The Latest Breaking News from Majid Asgaripour

Cancelled concert shows political, social rifts in Iran amid war tensions

The government’s push for a public music event generates heated political interpretations over its intentions.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2025

Nowhere to run: The Afghan refugees caught in Israel’s war on Iran

Afghans stuck in Tehran represent a forgotten population in a conflict that has captured global attention.

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2025

Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned that Israel faces a ‘bitter and painful’ fate following the attack.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2025

Ghalibaf among six approved to run in Iran’s presidential election

Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and five other conservatives approved to run in snap vote on June 28.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2024

What caused deadly Afghan-Iran border clashes? What happens next?

The two countries call for de-escalation after deadly clashes erupt apparently over river water-sharing dispute.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023

Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women

Wary of re-igniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to wear the obligatory Islamic hijab.

Reuters · May 2, 2023

Iran marks revolution anniversary, hackers interrupt state TV coverage

The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organised rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Iran intensifies crackdown on Kurdish areas as protests rage

Iranian security forces stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish regions of the country overnight, deploying militia troops, as authorities pursued their deadly suppression of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Iranian state coroner says Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body

An Iranian coroner's report denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran's morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Soccer-Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country's treatment of women.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022