Despite triumphs on the international stage, Iranian women's sports face persistent obstacles at home in terms of pay, training facilities and social discrimination.
Iranian authorities have shut down a restaurant in the city of Mahshahr after a female singer performed there, signaling a crackdown on events the authorities deem contrary to Islamic values continues.
Authorities in the northern Iranian city of Amol have shut down a pharmacy after the female owner and a local cleric got into a confrontation over wearing a head scarf, an issue that has sparked nationwide unrest in recent months.
Iranian security forces have clamped down on protests over the government's mismanagement of its response to a strong earthquake over the weekend that killed at least three people and injured hundreds in the northwestern city of Khoy.
Iran has imposed retaliatory sanctions against 30 individuals and four organizations in the European Union and the United Kingdom for supporting terrorism, interfering in internal affairs and inciting unrest, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday