Iran, also called Persia, and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia.
President: Hassan Rouhani
Capital: Tehran
Population: 81.8 million (2018) World Bank
Currency: Iranian rial
Check out our latest coverage of Iran news and stories.
US strikes Syria bases used by Iran-linked groups US airstrikes have hit two weapons and ammunition storage facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Revolutionary…
Iran says girl who collapsed on Tehran metro is ‘brain dead’ Iranian teenager Armita Geravand, 16, who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation…
Unverified CCTV footage appears to show the teenager walking towards the train without a hijab on with two of her friends.
UK, France and Germany to keep nuclear sanctions on Iran The UK, France and Germany will retain sanctions on Iran in an attempt to deter…
Debbie McGee revealed the terrifying ordeal.
Iran’s IRGC is often compared to ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
They died after months of solitary confinement and no contact with family.
Olivier Vandecasteele was imprisoned in Tehran last February on charges of espionage.
Iran said Britain was being hypocritical in preaching over human rights.
We fled religious persecution when I was eight years old.
Individuals could be identified from a national identity database.
Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, is reportedly facing execution in Iran.
Iran carries out its second protester execution Iran has executed a second man linked with the mass anti-government protests that have swept the nation. Majid…
Iran executes protester over anti-government protests Iran has executed a protester – over the recent anti-government unrest. The protester – Mohsen Shekari was hanged on…
Iran to disband morality police, says attorney general Iran’s morality police has been disbanded, the country’s attorney general has said, following mass protesting after the…
An Iranian General has reported for the first time that 300 people have died in over two months of protests, but the number is still below the estimation by human rights groups.
Iran is currently in turmoil, with protesters against the theocracy setting fire to the ancestral home of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic fundamentalist regime.
Two famous Iranian actresses arrested – state media Iran state media is widely reporting that two famous Iranian actresses have been arrested for publically supporting…
Iran protests escalate marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini death Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iran’s major cities – marking…
New Zealand Instagram couple freed from Iran after 4 months A New Zealand Instagram couple – who were documenting their travels around the world -…
An Iranian sport climber considered a “heroine” by many has returned home.
The US has agreed with Western allies that Iran’s supply of explosive drones to Russia violates UN sanctions.
The Independent says At least 185 people – including 19 children – have been killed in Iran amid protests that have continued for weeks over the death of a young woman in police custody, a human rights group has said.
Iran to investigate death of schoolgirl in early days of protests The Guardian says Iranian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a…
The Independent says At least 133 people have died since the beginning of historic anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a rights organisation, with more than 40 of them killed in a brutal police crackdown on Friday alone.
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