Iran

Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for expressing solidarity with a man who was executed over unrest linked to anti-government protests.

Iran’s state media say authorities have arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests. The report by IRNA says Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie ’’The Salesman,″ was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man executed for crimes allegedly committed during the...

A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist living in New York City and take her back to Tehran.

Iran says it executed a second prisoner detained amid the nationwide protests that are challenging the country’s theocracy.

The man, identified as Mohsen Shekari, was arrested on a charge of “waging war against God.”

Iran‘s Attorney General said Saturday that the country’s controversial morality police will be “abolished,” local media reported, amid ongoing nationwide protests.

Iran’s national soccer team has received a subdued welcome home with a few dozen fans greeting them at the capital Tehran’s airport and waving flags following their World Cup defeat by the U.S. team.

It was an exciting and stressful 100 minutes of soccer but the U.S. took care of business and earned themselves a place in the Round of 16. Twitter had a lot to say.

The United States men’s national team are going to the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran on Tuesday.

From the starting lineups to potential national anthem protests, this matchup is one to watch from the opening kickoff. Here’s who to expect on the field.

Mario Ferri was released without charge after running onto the pitch during Portugal’s World Cup match against Uruguay with a pride flag and messages on his shirt.

Twenty four years after the U.S. and Iran played at the 1998 World Cup, the two sides are squaring off with decades of political tension and a spot in the knockout stage on the line.

The protester showed support for Ukraine, Iranian Women and the LGBTQ community during Monday’s Portugal-Uruguay World Cup match

Here’s how to catch the USMNT and Iran’s Group B finale at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday.

U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter said the USMNT and its staff had nothing to do with the social media posts that displayed a distortion of Iran’s flag.

Let’s preview the USMNT’s biggest match to date in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they take on Iran in a win-or-go-home contest on Tuesday.

The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supported protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday.

Government officials reportedly interfered with planned protests during Iran’s second game of the tournament.

Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian gave Iran a stunning Group B victory over Wales with goals in stoppage time.

Players from Iran sang their country’s national anthem at the World Cup against Wales on Friday after staying silent prior to their first match against England.