This article first appeared in our partner site, Independent Persian While Iranian officials continue to issue confident claims that they are “fully prepared”, “responding decisively” and “managing ...

Just weeks after thousands of Iranians were killed in a brutal crackdown on dissent, life in the capital appeared to be back in full swing here on Tuesday. But the air of normality masks an uneasy ...

Massive protests rocked Iran in recent weeks but appear to have largely subsided after a brutal crackdown that has left at ...

Tehran was far from its usual hustle and bustle on Tuesday, but life was regaining some colour despite concerns from residents that a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel may not hold, after ...

But even more compelling than the propulsive on-screen action and its eerie predictive power are the tortured psychological gymnastics performed by the key characters as they stretch and leap to ...

Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital ...

On Sunday, an advisor to Iran's health minister made a grizzly announcement on state television. In the last year alone, air pollution in Tehran left 4,460 dead, and the problem's getting worse. The ...

Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United States. Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient ...