Thursday, March 5, 2026

Politics

Amirabdollahian to EU foreign policy chief: Iran is not a land of colorful coups

The Iranian foreign minister once again slammed the West’s double standard regarding the unrest and riots unfolding in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic is not a land of colorful or velvet coup d’états.

Iran Police say officials probing alleged sexual harassment of women by officer

The Police Department of Tehran has responded to complaints about harrowing of a female protester by an officer in charge of restoring law and order in the streets in Tehran.

President Raisi: Enemies failed to cause trouble for Iran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran's foes tried to cause trouble for the Islamic Republic by stimulating riots in the country but failed to do so.

Iran condemns Macron’s remarks about riots, as meddlsome

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has condemned French President's remarks about the unrest and riots in Iran as as political libeling and meddlesome.

Iran’s Leader underlines unity among Muslims

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims, Shias and Sunnis alike, to beware of the plots aimed at sowing discord among them, saying the Islamic world can claim its rightful place in global geopolitics through unity.

Report: Mossad-backed sabotage plot in Isfahan foiled

The Iranian intelligence ministry has reportedly thwarted a plot by members of a network affiliated with the Israeli regime to blow up a sensitive defense industry center in Iran’s central city of Isfahan.

Iranian daily proposes practical steps to end protests in Iran

The Iranian people will stop the ongoing protests across Iran if their economic issues are addressed and their civil rights are granted, an Iranian daily says.

President Raisi: Today’s world needs more effective regional mechanisms

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the role of regional mechanisms, saying today’s world needs them more effective than before.

In letter to UN, Iran explains retaliatory raids on N Iraq, says terrorists targeting Iranians

Iran writes to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to elaborate on the reasons why it recently chose to use military force against the "separatist terror groups holed up in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region", explaining that terrorists have used Iraqi territory to carry out armed attacks against civilians and Iran's infrastructure.

Iran busts arms smuggling team tied to foreign spy services in northwest

Iranian security forces say they have dismantled an arms trafficking ring tied to counter-revolutionary terror groups and foreign spy services in the country’s northwestern border region.

Report: Tehran streets relatively calm despite call for protests

Organizers of anti-government protests and riots in the Iranian capital Tehran failed to gather huge momentum on Wednesday, according to an official Iranian news agency.

Iran’s nuclear chief confirms launch of new centrifuges at Natanz nuclear site

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirms the UN atomic agency’s report that Tehran has started uranium enrichment using new centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility.

Iran’s Raisi arrives in Astana, Kazakhstan, for CICA summit

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for the sixth summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

ISNA: Riots have raged on in Sanandaj in recent days

Iran’s state-run ISNA News Agency has confirmed that “riots” have continued in the Kurdish city of Sanadaj, in western Iran, over the past few days.

Research center: Telegram app use doubled in Iran since recent protests, riots

Iranian center for Data Review and Analysis (BETA research center) says the use of Telegram messaging application has more than doubled since September 6.

Iran Leader: Enemies reacted clumsily to Iranian nation’s progress by plotting riots

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei played down a wave of scattered riots in different Iranian cities as an enemy plot designed as a “clumsy and foolish” reaction to the Iranian nation’s progress and initiatives.

President Raisi: Unity basic strategy for Islamic world

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the significance of unity within the Islamic world, saying today unity is not a tactic, but a basic strategy for Muslims.

IRIB chief: ‘Sabotage act’ that briefly disrupted TV news under investigation

The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) says an apparent hacking attack that briefly disrupted a live TV news bulletin earlier this week was an “act of sabotage” which needs meticulous technological investigation.

Iranian daily warns against ‘non-inclusive governance’

An Iranian daily has warned against a propensity among Iran’s officials to disallow inclusiveness, blaming that mindset for the ongoing protests in the country.

Iran FM raps West double standard, says legitimate demands different from riots

The Iranian foreign minister has censured 'double standard' approach by the West saying Iran will not allow its security to be targeted by others.

Reformist figure Tajzadeh sentenced to 8 years in jail: Lawyer

Prominent Reformist figure Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was detained in July, has been sentenced to a total of eight years behind bars on charges of activities against the establishment in Iran.

Iranian MP: internet outage cannot continue as virtual world acts like oxygen

An Iranian MP has urged officials to admit that the virtual world is like oxygen and the continuation of the filtering will have dire consequences.

Judiciary official: Israeli spy captured in Iran’s Kerman Province

The judiciary head of the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman has announced the arrest of a person over alleged espionage for the Zionist regime of Israel.

Advisor to Iranian president rejects US National Security Advisor claims

Mohammad Jamshidi, a senior advisor to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has hit back at US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s recent anti-Iran comment.

Amini family’s lawyer admits Mahsa had brain surgery, was on medication

The lawyer representing the family of Mahsa Amini admits that the 22-year-old Iranian woman, who recently died in police custody, had a history of surgery for brain tumor, despite her father’s earlier claims to the contrary.

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