Iran International

Iran International began broadcasting in May 2017. It offers a blend of rolling news, current events, documentaries, sports, lifestyle, health, and technology content, designed to appeal to a diverse audience, with a particular focus on attracting younger viewers. This channel is a privately-owned organization based in the UK and is the first in a series of channels that plans to reach out to various communities and language groups in the future.

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Iranian arms aid Russia's war but Tehran absent for Victory Day Parade

4 days ago | iranintl.com | Niloufar Goudarzi

Iranian drones have fueled Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the two powers have drawn closer but the Islamic Republic's leaders were absent from the 80th anniversary Victory Day military parade in Moscow, drawing some criticism in Tehran. Iran’s Islamic Republic newspaper on Saturday questioned the absence despite Tehran’s growing alignment with Moscow and ongoing coordination on nuclear talks with the United States.
Shock Houthi-US truce deals latest whiplash in bumpy Iran diplomacy

5 days ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

The surprise ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthis this week underscored the unpredictability of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear talks as they head for crunch time over the weekend, experts told the Eye for Iran podcast. The panel of Middle East specialists said the surprise deal mediated by Oman and announced by President Donald Trump highlights the US leader's maverick stances and Tehran's flexibility as it tries to clinch a deal to avoid war with Washington.
Iran's mercurial ex-security boss gatecrashes US talks with his media arm

5 days ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

Nearly two years after stepping down as the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani appears determined to maintain influence over Tehran’s evolving nuclear diplomacy. The showy kingpin's sensitive interventions into the negotiations, through social media statements in his own name and high stakes leaks by his multi-lingual media outlet, signal he is determined to remain at the heart of diplomacy.
Iranians of all stripes fume at chance Trump might rebrand Persian Gulf

6 days ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

The mere possibility that US President Donald Trump may rename the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf has outraged both supporters and opponents of the Islamic Republic. Trump, speaking on Wednesday, said he had yet to decide on the matter and would announce his position during an upcoming trip to the Middle East. “I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings,” he added.
Inside Qom Seminary, Iran’s political and spiritual powerhouse

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

Nestled in the heart of Iran's second holiest city, the century-old Qom Seminary is the most influential Shi'ite clerical institution in the country and arguably the world. As the academic and spiritual powerhouse of Shi'ism, the Qom Seminary plays a central role in shaping Iran's religious elite and, by extension, much of the country's theocratic structure. Beneath its religious facade, however, lies a vast, opaque network of political influence, financial entanglements and government control.
UK maneuvers for greater role in Iran talks amid security tensions

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

As Tehran and Washington cautiously inch forward their nuclear negotiations, the United Kingdom is positioning for a stronger hand in shaping any potential agreement amid Iranian-linked security threats and a standoff over detained Britons.
Confidential data exposes depths of energy woes in Iran

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Dalga Khatinoglu

President Masoud Pezeshkian’s campaigned on transparency, but his administration is presenting inflated and misleading data about Iran’s energy sector in an apparent bid to soothe public dissatisfaction with deepening blackouts. In recent months, authorities have repeatedly cited sizeable increases in gasoline and natural gas production and some officials have even assured the public that this summer’s looming electricity shortfall will be resolved.
Iran should ditch enrichment or face attack, US Congressman Mike Lawler says

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Negar Mojtahedi

Iran must agree to end all uranium enrichment in a nuclear deal or be prepared to face attack, Republican Congressman Mike Lawler told Eye for Iran. “Iran is not going to win this,” said Lawler during the podcast. “The sooner they come to that realization and acceptance, the better the outcome will be for everybody.”“If Iran doesn’t comply, then action will have to be taken,” he added. Despite his hardline stance, Lawler supports diplomacy before war.
Iran withdraws violence against women law after hardliner revisions

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

Iran's government has announced the withdrawal of a critical draft law on violence against women from parliament after hardliners watered it down, dealing a new setback to women's rights in the theocracy. The bill—originally proposed by former President Hassan Rouhani’s administration—was intended to strengthen protections for women by increasing penalties for physical abuse and providing support services for victims.
As economy struggles, Pezeshkian eyes reining in cash handouts

1 week ago | iranintl.com | Maryam Sinaiee

The administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is preparing to disqualify wealthier citizens from the country’s long-running cash handout program to save government funds as economic headwinds mount. The program has persisted, with various reforms, for 15 years despite being blamed for distorting the economy and stoking inflation.