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Iran's President Changes the Subject

By Karl Vick

What the Return of the 'Morality Police' Means for Iran's Women

By Astha Rajvanshi

Iran Is the Middle East's Most Dangerous Tinderbox

By Ian Bremmer

The Hidden Protests of Ordinary Iranians

By Kay Armin Serjoie
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Iran School Girl Poisonings: What We Know About the Arrests

Iran’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that arrests and investigations have taken place across numerous cities

By Solcyre Burga

What to Know About Student Poisonings in Iran

Thousands have been poisoned in what activists allege are targeted attacks by hardline religious groups.

By Astha Rajvanshi

Masih Alinejad Won't Be Silenced

Exiled from Iran since 2009, the journalist and activist has long spoken out against the Iranian regime

By Astha Rajvanshi

What to Know About Student Poisonings in Iran

One student has died and hundreds have been poisoned in what activists allege are targeted attacks by religious groups.

By Astha Rajvanshi

Inside Efforts to Smuggle Internet Into Iran

Iranian activists have launched elaborate, nationwide efforts to provide protesters with an alternate internet.

By Karl Vick and Video by Andrew D. Johnson

Q&A: Defecting From Iran With Close Regime Ties

Meisam Jebelli defected from Iran in 2020, but his brother, Peyman Jebelli, runs the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a powerful state-controlled media group.

By Tara Kangarlou

US Adversaries Love the House Speaker Fight

The propaganda arms of China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela are all highlighting Kevin McCarthy's chaotic bid for House Speaker.

By Philip Elliott

Iran Detains Family of Soccer Icon Ali Daei

Iranian authorities detained a Dubai-bound flight, barring family members of outspoken soccer great Ali Daei from leaving the country.

By Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg

Mina Kavani On Filming Jafar Panahi's No Bears

With director Jafar Panahi in jail, Mina Kavani has become a spokesperson for No Bears, but many ask her to speak for all Iranian women, too.

By Armani Syed

Iran's Water Crisis Will Weaken its Regime

A man-made environmental crisis is part of the anger building against Iran's government.

By Ciara Nugent

Roya Piraei, Whose Mother Was Killed in Protests in Iran, Speaks Out

Roya Piraei, 25, was living with her parents in the city of Kermanshah, Iran, when protests began over the death in police custody of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman charged with wearing...

By Angelina Jolie

The Women of Iran Are TIME's 2022 Heroes of the Year

In the winter of 2017, a young woman called Vida Movahed stood on top of a utility box on Revolution Street, a busy artery of central Tehran, and dangled her white headscarf on a stick....

By Azadeh Moaveni

Was Iran's Morality Police Really Abolished?

No Iranian officials have confirmed the abolishment of the morality police, and activists say claims otherwise undermine the movement.

By Astha Rajvanshi

Win or Lose, Iranians Are Torn Over Their World Cup Team

A showdown with the U.S. on Tuesday and ongoing protests in Iran are stirring up mixed feelings.

By Armani Syed

The Kurdish Origins of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’

It’s vital to center Jina Mahsa Amini’s Kurdish identity in the feminist movement in Iran.

By Jiyan Zandi

Iran Has a Long History of Protest and Activism

TIME breaks down some of the key periods of protests and revolutions—from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to today.

By Armani Syed
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