On a busy sidewalk outside a café, a group of young people, many of them women, bob their heads to the beat of “Seven Nation Army,” by the White Stripes. Huddled around a live band, some shake their ...

Despite being so far limited, this week’s protests mark the latest chapter in growing discontent in Iran, while a population ...

Are These Iran Protests Different? What Is Somaliland, and Do We Have to Care About It? Israeli and American efforts to degrade the military, nuclear, and oppressive capabilities of the regime ...

Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law Technology also used to target protesters, dissidents Activists fear more arrests, abuses after death of Mahsa Amini Sept 21 (Thomson ...

Authorities in Iran have long been fighting a battle with women who refuse to wear the hijab or headscarf, often arresting and, in some cases, killing them for disobeying the religious edict. Now the ...

Iran says it could sustain a war for up to a decade, as the country moves to formalize plans for a major military expansion following its 12-day clash with Israel and the United States last month. "We ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...

The war with Israel has prompted generational turnover in Iranian military leadership. Israel killed dozens of senior Iranian military officers during the recent 12-day conflict, eliminating many of ...