Mystery of the ‘poisoned’ schoolgirls in Iran: A case of mass psychogenic illness?

A recent report in Psychology Today suggests that the alleged “poisoning” of young school girls in Iran…

Top 10 world news: Pervez Musharraf passes away, US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, & more

In the latest, Pakistan’s former president and army chief General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil…

UK sanctions Iran’s prosecutor over British-Iranian citizen’s execution

Britain has said that it will impose sanctions on Iran’s prosecutor general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, following…

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab fleeing to Spain over security fears: Report

The Iranian chess star who stoked a controversy by competing in an international event without the…

Iran arrests actor who removed hijab in video: media

Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in…

Iran issues first death sentence to accused linked to ‘anti-hijab’ riots

In the wake of widespread protests following Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran handed down its first death sentence related to…

Iranian exile who got stuck for years in French airport dies

An Iranian who got stuck for 18 years in a Paris airport, inspiring a Steven Spielberg…

Iranian security forces open fire at protesters, three killed

Three people were killed after Iranian forces opened fire at scores of protesters in the western town…

‘World’s dirtiest man’ dies in Iran, months after first bathe in 70 years

A nonagenarian Iranian man who earned the “world’s dirtiest” moniker has reportedly died, months after he…

Footage of anti-riot forces in Iran sexually assaulting female protester provokes fury on social media

Fury has been expressed on social media in response to a video showing Iranian anti-riot police…