Arash Azizi

Ali Khamenei was 24 years old when he got on a plane for the first time. This should have been an exciting time, but the circumstances didn’t allow…

A new wave of anti-government protests in Iran, which broke out on 28 December, entered a dramatic new phase on 8 January. Throngs of people filled…

Mere hours after Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel had started, it was clear that they’d rattle the Middle East like few events had for years. The…

For the first time since the 12 Day War with Israel and the US, Iran has made notable changes in its security leadership. On 7 August, Ali Larijani…

In the aftermath of the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites on 22 June, the world will be anxiously watching Iran's next moves. Does it want to get…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran who ruled over the Islamic Republic for more than three decades as it faced off with the West, was…

Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran on 13 June have essentially morphed into an effective war, with Israel and Iran now both hitting each other’s…

For much of the past two decades, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was barred from filmmaking by his government. But even when he was put under house…

Offering both carrots and sticks is standard procedure in diplomatic negotiations, but US President Donald Trump takes it to new heights. Whatever…

The ongoing talks between Iran and the United States are steaming ahead with the latest round held on 26 April in Muscat. The first two rounds couldn…