Sep 25 WATCH: Iran wants to play 'constructive role' in world affairs, Pezeshkian says at UN By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press In his first speech at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders, Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday struck a somewhat more measured tone than his predecessors often have in recent years. Continue reading
Jun 25 Iran's supreme leader calls for 'maximum' turnout in presidential election as he issues warning to reformist candidate By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader issued a thinly veiled warning to the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 06 Those who poisoned Iranian schoolgirls guilty of 'unforgivable crime', supreme leader says By Associated Press Monday's remarks were the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has spoken publicly about the suspected poisonings. Continue reading
Feb 05 Iran pardons some protesters, revealing 'tens of thousands' detained By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The decree by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, part of a yearly pardoning the supreme leader does before the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, comes as authorities have yet to say how many people they detained in the demonstrations. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 56:45 Students in Iran refuse to back down from protests sparked by death of young woman By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Iran's ongoing crackdown against protestors continues as nationwide demonstrations sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody are now in their seventh week. Nick Schifrin and producer Zeba Warsi have been speaking with students there and report… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 9:16 Iranians decry, boycott election tipped in hard-liner's favor by supreme leader By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin Iranians went to the polls Friday in a presidential election tightly-managed by the Islamic Republic's clerical elite — who allowed only 4 men on the ballot. After eight years of relative moderation under Hassan Rouhani, his likely successor is expected… Continue watching
Jan 22 Twitter bans account of Iran's top leader after Trump threat By Associated Press Twitter says it's permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran's supreme leader that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump, calling the account "fake."… Continue reading
Mar 02 Adviser to Iran's supreme leader dies of novel coronavirus By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The death of Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi came as Iran announced the virus had killed 66 people among 1,501 confirmed cases in the country. Continue reading
Jan 17 Amid month of turmoil, Iran's supreme leader says country won't bow to U.S. By Amir Vahdat, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:01 Iranians take to the streets to protest government after it admits downing plane After the U.S. killed an elite Iranian general, the regime in Tehran hoped to unify its people, many of whom had been protesting against Iran’s government for months. But then Iran’s military accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft and denied… Continue watching