Iran
The Taliban Is Fighting Iran With American Weapons
Tensions are escalating between Tehran and Kabul, and the Taliban has a lot of Western equipment ready for the fight.
Iran Has Executed At Least One Person Every Day So Far in 2023
Iran has so far carried out 209 executions this year, according to the UN, including a spate of hangings for blasphemy.
Iranian Cleric Shot Dead by Bank Security Guard
Shocking CCTV footage broadcast by state media showed Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani speaking on the phone in a bank branch in northern Iran, before a guard shot him.
Iran Is About To Double Down On Its Strict Hijab Laws
Six months after protests rocked Iran, new laws will introduce heavy fines for women not wearing hijabs in public spaces and force teachers to clamp down on schoolgirls.
US Strikes ‘Iran-Backed’ Militants in Syria in Retaliation for Drone Attack
The strikes came after an Iran-linked drone attack upon a coalition base that killed one US contractor and wounded five troops.
5 Teenage Girls Reportedly Arrested in Iran For Dancing to Selena Gomez Song
The girls were forced to “confess that they’d made a mistake” after sharing a video of themselves dancing to “Calm Down” with their hair uncovered to mark International Women's Day.
‘I Couldn’t Breathe’: Hundreds of Schoolgirls in Iran Say They Were Poisoned
Around 700 girls from more than 30 schools in Iran have fallen ill in what is feared to be a series of suspected poisonings attacks. VICE World News spoke to victims about their ordeal.
‘This Is the Year of Blood’: Iranian Protesters Are Back on the Streets
Protests in Iran have reignited 40 days after two young men were put to death for their involvement in the protest movement.
Young Iranian Couple Jailed for 10 Years Over Video of Them Dancing in Public
The sentences handed to Astiyazh Haghighi and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi are longer than the one an Iranian man was given for beheading his teenage wife.
Man Who Beheaded His 17-Year-Old Wife Jailed For Just 8 Years in Iran
Sajjad Heydarnawa, who was filmed carrying the decapitated head of his wife, Mona, has been given a lighter punishment than many anti-government protesters.
Fears Are Growing That Iran Will Execute Two More Young Protesters
People have demonstrated outside a jail where it's believed Mohammad Ghobadlou, 22, and Mohammad Boroughani, 19, will be executed as Iran puts protesters through sham trials.
Iran Carries Out First Execution Linked to Protests After ‘Show Trial’
Anti-government protester Mohsen Shekari was hanged after being convicted of “waging war against God,” Iran’s state media said.