Iran begins this year severely weakened, bereft of most of its regional proxies and its main Middle East ally, Syria. Its ...

"We're seeing signs of ordinary Syrians disavowing the actions of the Iran-backed Assad regime and murderous 'axis of resistance' in pursuit of liberty and peace," Jonathan Harounoff told JNS.

The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering ...

On Chinese social media, some want Iran to go nuclear – but others think it should learn from China’s “reform and opening.” ...

An activist from Iran's Kurdish minority is at risk of execution after her death sentence was upheld by the supreme court, rights groups said Thursday, adding she was being punished for her ...

Now in theaters, “ The Seed of the Sacred Fig ” follows a lawyer named Iman (Missagh Zareh), who is promoted to investigating ...

An Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran’s Mehrabad ...

Tehran is bracing for a tough confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding a weak hand after setbacks ...

Iran has broken its own record for executing the most women in one year, according to new figures. The United Nations said 31 women were hanged in prisons in 2024 – the highest annual number since ...

Lebanon’s Parliament chose a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy in a sign of Hezbollah’s waning ...

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