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  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    Iran agrees to pardon ‘tens of thousands’ of prisoners

    Regime has been rocked by sustained period of civil unrest that erupted after death of woman in custody

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    News in-depth
    Ripping apart art: Iran’s cultural world strained by protest and politics

    New forms of expression emerge amid debate in the community about whether to continue civil disobedience campaign

  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    OutlookNajmeh Bozorgmehr
    Iran’s dissidents offer a new template for martyrdom

    Protesters have shown the regime they are also willing to die for a cause — but this time it’s not religion

  • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
    Drones target Iranian military site in Isfahan

    Tehran acknowledges attack but stops short of attributing blame

  • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
    EU to consider listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorists

    France and Germany endorse policy push despite risk of scuppering nuclear talks

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    News in-depthIran nuclear deal
    West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks

    Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    Kim Ghattas
    Unrest and unsettled leaders bode ill for the Middle East in 2023

    From Israel to Iran, there is a lengthy list of potential problems in the region

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    UK foreign policy
    UK weighs designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation

    Foreign secretary James Cleverly says Tehran will be ‘held to account’ after execution of Iranian-British man

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    News in-depth
    Raisi avoids blame as Iran’s pro-democracy forces direct anger elsewhere

    President has been largely ignored by reformists who have focused instead on wider Islamic regime

  • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
    UK recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iran executes Iranian-British man

    UK prime minister condemns execution for alleged spying as ‘cowardly act’

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    Lunch with the FT
    Nazanin Boniadi: ‘My first protest was in the womb’

    The Lord of the Rings actor on being part of Iran’s ‘first female-led revolution of our time’, fleeing Tehran — and facing down TV directors over the hijab

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    Najmeh Bozorgmehr
    Year in a word: Woman, Life, Freedom

    This slogan has become the rallying cry of Iran’s protest movement

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Iran’s foreign minister holds ‘friendly talks’ with Saudi Arabia

    Statement signals Tehran’s willingness to ease tensions with arch rival

  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    Young Iranians turn ire on clerics

    Online videos show young people knocking turbans off clerics in cities across the country

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Iran takes hard line against protests with swift second execution

    Public hangings signal intransigence of authorities after months of demonstrations

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Republican Party US
    Peter Thiel brands US midterms a ‘depressing disaster’ for Republicans

    Billionaire venture capitalist ploughed more than $30mn into backing GOP candidates

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    Iran hangs second protester for attacks on security forces

    At least 10 people on death row in Islamic republic after crackdown on nationwide demonstrations

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US says Russia providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran

    Washington’s intelligence points to how the war in Ukraine is leading to greater collaboration between Moscow and Tehran

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Iran executes 23-year-old protester

    Islamic republic hangs its first prisoner in connection with anti-government demonstrations

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    Iran signals end to morality police responsible for upholding Islamic dress code

    Prosecutor-general says judiciary will not take leading role in implementing hijab law

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    The ‘mullahs’ team’? Iran’s World Cup journey divides society

    Anti-government protesters are hoping for defeat in crucial match against US after regime exploits win against Wales

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    China rocked by protests against ‘zero-Covid’ policies

    Europe confronts fresh migrant influx on top of the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees

  • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Iran targets Kurds sheltering in Iraq: ‘We’re being used as a scapegoat’

    Tehran seeks to blame dissident groups across the border for anti-government protests

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran announces nuclear enrichment programme expansion

    Move follows rebuke by UN watchdog over uranium traces found at undeclared sites

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    FIFA World Cup
    Confident England kick off World Cup campaign with thumping Iran victory

    Midfielder Jude Bellingham impresses with a performance of high concentration and low ego

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