Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took part in a Muharram mourning ceremony at his compound in Tehran on Saturday, appearing before a select audience for the first time since Israeli attacks began on June 13, photos and videos released by his office show.
Widespread blackouts have returned to Iranian homes and public facilities, days after the war with Israel ended, exposing the fragility of the country’s power infrastructure, which had briefly held up while much of the country was shut down.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s declaration of victory in the recent war with Israel and the United States continues to be met with disbelief and ridicule by many ordinary Iranians who mock his televised remarks from a hidden location.
A senior Iranian official said the country must go beyond platform filtering and fully implement a “national internet” system to protect citizens from what he called foreign digital espionage, Iranian media reported on Thursday.
The war has paused, but the collapse has not. Shaken by defeat in the streets, across the region, and from the skies, the Islamic Republic now stands weakened and exposed. The pillars that once held it up, ideology, reach, and fear, are cracking.
In the aftermath of a 12-day war with Israel, Iranian leaders and media are celebrating an unusual show of nationwide solidarity, but some warn that this calm—marked not by rallies but by silence—may soon give way to a deeper reckoning.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was not involved in the negotiations or approval of the recent ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, according to information obtained by Iran International.
The ceasefire between Iran and Israel brought relief to millions—but also sharpened fractures within the Islamic Republic and among its opponents.
The Islamic Republic will not return to what it was before the Israeli and American airstrikes, but what comes next is uncertain, experts tell Iran International.
Ten days of Israeli attacks and a heavy US bombardment, has dealt the Islamic Republic its greatest challenge in its nearly 50-year history. Washington and Tel Aviv openly hint at assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The question of succession has taken on new urgency in Tehran since Israeli missile strikes began and the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to a secure location as he was threatened by Israeli leaders and President Trump.
Iran’s political factions are in open conflict after the US strike on the Fordo nuclear site—hardliners are demanding military retaliation, while moderates and reformists warn of catastrophic consequences.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as possible successors in case he is killed in the war with Israel, The New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans.
Some Iranians expressed gratitude to Israel for assassinating military and political officials they viewed with contempt in video and voice messages sent to Iran International TV.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has publicly rebuked Iran’s parliament for excessive oversight and political infighting, urging lawmakers to ease off ministers and help the country strike a united front.
A senior Iranian lawmaker has issued a rare and sharply worded rebuke of the country’s entrenched corruption and perceived cronyism, warning that public anger over inequality and elite privilege is growing.
Faezeh Hashemi, a prominent critic of Iran’s ruling system and daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, has stunned many by saying she would prefer Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader—if there must be one after his father.
The arrest of a top cleric’s family members has done little to convince many Iranians that the judiciary’s anti-corruption drive is more than symbolic, despite praise from conservatives and some reformists.
The murder of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad gripped Iran, sparking grief and anger over gender violence, legal discrimination and the state’s failure to protect women.
Prominent Iranian cleric Kazem Sedighi's son and daughter-in-law have been arrested on corruption charges, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, more than a year after the hardline cleric himself was implicated in a land grab scandal.
A former senior official in Tehran has urged the establishment of diplomatic ties with Washington and sharply criticized President Masoud Pezeshkian for downplaying the impact of US sanctions.
Iran has been without an economy minister since March—and may remain so even longer—as President Massoud Pezeshkian’s nominee faces mounting opposition from hardliners inside and outside parliament.