insulting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2023

Iran Revolution is not just a local problem but a global one - opinion

In the 120 days since the protests on 2022, Iran has ruthlessly murdered at least 525 protesters and detained and tortured countless more.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA

THE BIGGEST disappointment was watching how Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed at the United Nations and the General Assembly, says the writer

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByREUTERS