The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

Iran Police Detain Top-tier Football Players in Raid at Party

Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year's Eve, Iranian media reported. Social restrictions are among issues that prompted mass unrest in recent months, following the death in custody of a woman accused of violating the strict dress code. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 1, 2023

Protests Erupt in Tehran's Bazaar

Protesters in Tehran's bazaar have chanted slogans denouncing the regime amid tight security measures on the 107th day of public protests in Iran. Online account "1,500 Tasvir," which closely follows the Iranian protests, published a video showing a state of panic in the bazaar and chants of "death to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 1, 2023

Canada, others seek formal arbitration with Iran over downed jet

Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Wednesday called on Tehran to settle a dispute over accountability and reparations for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces nearly 3 years ago through arbitration under the rules of the 1971 Montreal Convention.

Reuters · Dec 28, 2022

Iran Says UK-Linked Arrests Reflect ‘Destructive Role’ in Protests

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that the arrests of citizens linked to the United Kingdom showed London's "destructive role" in the recent protests in Iran. Asked by a reporter to comment on Sunday's announcement in Tehran of the arrest of seven people linked to Britain, foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Year

Why Iran’s Gen Z is protesting, and why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps won’t back down. These articles explain Tehran’s difficult 2022.

Foreign Policy · Dec 25, 2022

Ukraine Official Urges 'Liquidation' of Iranian Weapons Factories

A top Ukrainian presidential aide called for the "liquidation" of Iranian factories making drones and missiles, as well as the arrest of their suppliers, as Kyiv accused Tehran of planning to supply more weapons to Russia. Writing on Twitter on Saturday, Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said Iran "blatantly humiliates…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 24, 2022

Ukraine official urges 'liquidation' of Iranian weapon factories

A top Ukrainian presidential aide called for the "liquidation" of Iranian factories making drones and missiles, as well as the arrest of their suppliers, as Kyiv accused Tehran of planning to supply more weapons to Russia.

Reuters · Dec 24, 2022

Iran's clerical leaders to grapple with deepening dissent in 2023

Nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have ushered Iran into a new era of deepening crisis between the clerical leadership and society at large.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Iran Says Respecting its ‘Red Lines’ Will Lead to Nuclear Agreement

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that Tehran is ready to reach an agreement with Western powers regarding its nuclear file if "red lines are respected." Amir-Abdollahian stated that he had a "friendly conversation" with his counterparts in neighboring countries on the sidelines of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia wants dialogue after Jordan meeting: Iran minister

Several factors have delayed a sixth round of direct bilateral talks, which could be held at level of foreign ministers.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022