Iran
Explore our coverage of Iran’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Middle East & Africa
Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely
The appointment of the architect of October 7th ties the group closer to Iran
Middle East & Africa
The Middle East braces for wider war as Iran weighs its response
After Israeli strikes, America is rushing troops to the region and airlines are steering clear
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s new hope: a cardiologist president
He is said to detest the capital, Tehran. Can he master its politics?
Middle East & Africa
A reformer wanting a nuclear deal with America wins Iran’s election
Voters turned their backs on hardliners for Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power
A zealot and a reformer will contest a second-round poll on July 5th
Middle East & Africa
The job of Iran’s president is a study in humiliation
Yet people stand for it in their droves
Middle East & Africa
Who are the main contenders to be Iran’s next president?
After the death of the puritanical president, Iran’s reformists hope to win a slice of power
Middle East & Africa
The children of Iran’s revolution still want to go West
Some go to undermine the Islamic Republic; others to boost it
Middle East & Africa
A death, an illness, and an uncertain Middle East
The region could be on the cusp of real change
Leaders
A president’s death gives Iran’s regime a choice
It will probably choose to keep alienating voters and antagonising the West
Obituary
Ebrahim Raisi was obsessed with the security of the people
The hardline president of Iran died in a helicopter crash on May 19th, aged 63
Middle East & Africa
The death of the president changes the power dynamic in Iran
The supreme leader’s son may be the beneficiary
International
Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice
The world’s atomic watchdog fears a terrifying regional arms race
Middle East & Africa
The death of Iran’s president will spark a high-stakes power struggle
Amid a regional war, a fight at home between the clerics and military looms
Culture
A new graphic novel takes aim at Iran’s oppressive government
The author of “Persepolis” returns with a riveting collection of illustrated stories
International
Beware, global jihadists are back on the march
They are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation