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Comment: For Iranians tired of one-dimensional 'likes', persistent trolls, and absent audiences, Clubhouse has fostered a new kind of more inclusive, real-time political dialogue, writes Hossein Derakhshan.
Uncut scenes of the second season of an Iranian TV show posted online pushed viewers to suspect censorship from the government.
Nuclear issue key as Iran readies for Rouhani replacement
"Rouhani has every interest in a diplomatic victory to polish the end of his mandate."
Malcolm X: Misunderstood pioneer of US civil rights movement
On the 56th anniversary of his death, we must remember the lessons of Malcolm X: To oppose racism and discrimination in all its forms.
Trumpism and the political future of America
In-depth: A common observation of Trumpism is that it is unprecedented, an aberration or un-American. History shows that none of these are the ...
Sri Lanka sticks to cremation of Muslim Covid-19 victims
Sri Lanka's controversial decision to cremate the bodies of Muslims who died of coronavirus has been met with intense opposition by the community.
Iran's ultraconservative cleric Mesbah-Yazdi dies
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi, 85, was under medical care and hospitalised days ago due to a "digestive disease" at a Tehran hospital.
Will Biden's presidency affect Iran's influence in Latin America?
In-depth: The Biden administration could reset caustic ties with Iran, but how will that affect Tehran's budding relations with socialist Latin ...
Iran's ex-judiciary chief Yazdi dies: state media
Ultraconservative Mohammad Yazdi served as the president of the Assembly of Experts - a body tasked with appointing the supreme leader - in 2015.
For US progressives, the fight has only just begun
In-depth: Progressives and minority voters helped Biden across the finish line in key swing states. Now they want to make sure their policy ...
US attack risks 'full-fledged war', says adviser to Khamenei
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has warned that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a "full-fledged war" in the Middle ...
UK's Labour denies parliamentary whip to Corbyn
The British Labour party has refused to re-admit his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn to its parliamentary ranks.
Biden may 'change course' on Iran, but obstacles abound
Unlike four years ago, the Iran issue was largely absent from campaigning for the 2020 US presidential election, and Biden's proposals on the ...
Biden's victory cannot mean complacency
Comment: America may have survived Trump, but now we must work to shore up the cracks in the foundation of our fragile democracy, writes Zaina ...
UAE ministers arrive in Israel for first official visit
A UAE delegation has arrived in Israel for a high-profile visit.
What a Biden-Harris ticket means for the Middle East
America's strategy in the Middle East has failed. But can a Biden presidency repair it?
A plan to resist Trump’s Deal of the Century
The long read: A new book by Palestinian intellectual Azmi Bishara presents a comprehensive strategy to resist Trump and Netanyahu’s widely ...
Iran's newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic
Iranian lawmakers were sworn in after many MPs arrived for the opening ceremony wearing face masks and observing social distancing regulations.
Opposition leader says Netanyahu embarrassing Israel
Yair Lapid launched as a scathing attack against Benjamin Netanyahu, whose corruption trial is the talk of the country.
Iranian vice-president, former US hostage spokesperson struck by coronavirus
Iran’s Vice-President for Women’s Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, who was also the spokeswoman for the hostage-takers who seized the US Embassy in ...
Iranian hardliners seize Tehran amid record low turnout
Officials have blamed the low turnout on the coronavirus outbreak and enemy 'propaganda'.
Iran says 'enemies' used coronavirus to sabotage election
Iran's supreme leader accused foreign media of trying to use the outbreak to sabotage the country's general election.
Conservatives lead as Iran poll results trickle in
Iran's conservatives appear to be leading in an election marred by the disqualification of many candidates by authorities.
US sanctions Iranian officials for barring candidates
The officials targeted ahead of Friday's vote include Ahmad Jannati, a 92-year-old cleric who, according to the Treasury Department, oversaw the ...
As parliamentary polls opened in Iran, voter turnout may falter due to disappointment among voters.
Comment: The real losers of the US sanctions are ordinary Iranian people, writes Bashdar Ismaeel.
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