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Iran’s former empress Farah Pahlavi calls for day of mourning for protesters murdered by regime

Farah Pahlavi calls for a National Day of Mourning on January 23 to honor victims of Iran’s protest crackdown, urging Iranians worldwide to observe a minute of silence.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Iran's Former Empress Farah Pahlavi poses during a photo session at her home in Paris on January 20, 2026. The widow of Iran's former shah, Farah Pahlavi, believes that 'there is no turning back' after the protests against the Islamic Republic.
(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

IRGC launches missile, air defence exercise to deter eighth day of nationwide protests - report

The exercises were made as a deterrent move by the Ayatollah's regime, while Iranians keep protesting nationwide for the eighth day in a row.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Khamenei admits Iran in economic turmoil for first time as protests escalate

Khamenei addressed the protests through his official Farsi-speaking account, calling the Bazzaris "among the most loyal Iranians in the country.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
THE HISTORY of Jewish-Persian friendship goes back over 2,500 years, and it is unlikely there is any other example of two civilizations enjoying such a long and prosperous relationship. Here, anti-Iranian regime protesters wave the Iranian Lion and Sun flag before the 1979 revolution and Israeli fla

Israel's concrete support to Iranian people will grant partner in hostile neighborhood - opinion

By investing in Iran’s future at this critical juncture, Israel would not only earn the enduring gratitude and goodwill of millions of Iranians, but it would also secure a strong, strategic friend.

|ByDR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE

Iran executes dual national Alireza Akbari after accusing him of spying for UK

Britain had described the death sentence as politically motivated and called for his immediate release.

JANUARY 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Alireza Akbari, Iran's former deputy defence minister, speaks during an interview with Khabaronline in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained on January 12, 2023.

Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence

Iran has already executed two people involved in unrest that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByREUTERS
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022

Iran’s Guards arrest seven people linked to UK over protests

The government has blamed the unrest on demonstrators bent on the destruction of public property and says they are trained and armed by enemies including the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

DECEMBER 25, 2022ByREUTERS
Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Ukraine official urges 'liquidation' of Iranian weapons factories

Ukrainian officials have accused Iran of planning to supply more weapons to Russia.

DECEMBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

EU to discuss Russia, Iran sanctions, top up of Ukraine arms fund

EU leaders gathered to discuss a new wave of sanctions on Iran and Russia, in addition to renewing finances for Ukraine's weaponry needs.

DECEMBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
EU leaders hold summit on Russian oil sanctions, in Brussels

Iran, North Korea think they can become nuclear powers without obstacle - analysis 

North Korea and Iran have made it clear that their nuclear threats are not empty.

NOVEMBER 26, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures as he watches the test-firing of a new-type tactical guided weapon according to state media, North Korea, in this undated photo released on April 16, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for 'rioters' as protests rage

The activist HRANA news agency said that 318 protesters have been killed in the unrest as of Saturday, including 49 minors.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByREUTERS
A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022.

Iran says over dozen people killed in shrine attack, Raisi vows to respond

Islamic state claimed responsibility for Wednesday's shrine attack.

OCTOBER 26, 2022ByREUTERS
Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked, state media says

Iranian hacker group "Black Reward" hacked into Iran's atomic energy organization's email server.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hacker (illustrative)

Protests renew in Zahedan in southeast Iran two weeks after massacre

Over 80 protesters were reportedly massacred by Iranian forces in Zahedan in southeast Iran two weeks ago.

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.