Khamenei’s gloating is understandable; he’s surely right about the damage that the war is causing to the international ...
A Princeton- and Harvard-educated diplomat with a specialty in economics, Mr. Kennedy was halfway through a three-month assignment in Tehran when a Marine came charging down the embassy hallway, ...
Meanwhile, another dissident sentenced to death, and an asylum seeker’s suicide draws attention to pressures Iranians face in ...
Ultimately, the struggle against Iran’s aggression is a battle for the future of the region and the values of the free world. We must stand together in defense of freedom, democracy, and peace. The ...
One of the great ironies of the war in Gaza is that it has given a free pass for repression to one of the world’s ugliest regimes — Khamenei’s. Iran’s 85-year-old leader has, of course, been leading ...
Activists say Swedish nationals have been especially targeted over the life sentence given in Sweden to former Iranian prison ...
Iran’s supreme leader has been enjoying himself lately on X, the social media platform. In one post, he delighted at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses; in another, it was someone waving the ...
Governed by the barrel of the gun rather than the hand of the statesman, Iran’s rulers enforce control without legitimacy, steering the nation into a dark tunnel of instability and fear. The fabric of ...
In a rare statement from a Western government, France condemned Iran's taking of hostages to serve as blackmail to extract concessions from the west, including 4 French citizens, for whom the country ...
Arrested multiple times and tortured, the popular Iranian music artist was sentenced to death on April 24 for his participation in the protests after the 2022 death of young Mahsa Amini.
A report by Amnesty International found that executions in Iran had reached an eight-year high in 2023, after the country executed 853 individuals. But in the span of just 10 days, another 37 have ...
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, finds solace in Elon Musk's platform, citing anti-American sentiments amidst ...