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Pouria Zeraati hosts a segment broadcast on London-based dissident Persian-language news channel Iran International and published online on April 5, 2024. (Screen capture: Youtube/Iran International)
July 3, 2026, 11:16 pm
Two Romanian men jailed for 2024 stabbing of dissident Iranian journalist in London
Court says evidence ‘overwhelmingly’ shows Tehran was behind attack on prominent Iran International host Pouria Zeraati; third suspect undergoing criminal proceedings in Romania
By Jill Lawless
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on June 10, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 3:01 pm
French FM: Paris will support UN sanctions relief only after ‘major concessions’ by Iran
Huckabee asks if ‘France gets all its info from Hezbollah’ after Barrot demands IDF halt Lebanon attacks; Iranian dissidents say Paris rally banned after Barrot spoke with Iranian counterpart, he denies allegation
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this photo supplied by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's office, the Minister Tony Burke, center, poses in an undisclosed location with five Iranian soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia on March 10, 2026. (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)
April 17, 2026, 8:23 am
‘Safe haven’: Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia thank supporters
Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, the only two members of the team who ultimately remained behind, say they hope to continue their sporting careers in new home
By Agencies
Iranian American influencer Zoya Biglary poses for photos in Los Angeles, on March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
March 17, 2026, 7:00 pm
Amid silence of Iran’s internet blackout, diaspora creators raise their voices
With reliable reporting scarce and misinformation prevalent, Iranian Americans try to inform their audiences, while sharing perspectives that often diverge from each other
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
People take part in a counter-protest of a vigil for Iran's supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in central Manchester, on March 4, 2026. (PA via Reuters)
March 5, 2026, 5:00 pm
Candlelit vigil for Khamenei in UK overshadowed by larger, jubilant counter-protest
Across from a vigil attended by 100, some 300-400 revelers waving Israeli, UK, and pre-regime Iranian flags celebrate killing of Islamic Republic’s leader
By ToI Staff
People chat slogans during a demonstration in support of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP/Jill Connelly)
March 3, 2026, 8:33 pm
Iranian Jews in the US view war with hope, trepidation and dreams of a future visit
Director of Persian synagogue in Los Angeles says congregants praying for ‘freedom not only for the Iranian people but also the possibility of peace in the Middle East’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
This image released by Neon shows, from left, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr as Hamid, Majid Panahi as Ali, Hadis Pakbaten as Goli, in a scene from "It Was Just an Accident." (Neon via AP)
February 2, 2026, 8:03 am
Anti-regime Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter arrested in Tehran
Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ detained after signing letter condemning ‘mass and systematic killings’ by ‘illegitimate regime’
By Jake Coyle
A picture of David Bennett, the son of former prime minister Naftali Bennett is seen among pictures of alleged victims of the Iranian crackdown on protests in Iran (X/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 31, 2026, 5:55 pm
Iranian dissidents use photo of ex-PM Bennett’s son in graphic of victims killed in protests
Anti-regime Telegram channel referred to David Bennett as ‘Kourosh Shirini’ and said he was killed in Tehran; pro-regime outlets jump on opportunity to discredit casualty claims
By ToI Staff
Iranians walk past a billboard showing Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with anti-US rhetoric in Tehran on January 27, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
January 30, 2026, 8:49 pm
Iran targets injured at hospitals in crackdown on protesters
Rights groups say authorities have raided medical centers searching for people with wounds suggesting involvement in demonstrations; WHO says at least 5 doctors detained
By AFP and AP
This photograph taken during a tour for foreign media shows a videographer taking images of the wreckage at the Al-Aqsa Mosque that was damaged during recent public protests, in Tehran on January 21, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
January 22, 2026, 9:49 am
‘They were shooting at their backs’: A glimpse into Iran’s brutal protest crackdown
Speaking from Istanbul, a protester says it was ‘too dangerous’ to go to a hospital after he was wounded, since police were waiting to detain and interrogate anyone with injuries
By HAZEL WARD
A protester smokes a cigarette after lighting it off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, January 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 16, 2026, 11:07 pm
She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol for Iranian protesters
The gesture has been repeated across the world in demonstrations against the Islamic Republic; woman says she participated in past protests in Iran, fled to Canada in 2024
By Laurie Kellman
People take part in a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, in Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 16, 2026, 6:53 pm
Emotions run high as Iran’s exiles in Europe rally together against regime
Members of diaspora, desperate for answers about loved ones amid internet blackout during unrest, express hope for an end to theocratic rule and creation of a democracy
By Kirsten Grieshaber
Iranian protesters seen marching and torching regime-owned vehicles, statues and structures in Tehran on January 8, 2026. (X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 9, 2026, 2:24 pm
‘All are in the streets’: Iranians defiant as protests grow despite crackdown
‘We know that if we go out there, we might not survive, but we are going and we will go out there to have a better future,’ demonstrator says as protests swell
By AFP
Protesters gather with placards outside the gates of Downing Street to attend a London rally in solidarity with Iranian protesters, organized by the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK, in central London on January 3, 2026, to protest against the Iranian regime's crackdown on protests. (Brook Mitchell/AFP)
January 4, 2026, 6:17 am
‘A turning point’: Iranian diaspora in UK rallies to support protesters in Iran
Pro-democracy demonstrators gather in London in attempt to ‘make a bridge between the people inside Iran and outside of Iran’
By AFP
This photo taken in 2021 shows Narges Mohammadi in Tehran, Iran. (Reihane Taravati via AP)
December 17, 2025, 12:34 am
Iran refusing independent medical examination of beaten Nobel winner, says her family
Brother of peace laureate Narges Mohammadi says she described how police hit her in face, head and neck with truncheons, raising concerns of internal bleeding
By Agencies
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