Iran’s religious and political establishment is increasingly concerned that the growing popularity of pre-Islamic festivals, like Espandgan—celebrated as an alternative to Valentine’s Day—poses a threat to Islamic culture.
Hardliners in Tehran keep blaming other officials for Iran’s economic crisis, despite broad recognition that US sanctions and the state-controlled economy are the main causes of inflation and currency devaluation.
The conservative Tehran newspaper Jomhouri Eslami has warned Iranian authorities that Moscow may sacrifice Iranian interests in exchange for concessions from Washington over the Ukraine conflict.
Iran’s healthcare system is facing mounting challenges, with medicine shortages and soaring costs reaching alarming levels.
With Iran maintaining its stance against talks with the United States, it is pressing ahead with plans to triple its military budget for the new Iranian year in March, signaling preparations for potential military scenarios.
A radical vigilante group leader in Tehran has suggested that Iran should carry out an operation against the United States similar to its missile attacks on Israel last year.
The dramatic fall in the value of the Iranian currency over the past few months, particularly since President Donald Trump took office in the United States, is likely to claim victims from among the president's cabinet members.
The Paydari Party, positioned at the far right of the Islamic Republic's political spectrum, remains relatively small but has significantly expanded its influence in Parliament and key state institutions in recent years.
Tehran has reacted with suspicion to a report suggesting regional rival Saudi Arabia may mediate between Iran and US President Donald Trump, in the latest twist to a drama over whether Iran would accept Trump's overtures for a nuclear deal.
The Iranian government faces a delicate challenge in handling current university protests amid broader public frustration over rising prices and stalled diplomacy with the West.
Some Iranian politicians and media are attempting to soften Iran’s stance on negotiations with the United States after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s rejection of talks, framing it as a call for President Donald Trump to change his public tone.
An ultimatum by US President Donald Trump to Hamas is doomed to fail unless Tehran faces a genuine threat and consequences for backing the group, Michael Pregent, a former US Intelligence officer and military adviser told Eye for Iran podcast.
Divisions over US negotiations, economic hardship from sanctions, and concerns that Russia may use Iran’s nuclear program as leverage with Washington dominate debate in Tehran’s government-controlled media.
Iran's security forces on Thursday arrested dozens who gathered in central Tehran to protest the ongoing house arrest of the 2009 Green Movement leaders.
An Iranian drama series was abruptly banned after just one episode for depicting women without hijab, dance scenes and using wigs and hats to portray life before the 1979 Islamic Revolution more realistically.
Negotiations between Iran and the United States remain possible if President Donald Trump adopts a less "confrontational and arrogant" tone toward Tehran, wrote the editor of a conservative newspaper founded by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The rapid depreciation of Iran's national currency in recent weeks amid fading prospects of direct talks with the US has deeply unsettled many Iranians who face ruin in their daily lives and businesses.
Recent rallies organized by vigilantes outside the Iranian Parliament and in the religious city of Mashhad have sparked criticism over the state's selective enforcement of freedom of assembly.
In Tehran, recent speeches and statements reveal Iranian officials are on edge over the intensifying war of words between US President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Several Iranian state media outlets are reporting false information that Donald Trump imposed outlandish preconditions for talks with Tehran, in what analysts call a coordinated campaign to justify Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's rejection of talks with the US.
The hardline Kayhan newspaper which is overseen by Iran's Supreme Leader has yet to comply with a court ruling requiring the return of a sizable tract of public land, according to a whistleblower journalist.
A young Iranian woman was arrested for appearing without a mandatory head covering and chanting "death to the dictator" in a public square in southwestern Iran on Monday, an eyewitness told Iran International.