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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Iran’s unremittingly harsh leadership faces one of the most serious challenges to its theocratic rule since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. After weeks of nationwide protests, the ayatollahs’ spell could soon be broken – which is how counter-revolutions begin, and governments fall

Editorial: A brutal regime has failed to safeguard either the country’s physical security or basic living standards. But Donald Trump’s threats to intervene won’t help civilians

Editorial: It can make us healthier, happier and live longer. Engaging in culture should be encouraged like good diet and exercise

Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

I’m constantly running from place to place, swerving from emergency to emergency, trying to juggle work and family as I run out of hours in the day

Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up

Let’s have Wet January. This is an insane time to think of giving up meat and drink

Her books have sold more than 1.5 million copies and she recently sold her Deliciously Ella empire for a rumoured £70million. So why is the queen of wellness worried?

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead

There is palpable tension: not because anyone trusts the president and the US, but because now there is opportunity for change, says historian Jesús Piñero

Barely a mile from Floyd’s murder, an officer killed Renee Nicole Good. We must peacefully say no to this violence