Some elements of the Iranian state are in favour of relatively relaxing controls, while others wish to cede no ground.

Defiance of hijab requirements has grown widespread across Iran. The government seems wary of cracking down, fearing unrest.

Iran faces significant challenges as its economy struggles and sanctions are reimposed. Despite these pressures, the ...

Iranian politician Ali Shamkhani is being accused of “hypocrisy” over a resurfaced video reportedly showing his daughter’s ...

Forced to marry at 12 years old, sources told IranWire her husband began physically and emotionally abusing her after she ...

Director Mary Darling uses a Baha’i heroine’s persecution in Iran to explore moral courage, forgiveness and the hope of a ...

Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution even as the wider Middle East broadly ...

I’m a great woman. I’m a strong woman. They couldn’t break me,” Alinejad said in Manhattan federal court, standing feet away ...

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The new underground metro station in Tehran, Iran, dedicated to the Virgin Mary offers an opportunity for daily commuters to reflect on God's love for all, Belgian Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran ...