Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi - Activist stands convicted of ‘inflaming the situation’ during 2022 protests in Iran

This edition of the Farda Briefing explores Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's recent comments on engaging the United States and whether Iran is ready to make big concessions.

Meanwhile, families of executed prisoners demand access to unmarked graves, the foreign minister’s talks with the Taliban trigger backlash and a cleric resigns after criticising Azerbaijan’s president

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state control, in yet another sign of Iran's weakened position since October 7.

Iranian cities face severe air pollution, particularly during winter, due to old vehicles and dirty fuel. This has led to increased respiratory illnesses, shuttered schools, and thousands hospitalized.

The Iranian government announced recently announced its decision not to punish women who do not wear the mandatory Islamic veil and has reduced the presence of the morality police on the streets of Tehran but many Iranian women remain wary and consider this to be a temporary situation

When the president removed security details for officials targeted by Tehran, absent was any talk of consequences if the Iranians carry out their

NICOLE GRAJEWSKI is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance From Syria to Ukraine.

Three Indian nationals have gone missing in Iran and India has taken the issue with Tehran strongly, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (January 31, 2025).

In Davos, Mohammad Javad Zarif also says Israel failed in its Gaza war objectives, Tehran not building nukes; report says Iran to receive missile fuel shipment from China

Tehran confirmed the purchase of Moscow's Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, strengthening the countries' military and political ties.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the suggestion in response to President Donald Trump's "clean out" Gaza proposal.