https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:53:53 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Iran has executed Mehdi Khaneki, a young man convicted on charges tied to anti-government protests that swept across the country in January. The execution came as some 1,500 death row inmates at the prison continued a hunger strike demanding an end to executions. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-execution-prisoners-protest/33810073.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-execution-prisoners-protest/33810073.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:11:35 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Iran executed a man it accused of carrying out "operational actions" during nationwide protests at the start of the year as the country's leadership ratchets up its crackdown on dissent, sparking a hunger strike among hundreds of death row inmates. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-executions-protest-death-row-inmates/33810002.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-executions-protest-death-row-inmates/33810002.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:03:30 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Headline Another female singer in Iran has been sentenced to 74 lashes after sharing a music video of herself performing without a head covering. https://www.rferl.org/a/female-singer-iran-flogging/33807608.html https://www.rferl.org/a/female-singer-iran-flogging/33807608.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:41:32 +0200 VideosIran As US forces targeted military sites and infrastructure, primarily in southern Iran, for the sixth night on July 16-17, Tehran responded by announcing it was launching strikes on five Persian Gulf states, including attacks on US military forces in Syria and Bahrain. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-drone-strikes-hormuz-strait-kuwait-bahrain-qatar-jordan-syria-israel-military/33805789.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-drone-strikes-hormuz-strait-kuwait-bahrain-qatar-jordan-syria-israel-military/33805789.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:05:57 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Iran has executed some 40 political prisoners since mass protests rocked the country in January. Twelve more may be about to join them, and they were all put on death row by one man: Mohammad Reza Tavakoli, honored by the judiciary as an “exemplary judge.” https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-judge-mohammad-reza-tavakoli-death-sentences/33804350.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-judge-mohammad-reza-tavakoli-death-sentences/33804350.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:21:13 +0200 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Stories A new round of US strikes across Iran hit dozens of military targets in areas near the Strait of Hormuz, including missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb island, according to western military officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hormuz-us-strike-drone-greater-tunb-jordan-kuwait-blockade-ceasefire/33804342.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hormuz-us-strike-drone-greater-tunb-jordan-kuwait-blockade-ceasefire/33804342.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:27:36 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories In addition to a night of renewed US strikes on Iran, the US Central Command reports that its forces targeted a submarine and ship maintenance facility in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas using sea drones, which marks a first in American combat weapons technology. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hormuz-strait-us-strike-bandar-abbas-submarine-sea-drone-trump/33803486.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hormuz-strait-us-strike-bandar-abbas-submarine-sea-drone-trump/33803486.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:13:47 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Following US military strikes on Iran over the weekend, which came after Iran targeted shipping in the Hormuz Strait, reports of damage are coming in as Iran threatens to target Gulf states. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-israel-gulf-states-ceasefire-strikes-bahrain-kuwait-oman-jordan-rocket/33802697.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-israel-gulf-states-ceasefire-strikes-bahrain-kuwait-oman-jordan-rocket/33802697.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:12:04 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideos President Donald Trump said he is reinstating a blockade of the straight of Hormuz after the United States and Iran traded a new wave of air strikes sparked by activity in the key waterway, rocked the Gulf region. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-threatens-to-take-control-of-hormuz-strait-after-fresh-round-of-attacks-rock-the-gulf/33802722.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-threatens-to-take-control-of-hormuz-strait-after-fresh-round-of-attacks-rock-the-gulf/33802722.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:08:34 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories The US military said it had launched new strikes on targets in Iran just hours after President Donald Trump said a cease-fire accord with Tehran was "over" and threatened to "hit them [Iran] hard tonight." https://www.rferl.org/a/us-strikes-iran-trump-threat/33799674.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-strikes-iran-trump-threat/33799674.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:36:42 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Headline The United States launched a new round of military strikes against Iran and revoked a key sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil sales after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, putting a fragile cease-fire into peril. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-strikes-on-iran-vessels-hit-hormuz-strait/33798855.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-strikes-on-iran-vessels-hit-hormuz-strait/33798855.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:17:44 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories The body of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was laid in state in Tehran on July 3 as authorities began a week of funeral processions for the slain cleric. https://www.rferl.org/a/mixed-feelings-iranians-khamenei-iran-funeral/33795536.html https://www.rferl.org/a/mixed-feelings-iranians-khamenei-iran-funeral/33795536.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:35:53 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Headline Iran's government is preparing a multiday funeral ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died in US and Israeli strikes in February. But many Iranians are not mourning his loss, and are instead sharing complex reactions to the death of a man who led an oppressive theocratic regime. https://www.rferl.org/a/as-iran-prepares-elaborate-funeral-for-khamenei-many-recall-a-brutal-leader/33795397.html https://www.rferl.org/a/as-iran-prepares-elaborate-funeral-for-khamenei-many-recall-a-brutal-leader/33795397.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:51:36 +0200 VideosIranVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Residents of Iranian cities say it's increasingly common for women to go out without a head scarf, a violation that previously would have resulted in harassment or detention. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-morality-police-enforcement-war-us-israel-women-freedom-karaj-tehran/33794093.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-morality-police-enforcement-war-us-israel-women-freedom-karaj-tehran/33794093.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:17:44 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories As Iran's wave of political executions continues, 75 French lawmakers took the unusual step of formally adopting individual death-row political prisoners on June 29 as part of a new National Assembly campaign organized by the Iran Freedom Congress (IFC). https://www.rferl.org/a/france-lawmakers-iran-political-sponsorship-execution-prisoners/33791964.html https://www.rferl.org/a/france-lawmakers-iran-political-sponsorship-execution-prisoners/33791964.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:44:23 +0200 IranNewsHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories Some Iranians say they risked their lives in the streets and endured hunger, air strikes, and destruction, believing this was the price they were paying for freedom. Now, as the regime survives and Washington returns to negotiations, they are left asking what those sacrifices were for.  https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-ceasefire-no-regime-change-public-reaction/33789636.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-ceasefire-no-regime-change-public-reaction/33789636.html Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:15:22 +0200 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Consumers in Iran report they are struggling to afford a staple foodstuff: bread. One listener to RFE/RL's Radio Farda calls prices "horrific," while a baker explains he is trying to shield his customers from his own rocketing expenses for rent and utilities. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-bread-inflation-consumer-price-war-us-israel/33789622.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-bread-inflation-consumer-price-war-us-israel/33789622.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:31:56 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosEconomyThe Rundown Stories The doubling of bread prices in Iran is yet another indicator of the deteriorating state of the economy as ordinary Iranians describe cutting meat, skipping meals out, and struggling to buy their children toys. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-bread-economy-poor-us-war/33788675.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-bread-economy-poor-us-war/33788675.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:00:23 +0200 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Headline Iran sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 lashes for a song without a hijab, but the punishment may only make women’s voices harder to silence, according to a fellow performer, Hana Kamkar. https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-singer-lashes-reaction/33787034.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-singer-lashes-reaction/33787034.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:05:33 +0200 VideosIranVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Iran and the United States cited progress in talks toward reaching a final peace deal, though comments from both sides highlighted the fragile state of negotiations. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-progress-peace-deal-trump-rubio/33786485.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-progress-peace-deal-trump-rubio/33786485.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:48:49 +0200 NewsIranThe Rundown Stories