Islamic Republic

My Word: Never forget, never distort - opinion

If the slogans 'Never forget' and 'Never again' mean anything, we need to recognize the essence of October 7, which was accompanied by rocket attacks from multiple fronts, reminiscent of Nazism.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.
Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.

WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined six key demands to rally global support for Iranian activists and protesters, urging a coordinated international effort to weaken the regime.

|ByJAMES GENN
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

'How many more of us need to be killed?' Iranian woman calls on Trump to aid protesters - N12

"We're waiting for President Trump to keep his promise," she said. "Mr. Trump, where are you now?"

|ByTZVI JASPER
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives at the government palace to meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2026

Iran will fire 'everything we have' if under attack by US, FM Araghchi warns in WSJ op-ed

"Our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack," Araghchi wrote in his opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, ALEX WINSTON

Trump threatens Islamic Republic, Israel to be Board of Peace founding member

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JANUARY 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

If Iran tries to kill me, country gets 'blown up,' US President Donald Trump declares

"Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up,” Trump said and added, "I would absolutely hit them so hard. But I have very firm instructions.”

JANUARY 21, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

Iran Interior Ministry official defects, calls for US action against regime amid violent crackdown

“People are waiting for Trump, and if he does nothing, widespread hatred toward him will emerge among Iranians,” stated the rebel official from Iran's Interior Ministry.

JANUARY 21, 2026BySHOSHANA BAKER
Demonstrators cast shadows on a "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flag during a rally in support of protests in Iran. January 17, 2026.

'80 million hostages': Iranians under a digital siege amid internet blackout

“The Islamic Republic turned the streets into rivers of blood. No one has been able to show the depth of the crimes, because the regime shut down the internet," one anonymous citizen wrote.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

Iranian public opinion rallies around Reza Pahlavi as leader - opinion

This support is embedded in a broader context of severe and long-term loss of legitimacy facing Iran’s incumbent theocratic regime.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByHILLEL FRISCH
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Iran's internet to return to normal by Friday, official announces

Afshin declared that "by order of the president, nationwide internet access will be restored from today to tomorrow and at the latest by the end of the week," which in Iran is on Friday.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away - editorial

Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024.

Senior Iranian UN diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland - report

Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad asked for asylum in Swiss territory not only for himself but also for his family after leaving his workplace.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

WATCH: Anti-regime activists hack Iran's national broadcaster, transmit Pahlavi's calls to protest

Anti-regime activists hacked Iran’s Badr satellite, briefly taking over state TV broadcasts to air protest messages and appeals by Reza Pahlavi, according to Iran International and Manoto News.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Activists hold banners, calling for a free Iran, supporting Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (R) and comparing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (L) in New York, January 18, 2026; illustrative.

Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester sentenced to death, confirmed alive by watchdog

Soltani was arrested during public protests in Karaj on January 8. He was the first to be sentenced to execution, an Iranian official told Reuters.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
26-year-old Iranian protester Erfaneh Soltani who is set to be executed by the Islamic regime on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.