On top of losing its footholds in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, the Islamic Republic is also reeling at home.
Kay Armin Serjoie
Kay Armin Serjoie is an Iranian journalist who has reported from Tehran for TIME, AFP and the Washington Post. He is now based in Europe.
When Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter first went missing, reports said nine were on board. But only eight bodies were found in the wreckage.
An eyewitness report from among the watchful majority that will decide the country's future.
After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, protests in Iran have shaken the theocratic state to its core.
The faltering economy has prompted protests across the country. But some Iranians want their leaders to talk to Trump
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The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini led criticism of the U.S. for withdrawing from the pact. But the young may be worst affected
“What we are seeing now is the result of a sort of distrust between the state and the people,” one analyst told TIME
The Islamic Republic would almost certainly lose a direct match-up with its regional rival — and it's winning the proxy wars it is fighting
Two words within the speech might have done more to unite the Iranian populace against the U.S. than decades of propaganda
A relatively stable period in Iranian politics came to an end when one of the country's main opposition figures went on hunger strike
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Little more than 24 hours after winning re-election, President Hassan Rouhani came under fire from hardliners and conservatives in Iran
Iran is set to vote for a president after a campaign marked by mud-slinging and populist rhetoric against the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani
Former President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has joined conservative candidates challenging President Hassan Rouhani in presidential elections
In sports at least the U.S. and Iran can get along
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's muted response to the restrictions leaves him politically vulnerable
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