Farnaz Fassihi

Refugees who joined the largely overlooked Fatemiyoun Brigade to battle for Shiite Islam and escape crushing poverty had become a force in Tehran’s proxy wars.

Even after the Islamic State took responsibility for deadly bombings, Iran’s government, facing public anger, blamed Israel.

About three-quarters of the body’s members voted in favor of the nonbinding resolution. The result underscored the isolation of Israel and the United States.

While some critics say the world body is paralyzed by political differences, its humanitarian agencies are helping needy people in Gaza and other places around...

After weeks of division, the Council adopted a resolution that stopped short of calling for a cease-fire.

With Israel bent on crushing Iran’s ally Hamas, Tehran must decide whether it and the proxy militias it arms and trains will live up to...

Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with a focus on women’s equality.

Exactly what happened to Armita Geravand, 16, is unclear, but the circumstances have fueled accusations that agents enforcing Iran’s dress code must have harmed her.

Most everyone agrees on the need for changes, but there is little agreement on what to do and nearly insuperable hurdles to doing anything.