Four months in solitary confinement was the 36-year-old hairdresser's introduction to Iran's notorious Evin prison. The only people she saw were her interrogators. She thought that she would "die ...

Iran International reports that Iran is trying to liquidate millions of barrels of oil stored in Chinese ports to prevent economic damage from anticipated sanctions under the incoming Trump ...

WASHINGTON — After dealing devastating blows to militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel is now directing its military prowess at another key force backed by Iran: the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

UNTIL RECENTLY, SADEGHI WORKED FOR A LOCAL COMPUTER COMPANY, AND HE’S ACCUSED OF SENDING TECHNOLOGY FROM THAT COMPANY TO IRAN. THAT’S WHERE OFFICIALS SAY THE TECHNOLOGY WAS USED TO BUILD ...

Italy's government said Friday that a journalist from the country had been detained by Iranian authorities for a week and that the circumstances of her detention remained unclear. The Italian ...

JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump’s slated revival of his maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran coupled with a chronic gas shortage in the nation could be the one ...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained by Tehran police last Thursday while in Iran for a reporting assignment, the Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday. In a statement, the ministry ...

Afra’s father, Amirfarhang Mirzaee, is still in Iran, unable to join his family here despite Canada’s well-advertised policy of family reunification. Canada opened its arms to Iranians after a ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! hina's President Xi ...

Iran’s government announced on Tuesday that it had lifted a two-year ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, marking a significant shift in the country’s internet restrictions. The official Islamic ...

TEHRAN – Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play – a sign that the authorities want to placate ...