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February 13, 2026, 01:04 PM - 10 min read
Today, the Iranian economy is in poor shape, despite the oil revenues that hold it back from the brink of collapse. People are unhappy with high unemployment rates, hyper-inflation and never-ending sanctions.
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February 6, 2026, 11:37 AM - 4 min read
Amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, the virtual US Embassy in Iran on Friday warned its citizens to “leave Iran immediately” as the government there “continues to restrict access to mobile, landline, and national internet networks”
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February 3, 2026, 03:56 PM - 3 min read
The announcement came as Washington and Iran continued to trade warnings and threats of potential US military strikes on Tehran and Iranian retaliation
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February 1, 2026, 12:32 PM - 3 min read
US President Donald Trump has stated that he will not disclose his plans regarding Iran to anyone, not even his closest regional allies, even while a US armada surrounds the Gulf
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February 1, 2026, 08:06 AM - 3 min read
The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes
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January 30, 2026, 10:34 AM - 3 min read
The country’s deputy foreign minister reiterated that Tehran is “200 per cent ready to defend itself” and warned that any US attack would receive an “appropriate response, not a proportionate one”, potentially targeting American bases in the region
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January 29, 2026, 09:55 AM - 3 min read
The refusals complicate potential US military options, as both nations host significant American forces: Saudi Arabia accommodates over 2,300 US troops while the UAE hosts around 5,000 at Al Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi
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January 25, 2026, 02:09 PM - 6 min read
The US has pushed the UNHRC to pass a resolution against the alleged violation of human rights taking place in Iran. Shouldn’t a similar resolution be brought against the United States for the way ICE officials have been treating people, even killing them wantonly? There cannot be more brutal, ruthless and inhuman abuse of force against people than the ICE is resorting to people in the name of identifying and deporting the “illegal immigrants”.
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January 25, 2026, 01:37 PM - 7 min read
Once silenced by the Islamic Republic, Googoosh now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity. The 75-year-old Iranian megastar’s refusal to sing is not a sign of hesitation but a conscious political gesture—one that draws its force from her singular position in Iran’s cultural history. Many see this refusal as a reclamation of her agency; with Iran again roiled by mass mobilisation and protest, her silence resonates as loudly as her songs once did.
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January 18, 2026, 01:32 PM - 8 min read
For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. For the opposition, the same events are framed as a nationwide uprising rooted in long-standing grievances.
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January 3, 2026, 04:10 PM - 4 min read
At least two more people have been killed in Iran’s economic protests, raising the toll to 10, as unrest spreads nationwide and Trump warns Tehran against violently suppressing demonstrators.
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July 29, 2025, 11:40 AM - 3 min read
United States President Donald Trump has responded to the Iranian Foreign Minister’s position on uranium enrichment, saying he will not hesitate to order another round of strikes if that is what Tehran is seeking.
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