Domestic Politics

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should cleave toward a moderate approach toward the United States in ongoing talks, several prominent Iranian political commentators have suggested.

Long one of the Islamic Republic's staunchest ultra-conservatives, cleric and Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has lately championed anti-corruption and urged caution on a new hijab law in a shift which has confounded allies.

A growing divide in Iran over how to approach negotiations between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program appears to have reached the office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Two university students were assaulted near their dormitory in Tehran on Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of attacks targeting students in the Iranian capital.

With inflation and unemployment mounting, some Iranians and officials are stepping up calls to expel the millions of undocumented and impoverished Afghans in their midst to claw back jobs and government handouts for citizens.

Iran's Supreme Leader has approved the foreign minister and commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s extraterritorial force joining the board of trustees of the country’s main war heritage foundation, signaling deeper integration of foreign policy and regional military strategy.

Enforcing Iran's new hijab law is the top priority for the parliamentary cultural committee, its spokesperson said as authorities come under mounting conservative pressure to implement legislation expanding surveillance and penalties.

Iranian state television dismissed several senior staff members and triggered a legal crackdown after a segment insulting Sunni Islamic figures was broadcast, drawing public outrage and prompting official apologies to contain the fallout.

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that a near-final agreement with the United States was within reach in the spring of 2021, but was ultimately derailed by hardliners’ opposition seeking to undermine his administration.

The man who shot dead two Iranian Supreme Court judges in a rare assassination of top officials in January has been identified as Farshid Asadi, a 31-year-old court service aide, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.

One of Iran's state television channels, Nasim TV, has apologized for a satirical program that mocked a Saudi Arabian official, saying the incident was a negligent mistake and that disciplinary action has been taken against those responsible.

Local authorities are deploying advanced surveillance technologies in Isfahan to identify and threaten women who defy the country’s strict hijab regulations, according to research by internet watchdog Filterwatch.

A sharp rise in the price of opium in Iran has driven long-time users of the traditional narcotic toward cheaper and more dangerous synthetic alternatives, according to a field report published by Tehran-based daily.

A day after the second round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States concluded in Rome, Tehran’s major newspapers revealed the ongoing divide between reformists and hardline factions.

In the wake of talks with the US, Iran's hardliners have used historical parallels as a way to justify negotiations on the country's nuclear program which had initially been rejected by the Supreme Leader and his hardline allies.

Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States have been positive so far, the Iranian government spokesperson said on Sunday, adding that Tehran welcomes any initiative to lift sanctions.

Iran's judiciary has announced legal action against the heads of two media outlets following their commentary on the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the United States.

Tehran media outlets controlled by hardliners warned the government on Thursday not to place hope in the outcome of renewed talks with the United States, set to resume in Rome on Saturday.