In this new episode of The New Persian Times Podcast, I'm joined by Ian Chase McMath for a wide-ranging conversation on Iran and the geopolitical pressure points shaping what comes next.
Her Royal Highness Noor Pahlavi delivers a powerful and emotional speech at the Iran Prosperity Project (IPP) Unveiling 2025, addressing the devastating healthcare crisis in Iran under the Islamic Republic...
UK-based political influencer Younes Sadaghiani joins The New Persian Times for his first-ever trip to New York—recorded in-studio. We unpack his experience entering the United States, the "Unite the Kingdom" protest...
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At SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles the Iranian national team achieved a draw without goals against Belgium on June 21. This result became far more than a football match. It served as a powerful mirror to the deep political tensions gripping Iranians at home and abroad. Those tensions erupted most visibl
6/23/2026
On a warm Los Angeles evening at SoFi Stadium, the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener between Iran and New Zealand became far more than a football match. It turned into a powerful display of Iranian identity, resistance, and the unbridgeable gap between the people and the Islamic Republic.Despite FIFA’s con
6/16/2026
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Iranian diaspora and freedom-loving fans worldwide, FIFA has confirmed it will once again prohibit the pre-Islamic Lion and Sun flag from World Cup stadiums this summer. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on American soil—with Iran’s national team, Te
5/25/2026
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