The Basij were deployed as cannon fodder in human-wave attacks during the Iran-Iraq War. Since then, they have been used as inexpensive volunteer enforcers and agents of repression. They are drawn ...

Outrage is spreading after shocking CCTV footage from an Iranian mosque shows an alleged arson attack during ongoing protests, with children reportedly inside the building. Iranian authorities accuse ...

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under ...

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

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The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though ...

Video shared on social media on January 9th showed a mosque burning in Tehran during Iran’s most widespread protests in years. The date when the video was recorded could not be independently verified.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Iranian-American author and journalist Hooman Majd about the current wave of protests facing Iran and what they mean for its future. All right. To look more closely at ...

Iranian protestors demonstrating against the theocratic regime will face harsh punishment with absolutely zero leniency, Iran’s top judge has warned — as footage emerged Friday of mosques burning on ...