Ramin Mostaghim

Protesters at Tehran University confront anti-riot police in Tehran on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017.

Iran is seeing the biggest antigovernment protests in years. What’s driving the unrest?

August 22, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

For four days, Iranians nationwide have taken to the streets in a remarkable show of anger, demanding the resignations of the country’s top leaders. Demonstrators in multiple cities have confronted...

A building bearing anti-US graffiti in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Nov. 9, 2016. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said there was "no possibility" of its nuclear deal with world powers being overturned by President-elect Donald Trump, despite his fervent threat to rip it up.

Donald Trump’s victory sparks optimism in an unlikely place: Iran

August 22, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

Donald Trump had sharp words for Iran during his presidential campaign, but Iranian leaders see reasons for hope in a Trump presidency. For hard-liners, Trump's threats to revisit the nuclear...

Susan Mokhtiari, 39, in a Tehran park with her terrier Rubeena.

Dogs, Deepak Chopra, Instagram weddings and other signs of change among Iran’s middle class

August 22, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

The groom wore a navy blue tuxedo, the bride a custom-made gown with a fish-scale pattern inspired by pictures she found on Instagram. Waiters passed around French tarts as guests...

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets in Tehran on Feb. 23, 2016.

Iran is having elections Friday. Here’s what’s at stake

June 25, 2019 at 6:02 a.m.

The July 2015 agreement to dissolve Iran's nuclear program has fundamentally reshaped the country's relationship with the West, but just how much things at home have changed will be tested...

Iranian soccer players suspended for fanny pat

August 23, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

A slap on the butt is no laughing matter to Iran's sports overseers. Two Iranian national soccer players were suspended Monday for celebrating a goal in an "immoral" manner, the...

Blast kills Iran scientist, and 2 stories take hold

August 23, 2021 at 1:10 a.m.

A powerful bomb killed an Iranian scientist Tuesday outside his north Tehran home, a mysterious assassination that triggered highly charged accusations with potentially serious political repercussions. Iran's hard-line Islamic government...

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August 22, 2021 at 11:50 a.m.

Protesters, police clash in Iran Authorities gird for unrest ahead of Shiite observance TEHRAN, Iran -- Several thousand protesters took to Tehran's streets Thursday and clashed with security forces in...

Iranian opposition says atomic revelation may incite West

August 22, 2021 at 2:41 p.m.

The international pressure and diplomatic embarrassment facing Iran after the secret of its second nuclear plant was revealed Friday are deepening the rancor between the country's opposition movement and hard-liners...

Ayatollah: No proof U.S. directed protests

August 22, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

In a move seen as an attempt to woo disenchanted moderates and reformists back into the political establishment, Iran's supreme leader said in comments published Thursday that he was not...

Sides eagerly await Rafsanjani sermon

August 22, 2021 at 11:50 a.m.

A self-described "party girl," 28-year-old Ameneh Saeedi has spent the past few days brushing up on her prayers, which she hasn't performed since she was forced to in high school....

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