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Ahmad Parhizi

A man wearing a shirt bearing Iran's national soccer team logo blows a plastic trumpet during a pro-government gathering in support of Iran's World Cup team at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 7, 2026, 8:44 am
War and economic hardship dampen World Cup excitement in Iran
Iranians say it’s difficult to get excited about a soccer tournament in a year that has seen so much suffering, especially when it’s being hosted by a country they are at war with
By Majid Sourati and Ahmad Parhizi
People walk past an installation depicting a replica of a ballot box along a street in Tehran on June 26, 2024. (Raheb Homavandi / AFP)
June 28, 2024, 6:55 am
Iranians set to vote for new president with sole reformist on ballot
Masoud Pezeshkian faces off against conservative Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as Tehran replaces Raisi following deadly helicopter crash
By Ramin Khanizadeh and Ahmad Parhizi
Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)
February 14, 2023, 6:18 pm
Iran frees several dozen prominent prisoners to appease protest movement
Limited amnesty for at least 50 government opponents comes as mass rallies dwindle; some activists, journalists and politicians remain imprisoned
By Ahmad Parhizi
The front pages of Iranian newspapers featuring articles and photographs of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died three days after being arrested by the Islamic republic's 'morality police,' seen on September 18, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
September 18, 2022, 10:56 pm
Iranian woman’s death in custody galvanizes critics of ‘morality police’
Nearly all Iranian newspapers dedicate front-page to Mahsa Amini, while social media erupts in anger at her death; President Ebrahim Raisi tells family he will probe incident
By Ahmad Parhizi
In this file photo taken on March 2, 1961, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd L) and Prince Philip (R) pose with Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (2nd R) and his wife Farah Pahlavi during their state visit to Tehran. (Central Press/AFP)
September 10, 2022, 11:02 am
Amid hostility over UK’s support for shah, Iran greets queen’s death with silence
Recent book says Queen Elizabeth II ‘considered the shah a crushing bore and hated his company as he only talked of administrative matters,’ but was angry he wasn’t offered asylum
By Sammy Ketz and Ahmad Parhizi
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a joint press conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts following their summit in Tehran, July 19, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
August 2, 2022, 9:09 am
One year in office, Iran’s Raisi faces severe economic challenges
Iran remains hit by biting sanctions that keep it isolated from global financial systems; rising prices have driven protests in several Iranian cities in recent months
By Ahmad Parhizi
International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran on March 5, 2022. (AP)
March 6, 2022, 11:47 am
Iran, IAEA agree on next steps to settle dispute over Tehran’s past nuclear activity
Outstanding questions remain over past presence of nuclear material at undeclared sites; Grossi says after meetings with Iranians that there’s ‘no predefined outcome’ to agreement
By Ahmad Parhizi and Jastinder KHERA
Manager Reza Bahrami poses for a picture at a bookstore of the Nashre-Cheshmeh Publishing House on Karim Khan street in the Iranian capital Tehran, on December 5, 2020. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
February 13, 2022, 9:24 am
US sanctions hit book lovers in Iran as novel prices soar
Publishers are slashing number of titles and shrinking fonts because nation doesn’t produce paper and is dependent on imports paid for in foreign currency
By Ahmad Parhizi
An Iranian woman walks her dog in a park in the capital Tehran on December 7, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
December 13, 2021, 8:05 pm
Iranian animal lovers decry ultraconservative push to ban pets
Backers of new proposal call possession of cats and dogs a ‘destructive social problem’
By Ahmad Parhizi
A young man watches an episode of the Iranian television series "Gando" at his home in Iran's capital Tehran on September 6, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
September 7, 2021, 12:11 pm
Iranian TV show lauded by hardliners returns to air under new president
Return of ‘Gando’ comes after Iran convicts 2 people over ‘revelations’ in the spy series, which ostensibly mirrors real life and was halted amid its attacks on Rouhani government
By Marc Jourdier and Ahmad Parhizi
Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi waves at the conclusion of his news conference in Tehran, Iran, June 21, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
August 1, 2021, 9:26 am
Seeking to save battered economy, Iran’s Raisi may prioritize axing US sanctions
Ultra-conservative new president is set to take reins of a country facing deep economic problems; experts say he’ll focus on removing trade barriers with China and Russia
By Ahmad Parhizi and Karim Abou Merhi
A woman picks a book at a bookstore on Enqelab (Revolution) street in Iran's capital Tehran, on September 8, 2020. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)
December 24, 2020, 9:36 am
Reading Anne Frank in Tehran: Diarist among top foreign authors for Iran’s women
Israeli academic Yuval Noah Harari’s history of mankind, translated into Persian, can also be found on display tables of book shops in Iranian capital
By Ahmad Parhizi
A cemetery worker prepares new graves at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iran, November 1, 2020. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
December 3, 2020, 3:29 pm
Coronavirus case tally in Iran tops 1 million
49,348 people have reportedly died of COVID-19 since February in hardest hit Middle East country, though even health minister says number is likely much higher
By Ahmad Parhizi
A cardboard cutout of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah terror group, is hung in a noose by Lebanese protesters in downtown Beirut on August 8, 2020, during a demonstration against a political leadership they blame for a monster explosion that killed more than 150 people and disfigured the capital Beirut. (AFP)
August 11, 2020, 6:37 am
Iran wary of waning Hezbollah influence after blast shakes up Lebanon
Tehran views ‘interventionist’ French President Macron’s call for political change as attempt to push Israeli interests and undermine Iranian-back terror group’s control of country
By Ahmad Parhizi
Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in the capital Tehran in a bid to halt the wild spread of coronavirus on March 13 2020. (AFP)
March 13, 2020, 8:00 pm
With 500 dead, Iran to empty the streets, check all 80 million people for virus
Top general announces: ‘Over next 10 days, entire nation will be monitored via cyberspace, by phone and, if necessary, in person; those suspected of being ill will be identified’
By Ahmad Parhizi
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