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The most immediate preoccupation for most Iranians is dealing with soaring prices caused by an enduring economic crisis.
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A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named supreme leader of Iran.
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A portrait of a defiant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looms over Tehran streets.
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A portrait of a defiant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looms over Tehran streets.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday night.
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A mural in Tehran in June. The likelihood of an easing of tension between the United States and Iran looks distant at the moment, but there are small signals that diplomacy could still be possible.
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A billboard in Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Wednesday, with graffiti saying “We Will Kill Trump.”
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Crowds gathering around Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s casket in Tehran on Monday. The supreme leader’s body will be taken to several cities before being buried in Mashhad, Iran.
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Mourners attending the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday surround a monument in Tehran.
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Mourners at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran on Saturday.
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Mourners at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran on Saturday for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader.
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Mourners at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla complex in Tehran on Saturday.
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Mourners at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, on Sunday.
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Mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his funeral on Saturday.
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Preparations being made for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Thursday.
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Dignitaries walking past the coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family members after paying their respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Friday.
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The Grand Bazaar in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in May. The U.S. has offered Iran sanctions relief if it agrees to limits on its nuclear program.
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A pro-government demonstration in Tehran last month where some of the women were partially veiled and some dressed more conservatively.
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A satellite image of Kharg Island, a crucial Iranian oil hub. The deal grants Iran waivers to begin exporting its oil even before the negotiation of a final agreement on its nuclear program.
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President Trump at the White House on Thursday, where he said a peace agreement with Iran was close at hand.
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Tehran on Monday.
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Tehran on Monday.
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A photo released by the Office of the former Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, in 2025.
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Palestinians prayed near the ruins of Al-Huda Mosque in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha. Israel bombed the mosque early in the war in Gaza.
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Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, last year. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her advocacy of women’s rights in her country.
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President Trump at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
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This photo released by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs shows the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George H.W. Bush on Sunday.
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Patrons at a cafe spilling out onto the sidewalk this month in Tehran.