Life in Iran Today

Iran Zoroastrians celebrate ancient feast of fire

AP: Followers of Iran's minority Zoroastrian religion gathered after sunset to mark Sadeh — an ancient mid-winter feast dating to Iran's pre-Islamic...

The Walking, by Laleh Khadivi

Independent: In 1979, at the age of two, Laleh Khadivi escaped the Islamic revolution in Iran with her family, emigrating to North America....

Iran grounds domestic flights during call to prayer

AFP: Iran has ordered domestic airlines to take off half an hour after pre-dawn Muslim prayers, the website of country's civil aviation ...

Iran – SSF build up before the anniversary of the uprising

Iran Focus: Since 3:00 am on Wednesday, State Security Forces and the paramilitary Bassij have been out in forces in most of the...

Iran’s currency plummeted again

Iran Focus: The rate of Iranian currency, rial, against the US dollar has again plummeted. The dollar sold between 3,500 to 4,100 rials...

Iran: New wave of crackdown on the youth

Iran Focus: The State Security Forces (SSF) paraded 150-170 youths on a flat-bet truck in the Capital’s eastern Nezam-abad district accusing them of...

Iran launches own ‘YouTube’ website

AFP: Iran has launched its own video-sharing website to compete against Google's popular YouTube whose content is deemed inappropriate by the Islamic...

Iran aims for baby boom, but are Iranians in the mood?

Reuters: In addition to worries about money and employment they share with millions of young people around the world in an economic downturn,...

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Insecurity and Poor Economic Conditions in Iran Have Driven Citizens to Brink

In the accounts coming from the streets of Iran, we hear stories that are rarely reflected in the news....

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

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Heavy Collapse in Iranian Workers’ Purchasing Power Over the Past 10 Years

In recent years, and particularly in the months following...

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches...

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