Maryam Sinaiee

4 days ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

An exhibition by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards meant to offer a visceral experience of the afterlife—particularly the torments of hell—has instead provoked widespread ridicule and criticism. Inaptly titled Heaven Time, the display opened this week at a Revolutionary Guards’ base in Fouman in Iran’s lush northern Gilan Province. Organizers claimed the project had the approval of prominent religious figures.

5 days ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

A rare public clash over Iran’s top military commander has laid bare fault lines within Iran's hardline camp, exposing sensitivities over domestic and foreign policy as well as the country's ultimate taboo: the succession of a new Supreme Leader. Two newspapers widely seen as the mouthpieces of rival ultra-conservative factions clashed last week over recent controversial comments by the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri.

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

The truckers’ strike is one of Iran’s largest labor protests in recent years—halting freight, disrupting supply chains, and exposing deeper undercurrents of discontent in a nation already under economic strain. While the immediate impact is felt on the roads, the strike’s significance reaches beyond transport, tapping into wider frustrations over living costs, state policy, and the struggle for basic economic dignity. When and where did it start?

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

The path forward in Tehran-Washington nuclear negotiations remains uncertain, but Oman has reportedly made two separate proposals to Iran that could provide a potential breakthrough in the stalled talks. Although neither Iranian nor Omani authorities have officially announced the proposals' content, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said they are currently under review.

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

Iranian officials have acted swiftly to contain the potential damage to fragile Tehran-Riyadh relations following the arrest of a well-known Iranian cleric in Saudi Arabia for harshly criticizing the kingdom. Hojatoleslam Gholamreza Ghasemian was detained in Medina on Monday after sharing a video on Instagram in which he launched a scathing attack on Saudi Arabia’s recent social and cultural transformations.