The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

In her hybrid critical memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi poses a knotty question regarding the spell of problematic books such as Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita.

Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police. But those flashes show that public anger across the country, once only simmering, is now boiling. The demonstrations surrounding the death…

Hundreds of Melburnians have gathered in solidarity with protesters in Iran, who have taken to the streets across the country, furious over the death of a woman while she was in the custody of Iran's morality police.

Foreign ministry didn’t reject claims of drones sales but said Tehran maintains policy of ‘active neutrality’.

Iran regrets Ukraine's decision to downgrade ties over the reported supply of Iranian drones to Russia, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani "advised" Ukraine to "refrain from being influenced by third parties who seek to destroy relations between the two countries".…

Mahsa Amini fell into a coma after being detained in capital Tehran by officers enforcing the country’s strict hijab rules

Five people share their experiences of the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, as hope of real change grows

Protests erupted in Iran after a young woman died in the custody of the morality police. The enforcement of hijab laws has precipitated the wholesale incineration of headscarves across the country.

TEHRAN, Iran — The death last week of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after Iran’s notorious morality police arrested her because they thought she was not dressed conservatively enough, sparked one of the most intense waves of popular anger the country has seen in years, as well as a deluge of condemnation…