Islamic Republic

Experts see systemic fractures in Iran protests, not single-leader movement

After five days of demonstrations, some analysts and observers see support for the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, as the main factor, and others cite economic grievances.

A sign at a currency exchange bureau as the value of the Iranian rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 20, 2025.
A DEMONSTRATOR raises his arms and makes the victory sign during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s ‘morality police,’ in Tehran in September 2022.

As Iranians rise up against Islamic regime, US and Israel navigate between solidarity and sabotage

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters

IRANIAN ACTRESS Taraneh Alidoosti.

Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime - opinion


Iranian Basij member, several protesters reported killed on fifth day of nationwide protests

Human rights groups claimed that several demonstrators were killed when authorities used live fire to disperse protests.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Pahlavi addresses Iran, Lebanon seizes weapons - December 31, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

Iran opens dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations over plunge in currency value

President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday that he had asked the interior minister to listen to "legitimate demands" of protesters.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

Is Iran’s Tiananmen moment a sign bazaar protests will topple the regime? - analysis

As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen's ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change.

(L) An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, (R) man standing in front of a convoy of tanks in the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Beijing, China, June 5, 1989.

An open letter to Trump: Protect the free world from those who seek to dominate it

‘God has chosen you to deliver the free world from those who seek to dominate it and take away its liberties,’ writes Ruth Wasserman Lande

US President Donald Trump has been ‘chosen to deliver the free world from those who seek to dominate it.’

Israel concerned Iran covets chemical, biological weapons

There isn't yet current proof that Tehran is developing or possesses such weapons.

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

Mossad spurs Iran protests, says agents with demonstrators in Farsi message

As protests grow across Iran, the Mossad posted an unusual Farsi message urging demonstrators to act, saying it is with them in the streets, amid rising economic pressure and public unrest.

Illustrative Mossad agent.

Protests erupt across Iran as collapsing rial sparks unrest, regime blames 'enemy' influence

Clashes have reportedly broken out across multiple streets in Tehran, with authorities using tear gas to disperse the protesters.

An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, December 29, 2025

Iran spams Israeli phones, cyber directorate warns recipients to not respond

The messages read "the Doors of the embassies of the Islamic Republic of I.R.A.N. are open to you."

MANY ISRAELIS are receiving messages from Iran.

Iranian satellites, Iron Beam launches - December 28, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

  Iron Beam, Iron Beam M, and Lite Beam.

Iran launches new satellites in show of defiance ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting

Prior to the June war, Tehran had managed numerous satellite launches in recent years, some on its own, and some in conjunction with Moscow.

The Safir satellite-carrier rocket, which was designed for Iran's Omid satellite, is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran in 2009