The Latest Breaking News from Mashhad

Four Months of Chaos: Why Ayatollah Khamenei's Burial Was Secretly Postponed Amidst the US-Israel-Iran War

Iran has announced the funeral dates for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, coinciding with ongoing diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran, highlighting the complex geopolitical landscape.

International Business Times UK · Jun 13

Tehran regime executes three protesters, one 'without evidence'

Iran’s judiciary says three protesters detained over the January unrest in the city of Mashhad have been hanged, as rights groups report four murder convicts were executed in a unrelated case in Isfahan.

Euronews · May 4

Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei yet to be buried. Are Iranian officials too 'afraid' to do so?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's burial remains uncertain over a month after his death, with officials citing security concerns and an "unprecedented turnout" expectation. A joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28 escalated into broader conflict, delaying the planned state funeral. Concerns include potential Israeli strikes and nationalist counter-rallies, with Mashhad…

The Times of India · Apr 19

'Death to the dictator': Month after deadly crackdown, protests flare up in Iran again - Watch

Video footage circulating online shows hundreds of students marching through university campuses in Tehran and Mashhad on Saturday, more than 40 days after a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran. The rallies, described as the largest student demonstrations since the violence last month, took place at Sharif University of…

The Times of India · Feb 22

Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises

Protests challenging Iran’s theocracy have reached the two-week mark, with demonstrators flooding the streets in Tehran and Mashhad

The Independent UK · Jan 11

Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran

Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, her foundation says

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is more complex than that

From 2015 to 2018, I spent 15 months doing research work in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. As an anthropologist, I was interested in everyday life in Iran outside the capital Tehran. I was also interested in understanding whether the ambitions of the 1979 Revolution lived on among “ordinary” Iranians, not…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2025

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ali Khamenei was born in Mashhad, Iran, in 1939, as the second son of a local religious leader, Javad Khamenei, and he grew up in relative poverty.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025

Relieved Pakistanis Recall 'Horrifying Nights' As Israel, Iran Trade Strikes

Mohammad Hassan anxiously returned to Pakistan from neighbouring Iran this week after witnessing drones, missiles, and explosions tear through Tehran's sky during what he called long, "horrifying nights".

International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025

How Iran’s leaders are using the ‘martyrdom’ of President Raisi as part of the election campaign

Thousands of Iranians came out on the streets to mark the funeral processions of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Mashhad, and Tabriz, after he died in a helicopter crash alongside the foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian. During these processions, huge banners were put up naming Raisi as “the martyr of…

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2024