1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1652+ words) Security forces raided the village of Chenar in Asadabad county, Hamedan province, arresting hundreds of residents after surrounding the area early Monday, people familiar with the matter told Iran International. The raid began at around 4:30 a.m., involving dozens of armored vehicles…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago  (44+ words) X strips Iranian officials" blue ticks, spurring wave of parody accounts" " Social media platform X removed premium verification badges from senior Islamic Republic officials, triggering a surge of blue-ticked parody accounts that impersonate them and blurring the line between official…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago  (1717+ words) Oil, gas and Iran economic analyst Iran's oil exports declined sharply at the start of 2026, new tanker-tracking data show, raising fresh questions about the durability of Tehran's most important economic lifeline under renewed US sanctions pressure. Crude oil loadings from…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1690+ words) Freelancers across Iran lost foreign contracts and saw income dry up during January's internet shutdown, digital workers told Iran International, as weeks offline cut their access to projects and payments in an economy already hit by global isolation. Iran's internet,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (43+ words) Iran marks 1979 anniversary under deepening legitimacy strain" " One month after a sweeping and deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, Islamic Republic marked its anniversary with state-organized rallies that appeared designed to project strength even as anti-government chants reverberated across neighborhoods nationwide....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1664+ words) The arrest of several prominent reformist figures in Tehran appears less aimed at silencing dissent than at tightening control at a moment of acute vulnerability for the state, as Iran navigates renewed talks with the United States under the shadow…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1233+ words) The United States on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions targeting individuals, companies and vessels accused of supporting Iran-backed Hezbollah of Lebanon, the Treasury Department said. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two individuals and five entities to its Specially…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1712+ words) Tehran appears to be speaking in two voices about diplomacy with Washington: one calibrated for foreign capitals, the other aimed inward, shaped by fear, factionalism, and propaganda. The widening gap between the two suggests not tactical ambiguity but strategic confusion'and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (587+ words) Senior commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army met with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday morning, Iranian media reported. The meeting was held at the foreign ministry few days after talks with the United States in Oman. Netanyahu…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1082+ words) A senior Iranian conservative figure said the idea of a win-win outcome in negotiations with the United States is fundamentally wrong, even as Iran's government says it has put forward proposals in talks with Washington. Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former…...