Iran is no stranger to such unrest. In 1979, similar circumstances led to the Iranian revolution. However, Iranians soon became disappointed that the revolution did not deliver what they had been ...

What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

A senior Iranian official has claimed the Islamic republic owns the Lion and Sun emblem, a traditional symbol used by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victims from Iran's uprisings are remembered at a vigil in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026. Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via ...

The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.

Whether Iran is in the mid stages of a revolution, or warming up for a future one, the regime is on an existential brink. After weeks of uprisings, the mullahs have shut down the internet and even ...

This article is authored by Harija Kodangat, research scholar, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Ray Takeyh is Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Iran is once more experiencing a popular uprising. Scenes of protesters chanting “death to the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a matter of days, nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy exploded into a crackdown and bloodshed that blew past reported casualty figures of decades of ...

Over the past three weeks, Iran has crossed a terrifying threshold. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has verified that as of early Thursday, at least 4,902 protesters have been killed ...