Category: 1. Iran

TEHRAN – In the first six months of the current Iranian year, which started on March 21, a total of 228,860 marriages and 89,851 divorces were registered across the country, according to the Civil Registration Organization.

Of the total number…

In a televised address a day after his government approved a deal to free hostages and end the fighting, Netanyahu said the campaign’s objectives went beyond Gaza. “I firmly rejected all the pressure because I had one consideration in mind…

Why it matters:

The withdrawal marks a significant de-escalation in one of the region’s deadliest conflicts, potentially paving the way for lasting peace. However, the situation remains fragile as the military pullback…

TEHRAN – Mohammad Khaki, head of the Khorramabad Chamber of Commerce, met with Ontalap Onalbaiyev, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Iran, to discuss ways to expand bilateral trade, emphasizing the need to raise annual exchanges from $340 million to…

The report documented an 86 percent increase in executions compared with the previous year’s 823 cases. Of those executed, eight were hanged in public, 49 were women, and three were under 18 at the time of the alleged crimes.

“This increase…

Referring to the second anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, Hojjatoleslam Haj Ali Akbari said during Friday prayers sermons in Tehran that during the past two years the wicked Israeli regime has suffered numerous defeats; its might has…

Why it matters:

The blatant breach threatens to unravel a hard-won agreement brokered through indirect negotiations involving the U.S. and Egypt. The deal includes a large-scale prisoner exchange and was seen as a major…

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.

I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into the back-and-forth between Israeli and Iranian…

The Amir Kabir Dam, inaugurated in 1960 as Iran’s first multipurpose dam, is now at its lowest level in more than six decades of operation. Once vital to supplying Tehran province, it currently holds only about 14 percent of its 205 million…