Iranian news

Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse

While the streets are full of people, their pockets are empty. The Iranian rial has become a liability that citizens are desperate to offload.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

An identity forged in fire: A Zionist answer to Iran's unity question - opinion

In the face of violence and loss, Iranians are uniting across differences to reclaim their country and future.

|ByKHOSRO ISFAHANI
Flags of Israel and Iran painted on a cracked concrete wall with soldier shadow.

Iranian officers abandon posts, conscripted troops amid US and Israeli strikes - report

The soldiers who spoke with the outlet reported that since the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, confusion has erupted within the Iranian military.

|BySAM HALPERN
Kurdish internal security forces stand guard, as Syrian Kurds demonstrate to demand the release of Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been held in prison by Turkey since his capture in 1999, in Qamishli, Syria February 15, 2026.

Will the Kurds open a new front against Iran's Ayatollahs? - analysis

There is a burning desire among the Kurdish people to unite with the West and Israel to topple the regime in Tehran, yet there is deep pragmatic hesitation among the leadership.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Low turnout expected in Iran election after regime disqualifications, oppressing protesters

Council expected to pick next supreme leader in coming years.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

Pro-Israel, anti-Iranian banners hung in Tehran city center

The banners also expressed support for Vahid Beheshti, an activist who recently spoke to Israel's Knesset.

JANUARY 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A billboard with a picture of the senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi hangs in a street in Tehran, Iran December 27, 2023.

Were terrorists behind the explosions in Iran?

Developing evidence indicates that the explosions in Iran on Wednesday were not accidental, and maybe even caused by internal groups.

JANUARY 3, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

5th mural supporting Iranian protesters unveiled in Israel

Iranian Christian has spearheaded efforts to show solidarity and build a bridge between Iran and Israel

MAY 9, 2023ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE
Hooman Khalili speaks at the Jerusalem Post's ''Celebrate the Faces of Israel'' conference at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023.

Women in Iran face 'yogurt attack' for being unveiled in public

President Ebrahim Raisi said in response on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran.

APRIL 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian women take a picture of a presidential candidate with their mobile phones in Tehran , Iran

Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says

The magazine was hacked in early January after it published a series of cartoons that negatively depicted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByREUTERS
An Iranian cleric holds a picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a protest to condemn the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for republishing cartoons insulting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2023

Iran Revolution is not just a local problem but a global one - opinion

In the 120 days since the protests on 2022, Iran has ruthlessly murdered at least 525 protesters and detained and tortured countless more.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
THE BIGGEST disappointment was watching how Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed at the United Nations and the General Assembly, says the writer

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2022.

Iran leader's mouthpiece slams 'Jerusalem Post' for supporting opposition

Prominent Iranian-American urges Germany to expel Iran's ambassador and recall its envoy.

DECEMBER 20, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Berlin rally against Iran's regime on October 22nd.

Saudi foreign minister: All bets off if Iran gets nuclear weapon

The nuclear talks have stalled with the focus shifting to the Russia-Ukraine war as well as domestic unrest in Iran.

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByREUTERS
SAUDI ARABIAN Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud listens as Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at a news conference in Riyadh on March 10.