Images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday.

Iranian authorities arrested two Kish marathon organisers after images surfaced of women competing without mandatory hijabs, sparking ultraconservative criticism. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, two five-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely watched karate bout to a captivated audience -- a sign of the changing ...

The Iranian judiciary on December 6 said it has arrested two organizers of a marathon after some women competed in the event without wearing required hijabs, the Islamic headscarf that covers the head ...

The Iranian women's team gained its first win in the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup on Wednesday after a victory against ...

June 20 (Reuters) - Women's Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled for next week in Jordan have been postponed until July and moved to Qatar due to the air war between Iran and Israel, the Asian Football ...

“The View” host Sara Haines offered a lengthy correction to comments she made on-air this week via her social media on Thursday, admitting that she conflated societal rules in Iran with rules in ...

In Iran, a wave of arrests and harassment of women singers has swept the music industry. Some artists have found some fame by releasing music on social media. Authorities are tracking them down, too.

Per the Associated Press, the Iranian state news agency announced a boycott at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 5 over the U.S.