3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1665+ words) Messages sent to Iran International after the death of its 37-year-old presenter Farahnaz Espad have mixed personal tributes with reflections on exile, repression and hopes for political change among Iranians at home and abroad. Espad died on Aug. 17 after a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1725+ words) Mohsen Rezaei on Friday set out four Iranian conditions for an agreement with the United States, another sign that the former IRGC commander who once championed an “offensive doctrine” may be moving from advocating war to contemplating a deal at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1612+ words) Mohsen Rezaei’s threats to halt Iranian oil exports, target countries cooperating with the United States and comments suggesting a possible nuclear shift have triggered a debate in Tehran over his authority to outline such policies as tensions escalate. Rezaei, secretary…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1655+ words) Journalist at Iran International Since Mojtaba Khamenei was named the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader, no one has seen him or heard his voice. That looks like weakness. It is worth asking whether it might instead be postponing the system's…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1629+ words) A letter expressing solidarity with Iran’s political prisoners has ignited an extraordinary ideological backlash, raising concerns among human rights advocates about how political narratives and disinformation can shape perceptions of repression in Iran. Published in The Guardian on August 20, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1600+ words) from the cast of the theater-orchestral production “Arash,” according to a statement from the production...controversy coincided with another problem for “Arash”: anger over its unusually expensive tickets. Prices...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1538+ words) An Iranian state television presenter has sparked widespread criticism after saying “southern Iran be sacrificed for southern Lebanon” while dismissing criticism over the damage caused by recent US airstrikes on Iran’s southern provinces. Reyhaneh Ghasemizadeh accused government opponents of displaying…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1657+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons but did not identify which son was targeted or provide details about the alleged plot. “Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1596+ words) Israel will settle for nothing short of the collapse of the Islamic Republic, its ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told Iran International. “The regime has to fall,” Leiter said. “I think they are on the road to collapse…...