Islamic Republic

Iran has become the paper tiger in the room: Even when cornered, it can still lash out - analysis

For over three decades, Iran has carefully cultivated the image of a fierce regional power with unstoppable momentum, but during the 12-Day War, its image took a major blow.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, March 8, 2025
 AN IRANIAN couple crosses the street in Tehran. Iran is composed of many different ethnic communities, the writer notes.

Iran is more nuanced and diverse than wrong impressions of it - opinion

 Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pirhossein Kolivand.

Iran Red Crescent Society head accuses Israel of deliberately targeting rescue workers - report

 Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari.

Iranian lawmaker says Strait of Hormuz still under review, no decision yet to close it


European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

Trump not opposed to another Israeli attack on Islamic Republic if nuclear program continues - WSJ

During his conversation with Trump, the US leader said he hoped there would be no more US bombing of Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Damage allegedly done to US base in Qatar from Iranian attack - report

The report from the London-based news source cites imagery they obtained from a private satellite firm.

Multiple US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport staged at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar August 17, 2021

'Iran can't be free unless all women are free': Oppression of women central to Iran - interview

British-Iranian journalist Jonathan Harounoff discusses his new book 'Unveiled: Inside Iran's #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt.'

 People protest in Trafalgar Square on the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the morality police in 2022 for allegedly flouting mandatory dress codes, in London, Britain, September 16, 2023.

Police prepare for indictment against Tel Aviv man who spied for Iran

Authorities gathered from the investigation that he received thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency for his actions.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

BRICS leaders call attacks on Iran 'violation of international law,' express 'concerns' over Gaza

The group voiced its support for Iran, as well as Ethiopia, to join the World Trade Organization, while calling to urgently restore its ability to resolve trade disputes.

 China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025.

Iran at a crossroads: Intelligence breaches, internal paranoia shake the regime - opinion

Confronted with this damning reality, the mullahs’ regime has resorted to its most familiar weapon: executions and repression

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.

Thousands of Iranian dissidents join anti-regime channel, exiled crown prince claims

Pahlavi launched the campaign on June 29, following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran War.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Divine justice: IAF is God's army, striking Iran as prophesized in the Bible - opinion

You are God’s army, bringing justice against Iran’s evil rulers, as foretold in Jeremiah 49:38-39, which promises judgment on Elam (modern Iran) and the restoration of its people.

 Israeli F-15I fighter jets en route to Iran, June 26, 2025.

Iran's secular Persian identity is reawakening - opinion

Since the revolution, Iran has tried to portray itself as a “moral state,” opposing “Zionist occupation” and “Western imperialism.”

The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

IRGC kills one woman, wounds 12 in Iran while looking for 'Israeli spies,' human rights group says

The report from the Islamic Republic-backed news source claims that the five spies were foreign nationals and "directly affiliated with the Zionist regime's intelligence services."

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.