The Latest Breaking News from Iran

US Urges UN Court to Toss Out Iranian Frozen Assets Case

The United States on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back around $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the US Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

US urges UN court to toss our Iranian frozen assets case

The United States has urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back some $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Tehran

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Iran President Defiant as 8 Reported Dead in Protests over Woman’s Death

Iran's president on Wednesday accused the West of hypocrisy in its criticism of Tehran as eight people were reported dead in growing protests over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. President Ebrahim Raisi struck a defiant tone on a visit to the United Nations, with demonstrators…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Iranian women shave heads and burn hijabs on TikTok to protest death of Mahsa Amini

Protests were sparked when a 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran’s so-called morality police

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Commentary: Is there still hope for a new Iran nuclear deal?

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the United States and its European allies were seemingly a stone’s throw away from clinching a nuclear agreement with Iran after 16 months of arduous talks.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 21, 2022

‘Anonymous’ hacks Iran state websites after Mahsa Amini’s death

The two main websites of the Iranian government and several media websites have been targeted by hackers.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2022

Iran protests spread, death toll rises as internet curbed

Iranian authorities and a Kurdish rights group reported rising death tolls on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth day and fresh restrictions were placed on social media.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Iran's Khamenei gives second speech after report of illness

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday, appearing healthy after a report that he had been under observation by a team of doctors.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Mahsa Amini: Iranian women burn headscarves in protest at 22-year-old’s death in morality police custody

Mahsa Amini died in hospital on Friday after spending three days in a coma following her arrest in Tehran by morality police

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022

Former Australian hostage Kylie Moore-Gilbert launches legal action against Iran’s president

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was secretly tried and imprisoned by Iranian authorities for more than two years, launches legal action against Iran's president alleging he violated torture conventions.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022