A man claiming to be an Iranian intelligence officer promised me he would reveal his country’s secrets. Then he disappeared.

Tehran, a metropolis of over 15 million people, is now regularly mentioned as a city that is nearing its “Day Zero” – the moment when a city’s taps run dry. This is not unprecedented for a major city.

The dissident filmmaker is currently in the U.S. and set to attend the Gotham Awards on Monday night, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. By Etan Vlessing, Scott Feinberg Iran has sentenced the ...

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.” Young people across Iran have been leading ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The city depends on five major reservoirs for its water supply. One has dried up ...

Iran eases social restrictions amid economic and political challenges Crackdown on dissent intensifies, executions surge to highest since 1989 Iran faces external pressures, including stalled nuclear ...

President says Tehran may have to be evacuated if no rain by December Water shortages sparked violent protests in southern Iran in 2021 Families decry 'one hardship after another' DUBAI, Nov 12 ...

DUBAI — Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if the drought gripping the country ...

When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran ‘s capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn’t her main worry. Women on ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. In the third century CE, a new dynasty known as the Sasanians came to power in ancient Iran. Within a few years, the first Sasanian ...

A Jewish Iranian-American man has been sentenced to prison in Iran for traveling to Israel 13 years ago for his son’s bar mitzvah, his family members have disclosed. Kamran Hekmati, 70, of Great Neck, ...