The death of Mahsa Amini — a young Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested and beaten in police custody — sparked widespread protests across Iran in 2022. Protest songs became a powerful unifying force ...

"He gave Iranians an anthem to gather around and a repertoire that could turn a lonely evening into a remembered celebration, ...

Shaheen Samadi, 31, is a South Windsor native who celebrates his Iranian heritage through hip hop. Several years ago, he moved to LA to pursue his dream.

Iranian protest musicians became powerful voices of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, inspiring crowds and facing severe repression. Their anthems united protesters, showing why authorities now see ...

Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran’s political system is economically bankrupt and increasingly alienated from its ...

Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process ...

The Australian government says it is expelling two Iranian diplomats after alleging that the Islamic Republic was behind at least two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Speaking to reporters ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has claimed a recent opposition conference in Brussels was tied to the Iran-Israel war and part of a US-backed plan to replace the Islamic republic. Speaking on ...

European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions over Iran's nuclear program Iran disputes European powers' right to use 'snapback' sanctions mechanism Iran, IAEA discuss how to interact, Iranian envoy ...

Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Security ...

Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights ...

Iran’s supreme leader Sunday said the current issues between Washington and Tehran are “unsolvable’’ — warning his country will never bow to the US over their nuclear standoff. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...