The current average number of Revolutionary Guard members is around 175,000, not including the "Basij" (Organization for ...

Scott Anderson discusses Iran's economic collapse, its impact on protests, and the regime's struggle in a changing political ...

As demonstrations gained momentum earlier in January, Trump urged Iranians to “keep protesting” because “help is on its way.” ...

In 1976, longtime Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff looked at the state torturing and killing its own citizens under the Shah of Iran.

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

A 1976 article from the Village Voice archive exposed the fact that Marion Javits, wife of the powerful U.S. senator, was lobbying for Iran.

The shah’s son and an ex-prime minister should team up to break the Islamic hierarchy and write a new constitution, argues Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, a dissident ...

Tracing the roots of the discord between two of the world’s most bitter foes.

Faculty claim protests that erupted across Iran in December 2025 stem not only from severe economic hardship but also from ...

In June 2025, the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities in “Operational Midnight Hammer”, part of that broader 12-day war ...

Iran has been convulsed by nationwide protests since December 28, triggered by a sudden collapse of its currency, the rial.

Near the starkly imposing tomb of Cyrus the Great, who founded the Persian Empire in 550 BC, I met an Iranian who summarized ...