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The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Isabel Coles
Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
Understanding the protests in Iran
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression
Tue 13 Jan 2026
A brutal crackdown in Iran
7 mins • S1, E1276
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Mon 12 Jan 2026
What’s really happening on the ground in Iran
33 mins • S1, E303
Ruth Michaelson
Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Jack Straw
Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
Defiance burns on the streets of Tehran
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Isabel Coles
‘If we want the regime out, we can’t back down’
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Peter Westmacott
‘A Trump lifeline to Tehran could be a Nobel-winning move’
Sun 4 Jan 2026
“Day Zero” in Tehran
35 mins • S1, E295
Ruth Michaelson
Iranian energy crisis looms as revolutionary guards mine Bitcoin
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Israel’s airstrikes may be over, but fear still stalks Iran
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Expert views on the US attack on Iran
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Peter Pomerantsev
Trump’s feel-bad foreign policy is guided by emotion, not logic
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Sanam Mahloudji
You can't bomb Iran into democracy
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Sana Nassari
Artists and writers in Tehran face an uncertain future
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Giles Whittell
Bunker busters were a warning to the world
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
The history of now: Israel and Iran
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Rana Rahimpour
The myth of Khamenei is over
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Philippe Sands
International law does not permit regime change in Iran
Sun 22 Jun 2025
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Iran’s Berlin moment
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Dr Lina Khatib
The UK needs to prepare for regime change in Tehran
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Rana Rahimpour
‘We don’t want Israel or the US handing us freedom on a drone.’ Tehran reacts to strikes
Thu 19 Jun 2025
David Aaronovitch
An ‘easy target’? Killing the ayatollah would be almost unprecedented
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
Israel says Iran was months from a nuclear weapon. Others aren’t so sure
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Israel’s strikes represent a stern test for Iran’s ayatollahs
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Steve Bloomfield
No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Jack Straw
Iran’s nuclear brinkmanship can't mask decline
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Daniella Peled
Any Israeli sense of victory will be short lived
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Rana Rahimpour
After panic and anger, Tehran imagines life without the regime
Sat 14 Jun 2025
The hunt for Iran's next Supreme Leader
36 mins • S1, E276
