Iran

• February 26, 2026

  Iranians Mourn Florist Shot By Security Forces

  Sina Haghshenas was upset about the cost of running his flower shop in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan. So he joined a protest on January 8 sparked by the economic crisis the country was facing. It was there that security forces fatally shot him, say Haghshenas's friends.

• February 26, 2026

  Omani FM Cites 'Significant Progress' As US, Iran Conclude Fresh Round Of Nuclear Talks

  US and Iranian officials held a fresh round of Oman-mediated nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26 for what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a major military conflict between the foes.

• February 25, 2026

  US, Iran To Meet For Nuclear Talks Amid Fears Of Military Conflict

  US and Iranian officials are set to hold a fresh round of nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26 for what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a major military conflict between the foes.

• February 25, 2026

  Son Of UK Motorcyclist Held In Iran Urges 'Compassion' During Ramadan

  Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while traveling through Iran on a motorcycle trip in 2025. This February, they were sentenced to 10 years in prison on espionage charges. Lindsay''s son, Joe Bennett, has called on the Iranian government to use the month of Ramadan to exercise mercy.

• February 25, 2026

  Iranian Students Reject Virtual Classrooms As Protests Spread

  As university students in Iran continued their fifth day of protests in the wake of January's brutal crackdown, demonstrators insisted they will keep showing up in person on campus despite an effort to promote virtual classrooms.

• February 25, 2026

  Filmmaker Ilanlou Says Iran Is 'A Patient In The Throes of Death'

  Documentary filmmaker and activist Mojgan Ilanlou says Iran is like “a patient in the throes of death,” warning that the country’s social and economic crises have spread beyond traditional fault lines.

• February 25, 2026

  In State Of The Union Address, Trump Vows To Block Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

  US President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 24. As a US military buildup continues in the Middle East, raising fears of a conflict with Iran, Trump said that he will "never allow" Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

• February 25, 2026

  Popular Iranian Actor Flees Homeland After Deadly Crackdown On Protests

  Iranian actor Amirali Danaei has left Iran, denouncing the Islamic republic as a dictatorship after a deadly crackdown on protests. Once a state-TV star, he now vows never to work under the clerical system again, calling the crisis a human tragedy where “human lives are not up for negotiation.”

• February 25, 2026

  Trump Vows In Address To 'Never Allow' Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons.

  US President Donald Trump used the longest State of the Union address in US history to repeat the threat of military action against Iran if diplomacy fails -- and pledged to keep negotiating to end the war in Ukraine.

• February 24, 2026

  Student Protests Continue To Spread Across Tehran

  University students across the Iranian capital turned out for a fourth day of renewed anti-government protests on February 24, following a brutal state crackdown in January. Thousands of people were killed last month in protests sparked by economic collapse and oppression in Iran.

• February 24, 2026

  Iran Arrests Japan Public Broadcaster's Bureau Chief In Tehran

  Iran has arrested the bureau chief of Japan's public broadcaster, NHK World, and transferred him to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, two sources told RFE/RL's Radio Farda.

• February 24, 2026

  A Military On The Move: US Hardware Spotted Amid Iran Tensions

  As US forces gather in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, photographers have captured images of naval and air units on the move -- from Crete to the Azores, from Britain to Bulgaria.

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