new video loaded: A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold. By Erika Solomon, Katrin Bennhold, Christina […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, went on a “feminist” rant on social media on Thursday, discussing gender pay gaps, the effects of capitalism, and how he believes the West “degrades” women. He described women as “flowers” that must be protected and claimed that Western countries limit women to “objects” and “slaves.”Khamenei claimed that, in the […]
So we’re here outside the U.S. embassy compound in Tehran. Here we have an apple with the CNN logo. The Twin Towers interspersed with the dollar sign. The Statue of Liberty. This is one of the most photographed walls, probably in all of Tehran. Americans know this as the former U.S. compound. But to Iranians, […]
In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump announced that the American military had struck three Iran’s nuclear sites early Sunday morning local time. The air strikes targeted Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, facilities at the heart of Iran’s uranium enrichment programme and marked a direct US entry into the […]
Fire at Iran’s largest oil refinery: One killed at Abadan facility, several injured (Source: X/@IranIntl_En) A fire broke out at Iran’s oldest and largest oil refinery, state media reported on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday(local time) due to a leaky pump in an under-repair unit of the Abadan oil facility.The fire killed one worker […]
Despite President Donald Trump’s bold claims that US airstrikes had “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, a new report reveals that the US president held back from authorizing a far more extensive military campaign that could have severely crippled Iran’s capabilities.The report by NBC News citing a US assessment of the impact of Operation Midnight Hammer […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei (File photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday took a jab against US and Israel, declaring that fighting the United States and its “dog on a leash” Israel is “praiseworthy.”Khamenei also accused Israel of waging war with the broader goal of “overthrowing the system” in Iran, suggesting that Israel’s […]
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian (Image credits: AP) Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian was slightly injured by an Israeli strike during the 12-day war between Tehran and Jerusalem last month, according to a report by the IRGC-linked Fars News Agency. On June 16, four days into the conflict, Pezeshkian was attending a meeting of Iran’s supreme national […]
Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei (X @EnglishFars) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the recent military escalation with Israel, according to AFP news agency.Khamenei was seen attending an Ashura night event in Tehran, wearing black attire and a white checkered scarf. A video of the appearance was shared by Fars […]
White House celebrations: Trump to honour pilots who ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites on July 4 US Air Force pilots involved in the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities will be among the honored guests at the White House’s Independence Day celebrations this Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Monday. The July 4 […]
