Who speaks for Iran: What the public rift means, and what it hides
The most important question in Tehran may also be the one least possible to answer with confidence: who is making decisions?
Source: Iran International ▾
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‘Permit for a terrorist’: Canada opposition asks who cleared IRGC-linked official’s entry
Canada’s Official Opposition has accused the government of bypassing its own rules after Iran International reported that an IRGC-linked Iranian football official was granted special permission to enter the country despite being inadmissible.
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Two more men hanged in Iran as authorities ramp up executions
Iran executed two more men on Saturday after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences for spying for Israel and cooperating with the Mossad intelligence service.
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Tehran hardens stance on Hormuz as ‘non-negotiable’
Iran’s leadership is hardening its stance on the Strait of Hormuz, framing the waterway as a strategic and non-negotiable asset amid rising tensions and US pressure.
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Iran war cannot end with Revolutionary Guards still in control
Any settlement of the Iran war that leaves the Revolutionary Guards in control would preserve the Islamic Republic's core of power and risk turning a military advantage for the US and Israel into a strategic defeat.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalized after losing consciousness twice
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was urgently transferred from Zanjan Prison to a hospital on Friday after losing consciousness twice and suffering a severe deterioration in her health, her lawyer and the Narges Foundation said.
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Iran faces internal instability fears as US blockade tests regime loyalists
Rising prices for essential goods, inflation above 73%, and a surging dollar amid a fragile “no war, no peace” environment, US naval pressure, and political divisions have heightened concerns among some officials about internal instability.
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Tehran residents face eviction from hotels after war damage
Dozens of residents in Tehran displaced by a 40-day war with the US and Israel said municipal authorities ordered them to vacate temporary hotel housing despite unsafe homes and limited aid, according to interviews published by Etemad newspaper on Thursday.
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Ottawa on defensive after Iran football chief linked to IRGC entered Canada
Canada’s government is under pressure to explain how Mehdi Taj, Iran’s football chief and a former IRGC intelligence commander, was allowed into the country after Iran International revealed he had been granted a special permit despite Canada’s IRGC ban.
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Economics may decide outcome of Iran-US standoff
The next phase of the Iran–US standoff may be decided not on the battlefield, but by how much economic pressure each side can withstand.
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Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf seek Araghchi’s ouster over 'subservience' to Guards
Iran's president and parliament speaker are seeking Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s removal, accusing him of following the Revolutionary Guard chief’s instructions in nuclear talks without informing the president, two sources familiar with the matter told Iran International.
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US forms new coalition to secure Hormuz, asks partners to join
The United States has asked partner countries to join its newly formed Maritime Freedom Coalition to help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf waterways, according to a State Department cable.
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Iranians denounce tiered internet plan as discriminatory and corrupt
Iranians condemned selective access to restricted internet services as discriminatory and corrupt in messages to Iran International, urging others to reject the scheme in recent days.
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How the Taliban tilted toward Iran during wartime tensions
Taliban leaders and affiliated figures voiced support for Iran after Israeli strikes in June 2025 and later US threats, signaling a limited and conditional alignment despite longstanding disputes with Tehran.
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Iran ranks near bottom as press curbs deepen worldwide
Iran ranked among the world’s worst countries for press freedom in 2026 as global conditions hit a 25-year low, with legal pressure on journalists intensifying across multiple regions, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Soaring prices push medicine beyond Iranians' reach
Medicine prices in Iran have surged sharply in recent weeks, with some drugs rising by as much as 380%, according to reports received by Iran International, as the country grapples with soaring inflation, a collapsing currency and worsening wartime disruption.
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As Tehran praises Moscow, critics ask where Russia was
As Iranian officials continue to tout a “strategic partnership” with Russia, rare public criticism has emerged over Moscow’s muted response to the recent war.
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Even state media sounds alarm as Iran’s economy sinks
Iran’s worsening economic crisis is drawing unusually blunt warnings from state media and establishment voices as war, inflation and shortages squeeze households and expose the limits of the government’s response.
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Iran football chief with IRGC ties sent back by Canada after arrival
Iran's football chief Mehdi Taj, once a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was sent back from Canada just hours after landing, according to a government source who spoke to Iran International.
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Iran currency plunges as dollar crosses 1.8 million in open market
The US dollar passed 1. 81 million rials on Iran’s open market on Wednesday, rising nearly 8% in a single day as the country’s economic crisis worsened under the strain of maritime blockade, stalled diplomacy and mounting pressure on households.
