With a population of over 90 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the …

1 day ago · The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet.

2 days ago · Without changes and a deal with US to lift sanctions, Iran could be set for further unrest, analysts say.

Here are the key questions about Iran’s protests, what sparked them, how the government is responding, and why U.S. involvement has become a central issue, answered.

1 day ago · Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian period, …

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3 days ago · President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States has an armada heading toward Iran, renewing warnings to Tehran against restarting its nuclear program or killing protesters …

1 day ago · The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

2 days ago · US conservative commentator Mark Levin told Iran International on Thursday that Iran has effectively become a “concentration camp” amid a deadly crackdown on protests, urging the United …

Jan 17, 2026 · I am in Iran watching the protests and desperate for change. But I don’t believe the regime will fall. Independent media, civil society, the rule of law – these are the things that Iranians...