Access to basic necessities and life-saving medicine in Iran is increasingly difficult.

Many Iranians say they can no longer afford the lives they once had. Writer and historian Arash Azizi talks with NPR's Adrian Florido about the economic pressures reshaping daily life.

In response to Iran closing off the Strait of Hormuz amid the war with the US and Israel, the US Navy has been blocking Iranian ports since mid-April. Washington hopes to restrict Iran's exports — ...

Hello from Iran’s prison after three months. We came from solitary confinement to the general ward.” A technology called ...

A woman reacts to the camera as she crosses an intersection around Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. Federal law prohibits a living president from appearing on U.S. currency.