Ali Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, said on Monday that the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran was pivotal to shaping Iran’s current political and defense standing, arguing that without it “the Islamic Republic might not exist."
Iran’s daily Kayhan, overseen by a representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has called for a shift in the country’s foreign policy from “engagement” to “power building,” arguing that decades of diplomatic outreach to the West have failed to secure Iran’s national interests.
An Iranian lawmaker has accused the son of First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref of holding German citizenship, saying that the appointment of Aref in President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government is therefore “illegal.”
An Iranian official has dismissed online reports alleging that a son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei purchased a hotel in Budapest to finance aid for Gaza, calling the claims “fake and fabricated.”
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissed reports that the government had reached an agreement with Telegram to restore access to the banned messaging app, calling the claims false, state media reported on Sunday.
Former Iranian official Mohammad‑Javad Larijani said his country has developed a new theoretical doctrine: one in which a state capable of building a nuclear bomb in under two weeks chooses not to do so.
A senior Iranian official has called for sweeping changes in the country’s system of governance, warning that without reform the Islamic Republic risks “war, collapse, or chaos,” according to remarks published on Thursday.
Iran has told Telegram that a years-long ban on the messaging app will be lifted only if it agrees to cooperate with the judiciary and follow new oversight rules, state media reported on Saturday.
The race for Tehran’s City Council elections is heating up among state-aligned factions almost entirely detached from an electorate which has largely quit the ballot box.
A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called for the execution of women who reject the country’s mandatory hijab.
An outlet linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday conceded that life is getting harder for Iranian families, in a sign that economic malaise has become too severe to ignore even by the ruling establishment.
Iranian reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of endorsing alleged rigging in the disputed 2009 presidential election and backing the deadly crackdown on the Green Movement protests which followed.
Veteran political activist and prisoner Abolfazl Ghadyani published a letter from Tehran’s Evin Prison criticizing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's advice to Trump on how to deal with recent domestic protests.
Iran’ says a new website aims to quickly reassure Iranians abroad they can return home risk-free as it tries to coax back expats to revive a grim economy, but analysts say safety remains elusive.
A legal case has been filed against Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, after she said in an interview that her father was assassinated for criticizing Iran’s leadership, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
The president who once stood triumphant after the 2015 nuclear deal is now under fierce attack from hardliners, with no public defense—a stark sign of how far Iran’s politics and society have shifted in the past decade.
Former Iranian president and key figure in the founding of the Islamic Republic Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was assassinated for his criticism of Tehran's leadership, his daughter alleged in a bombshell interview.
The clash over Russia’s role in Iran has reached unprecedented levels, with the parliament speaker publicly attacking a former president and his foreign minister for speaking out against Moscow.
Prominent centrist figures in Tehran are calling for pragmatic measures including a rethink of relations with Washington to address Iran’s deepening economic problems and foreign policy challenges.
Economic reform in the country is impossible without energy reform, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday, adding that his remarks should not be interpreted as an immediate plan to raise energy prices.
Two senior members of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration urged officials and citizens to refrain from public criticism of the government, describing Iran’s current economic and political situation as “wartime conditions.”
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday sharply criticized former president Hassan Rouhani and ex-foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying their recent remarks had undermined Tehran’s growing strategic cooperation with Russia.