Domestic Politics
Ex-president's daughter opposes religious rule, supports nukes for Iran
Some of Iran's Reformist politicians have recently called for a secular government; a notion that is in sharp contrast with the religious governing system that has been ruling in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
News in Brief
Iran's Military
Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveil new underground naval base
Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground naval missile base at an undisclosed Persian Gulf location on Saturday two days before Trump's return to the White House.
Gaza ceasefire puts Iranian hostage diplomacy in the spotlight
A ceasefire deal announced this week between Israel and Hamas signals a defeat for the Palestinian militant group's main backer Iran, a former hostage in Tehran who also influenced the ceasefire negotiations told Iran International.
Iran and the United States
Iran Friday sermons urge caution on US outreach ahead of Trump inauguration
State-appointed Iranian clerics expressed differing views in sermons on Friday about negotiations with the United States, days before President-elect Donald Trump is due to take the oath of office.
Iran and Russia sign strategic partnership agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in Moscow on Friday.
Human Rights
Iranian dissident rapper sentenced to death in Iran arrives in Germany
A Iranian dissident rapper arrived in Berlin on Friday after being temporarily released on medical furlough from a prison in Tehran, where he was previously sentenced to death.
Economy
Tehran-Moscow monetary deal now operational, Iran's Central Bank chief says
Iran and Russia have implemented a bilateral currency agreement to settle trade using their national currencies, according to the governor of Iran's Central Bank.
Middle East Crisis
With Iran banished, Syria wants Israel out of buffer zone
Israel has no justification to keep its forces inside a UN-demarcated buffer zone inside Syria now that Iran and its allied groups have been banished from the country, de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday.
French nationals held in Iranian secret detention for years, ex-prisoner says
Two French nationals have spent nearly three years in Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison, their freed compatriot said, a secret detention facility notorious for harsh conditions which is operated by the country’s intelligence ministry.
Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran’s atomic chief says nuclear doctrine rests with top leadership
Decisions concerning Iran's nuclear doctrine are made exclusively by the nation’s highest authorities, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Wednesday.
Eggs, sperm and wombs for sale on Iran's reproductive black market
A widespread network of brokers online are working to facilitate a trade in eggs, sperm, embryos and surrogate wombs, Iranian newspaper Ham-Mihan reported in an investigation.
Iran Oil Sanctions
US sanctions may significantly disrupt Russian, Iranian oil supply, says IEA
The latest US sanctions targeting Russian and Iranian oil could significantly disrupt Russia's oil supply chains, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly report on Wednesday.
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Diplomacy, LA fires provide kindling for lawmaker's latest epic outburst
A hardline Iranian lawmaker known for his parliamentary outbursts accused the government on Monday of betraying national interests by considering negotiations with the United States.
Eye for Iran Podcast
Carter and 1979: the untold story from Israel's military attaché in Iran
As US President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest this week, the specter of 1979 arose anew. For Yitzhak Segev, Israel's last military attaché in Iran before the Islamic Revolution, Carter shares blame for the ayatollahs' rise.