Islamic revolution

The final battle for Iran: Why Khamenei’s regime is on its last legs - opinion

Iranians unite against the regime, growing protests signal the possibility for change, yet the world remains hesitant to act.

|ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
A screenshot of a pre-recorded message by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from a hidden location.
Farah Pahlavi, former Empress of Iran, pictured with the author.

'The Prince of Persia': History, faith, and a warning the West ignored - opinion

Evangelical Bible believers see the uprising in Iran as a battle between principalities and powers similar to a battle that happened in Persia during Daniel’s day in the Bible.

|ByMIKE EVANS
IRANIANS GATHER while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.

'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump

The demonstrations, which began in Tehran last month, have spread to all of Iran's 31 provinces but have yet to reach the scale of the 2022-3 unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

|ByREUTERS, ALEX WINSTON
PEOPLE WALK on a street in Tehran, Iran in November 2025.

The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion

When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.

|ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM

Iranians mark Islamic Revolution anniversary amid US tensions

Iran almost got into a full-blown conflict with the United States last month after a US drone strike killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3.

FEBRUARY 11, 2020ByREUTERS
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the grave of Imam Iran's late founder of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on the occasion of the anniversary of Khoemeini's return to Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 1, 2020

German president mistakenly congratulates Iran's regime for its revolution

The office of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced it would not send the Iranian regime a congratulatory email on the anniversary of the revolution - then accidentally sent it anyway.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes ambassador of Iran to Germany Mahmoud Farazandeh, at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2020

Iran uses criminal inmates to torment political prisoners - Report

"Whenever the intelligence agents want to pressure political prisoners, they use criminal inmates for the purpose, leaving no tracks of their involvement," dissident Alireza Golipour told Radio Farda

JULY 22, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians walk past a large picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a park in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2016.

What was Iran thinking trying to seize British tanker?

Why would the IRGC, which is already designated a terrorist organization, launch a brazen attack when a British warship was nearby.

JULY 11, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
British warship arrives at Hamad port ahead of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference, in Doha

Right from wrong: Bringing Iran to its knees

MAY 16, 2019ByRUTHIE BLUM
This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website via SEPAH News on February 7, 2019 shows the new "Dezful" missile during its inauguration ceremony at an undisclosed location

Massive floods in northern Iran force military response

The floods illustrate the failure of Iran’s civilian authorities to handle natural disasters and the competition between military, local government and the IRGC.

MARCH 25, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man tries to cross a flooded road damaged by Cyclone Gonu near Jusk seaport, 2,000 km (1,240 miles) southeast of Tehran, June 8, 2007

U.S. ambassador slams German gov't for celebrating Iran's revolution

“No one should confuse the desire to have dialogue with a celebration marking 40 years of brutality"- US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.

FEBRUARY 16, 2019ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A boy holding a placard with pictures of (left to right) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, poses in front of a model of a satellite-carrier rocket last year

40 years of hate

The Iranian regime is using the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution to boast about its accomplishments in seeking to dominate the Middle East and threaten Israel and the United States.

FEBRUARY 12, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A military vehicle carrying Iranian Zoobin smart bomb (L) and Sagheb missile under pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Late Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Nasrallah: I am willing to ask Iran for anti-aircraft weapons for Lebanon

Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah praises Iranian regime's 'independence,' says no chance Israel will attack Iran.

FEBRUARY 7, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech

Hijabs held aloft as Iranian women protest compulsory cover-up

FEBRUARY 1, 2018ByTHOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Women attend Friday prayers in Tehran February 4, 2011.