The protests were hijacked by Reza Pahlavi and notions of Persian supremacy, then brutally repressed by a violent regime

With fear, surveillance and brute force only set to increase, there are disturbing parallels with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House

After easing pressure on the population since last summer, Iran's rulers have unleashed a fierce crackdown in response to an unprecedented protest movement. Isolated by the…

The protests were hijacked by Reza Pahlavi and notions of Persian supremacy, then brutally repressed by a violent regime

Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change?

EDITORIAL. Deprived of its early ideological drive and of electoral legitimacy, the Islamic Republic is running on empty, as demonstrated by the unprecedented brutality with which…

We asked some of those who have family in Iran to tell us their views on the current crisis