Category: 1. Iran

More than 700 people have been killed in road accidents across Iran since the start of the new year on March 20, according to the country’s traffic police.

“From March 14 to March 31, we recorded 704 deaths from 582 fatal crashes,” said…

Why it matters:

The developments comes at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S., and Russia’s support for Iran underscores its stance against unilateral threats and supports the principle of peaceful…

April 01 2025

The Judiciary has dropped the prosecution of a former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Valiollah Seif, and his former deputy governor for foreign exchange, Ahmad Araqchi, in a high-profile corruption case…

April 01 2025

A female rock climber who competed overseas without a hejab has become the latest athlete to defect.

Elnaz Rekabi gained global attention in October 2022 when she took part in championships in South Korea without…

TEHRAN – Chogha Hill, known as the “Roof of Borujerd,” has become one of the city’s most prominent tourist and recreational centers. 

Situated in the western part of Borujerd, a city known as ” the Little Paris” by the locals, this scenic hill…

Why it matters:

Iran and Uzbekistan, two key players in Central and West Asia, are looking to expand economic and political cooperation. With both nations aiming to enhance regional connectivity, their collaboration could…

April 01 2025

The regime’s security forces arrested at least 127 Iranians in March this year, more than twice the 63 arrested in March 2024, the Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has announced.

That worked out at…

Prisoners in Iran held the 62nd week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” in prisons across the country. Inmates held hunger strikes in protest to executions in Iran. The campaign, which has been going on since January 2024, has gained…