Unlike past uprisings with lofty goals such as democracy and free elections, protesters' complaints this time are economic in nature, and more urgent
4 min read23 Jan 2018State television showed a rally in Tehran and marchers carrying banners in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran's second largest city
3 min read30 Dec 2017Iran's new communications minister said that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by the country's supreme leader
1 min read22 Aug 2017The supreme leader is still all-powerful, and free nations must not pretend that there was ever any real political competition
4 min read23 May 2017Iranians vote in the first presidential election since its nuclear deal, as Hassan Rouhani faces a staunch challenge from a hard-line opponent over his outreach to the West
5 min read19 May 2017According to a survey conducted by IranPoll, more than 40% people say Hassan Rouhani is 'somewhat likely' to lose the election and 14% say his defeat was 'very likely'
1 min read17 Apr 2017Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered for Iran's presidential election in apparent defiance of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's advice
1 min read12 Apr 2017Azadeh Akhlagi's 'By An Eye Witness' series remembers Iran's bloody history from a time before camera phones
7 min read26 Oct 2016Reformists seeking greater democratic changes are heading toward their strongest presence since 2004 at the expense of hard-liners
2 min read27 Feb 2016The important question is what kind of country Iran’s regime wants it to be in the 21st century
3 min read6 Oct 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared