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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
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Iran's Pezeshkian met Supreme Leader Khamenei: state media

Iranian state media reports a recent meeting between President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei amid ongoing regional tensions.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 August, 2026
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Iran at the 2026 World Cup: War, visa denials, and missing fans

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Ariya Farahmand

09 June, 2026
Mohammadi was sent home on Sunday after 18 days of hospitalisation in Zanjan, where she had been in prison, and then in Tehran, her foundation said in a statement. [Getty]
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Iran Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi discharged from hospital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 May, 2026
Iranians Celebrate Ceasefire 'Victory' Over Israel
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How the Iranian street mobilises over nuclear negotiations

Saber Gholanbari
29 April, 2026
A new Iranian law would see the imposition of transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran moves to impose Strait of Hormuz fees under new law

The New Arab Staff
11 April, 2026
The intelligence reports doubts even a large-scale war effort could overthrow Iran's layered regime
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US intelligence doubts Trump's war can topple Iran's leadership

The New Arab Staff
07 March, 2026
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War Trumps Khamenei

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04 March, 2026
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Prominent Iranian figures launch 'No to War' campaign

The New Arab Staff
26 February, 2026
Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave the Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems during a gathering outside the Iranian Embassy, central London, on January 9, 2026
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Musk's X replaces Iran's flag emoji with pre-revolution flag

The New Arab Staff
10 January, 2026
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Bahram Beyzai: A legacy in Iran's film, theatre, and literature

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Zainab Mehdi

07 January, 2026
Anniversary Of Iran-Iraq War In Tehran
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Iran increases arrests and executions since war with Israel

A correspondent in Iran
19 November, 2025
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Iran+100: Writers confront Iran's past to imagine its future

Swara Salih

Swara Salih

08 October, 2025
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Iran at a crossroads: Caught between reform and repression

Zahra Ladha
17 September, 2025
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Iran defence official feared taken by Mossad in Egypt re-emerges

The New Arab Staff
09 September, 2025
A crowd carrying Iranian flags walks during a rally in Tehran, Iran on 14 June 2025. [Getty]
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Iranian opposition groups rally against Israel's war

A correspondent in Iran
17 June, 2025
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Iran detains political activist who criticised the ruling system

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2025
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Iran president makes rare appointment of Sunni to senior post

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2024
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig reveals dark side of Iranian politics

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

23 August, 2024
Masoud Pezeshkian
Iran
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Iran's new president picks pragmatist as top diplomat in proposed cabinet

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2024
Masoud Pezeshkian
Iran
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HRW calls on new Iran president to 'confront' breaches of rights

The New Arab Staff
13 July, 2024
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Two ultraconservative candidates exit Iran presidential race

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2024