The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

New IAEA resolution censures Iran over insufficient cooperation

Iran continues to demand that an inquiry into nuclear particles found at its nuclear sites must be dropped.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

Iranian diaspora in Paris hopes for regime change in Tehran

On September 16, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in a Tehran hospital, three days after being arrested by the morality police for wearing her headscarf incorrectly. Iran has since been rocked by protests, which are closely followed and supported by the diaspora abroad. In Paris, the Iranian community…

France 24 · Nov 17, 2022

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes

Authorities in Iran deal with a three-day surge in protests as the West ramps up pressure over human rights concerns.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

Greece, Iran agree on release of two Greek tankers seized by Tehran

Greece and Iran have reached a deal for the release of two Greek-flagged tankers seized by Tehran in the Gulf in May, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

Iran's judiciary sentences three anti-government protesters to death - Mehr

Iran's judiciary has sentenced three anti-government protesters in Tehran to death on various charges such as "corruption on earth" and "waging war on God" on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, adding that the three could appeal their verdicts.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

Shops in Iran, Including Grand Bazaar, Close over Protests

Iranian shops in Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar and elsewhere across the country closed their doors Tuesday amid protests gripping the nation, as two prominent football stars also announced they would not be attending the upcoming World Cup over the demonstrations. The shop closures came amid calls for a three-day national…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 15, 2022

Protesters take to the streets across Iran to mark deadly 2019 crackdown

Iranians took to the streets again on Tuesday after organisers of protests over Mahsa Amini's death called for demonstrations to mark three years since a lethal crackdown on unrest sparked by a fuel price hike.

France 24 · Nov 15, 2022

Shops in Iran, including Grand Bazaar, close over protests

Iranian shops in Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar and elsewhere across the country have closed their doors amid protests gripping the nation

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Calls for Civil Disobedience in Iran

Demonstrations were renewed in several Iranian cities with increasing pressure on authorities to release the detainees amid calls for civil disobedience. Protesters called for extensive participation to commemorate the mid-Nov 2019 protests, and schoolgirls made a "national appeal" to gather and participate in the three-days marches starting Tuesday. Students of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 15, 2022

No push for Iran nuclear talks, U.S. envoy says, due to protests, drone sales

Iran's crackdown on protesters and the sale of drones to Russia have turned the United States' focus away from reviving a nuclear deal, which Tehran has so far rejected, Washington's special envoy for Iran said on Monday.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022