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Is the world turning against the Islamic Republic of Iran? - analysis

Fifty-six countries, ranging from the United States, Britain, France and Germany to Bahrain, Morocco and Japan, reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing the the UN restrictions restored against Iran.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks as he holds a picture of Ali Khamenei, former Supreme Leader of Iran, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 23, 2026.
 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Iranian terror activity in Western Hemisphere jointly condemned by 11 regional countries

Alireza Sepahi.

Alireza Sepahi survived the gallows once, but the Islamic Republic came back for him - comment

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.

Video shows clashes in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, IRGC claims six 'terrorists' killed


Iranian children to be recruited for Islamic Republic’s ‘self-sacrifice’ campaign

The campaign’s spokesperson said it was centered on the cultural slogan, “We have one life, and we give it for Iran,” which he acknowledged had drawn international criticism.

Young children carrying military-style weapons are seen during street parades conducted by military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who provide military training to supporters in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel, on September 18, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

Yom Kippur Eve: 150,000 gather at Western Wall as Iran sends message to the world

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

Jews praying for forgiveness (selichot), at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on the eve of Yom Kippur, October 1, 2025

Pahlavi: Iran regime continues to erode from within as defections grow

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said regime officials and military members are quietly breaking away, claiming the opposition has entered a new phase against Tehran.

Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last shah and Iranian opposition figure, attends an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, July 14, 2026.

Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial

“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”

A woman hand holds a sign with drawings of a lion and an Iranian woman and the slogan Woman Life Freedom in Paris in France on January 18, 2026. Demonstration in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic and in favor of the return of Reza Pahlavi.

‘Last Breath’: The campaign giving Iran’s condemned a face and a name

This year, more than 950 people have been executed in Iran, including at least 29 people arrested in connection with January’s protests. Months later, scores are still at risk of execution.

A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" during a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026.

Israel aids Saudi Arabia as Houthi threats grow and CENTCOM challenges Iran’s claims

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025

How Iran’s Khomeinist Left reinvented itself as the ‘Reformist’ hard core of power - opinion

Post-1979, the Khomeinist Left emerged as a violent, ideologically rigid force blending religious zealotry with leftist ideology. They were the direct executors of state repression.

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

At the UN, gifts are never just gifts - they are influence - opinion

Jonathan Harounoff, the former spokesman for Israel’s mission to the UN, takes readers behind the scenes at the global forum 

Silk portraits of every UN secretary-general. A collection donated by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1997.
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'The Islamic Republic is already dead': A journalist's view from Iran - interview

Iran’s regime still holds power, but journalist Negar Mojtahedi says its grip on the Iranian people is already breaking

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on September 20, 2022.
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Hezbollah’s use of cluster munitions against Israel may be war crime, HRW says in rare condemnation

“Not only are [cluster munitions] inherently indiscriminate, but unexploded submunitions can kill and injure civilians long after hostilities conclude.”

Iranian ballistic cluster munitions are fired towards Tel Aviv on March 27, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel.