Iran showcased its underground missile bases near the Persian Gulf on Saturday, warning of a harsh response to any US attack, as Washington boosted its naval presence in the region despite Arab calls for restraint.
Iran is nearing a fork in the road, marked by what may be the most consequential decision yet to be made by the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei: war or a deal with the US administration of Donald Trump.
China on Friday blasted the United States for sanctioning Chinese entities that Washington says are involved in Iranian oil trade, asserting Beijing's readiness to defend its economic interests.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has announced a new single titled Azizam — a Persian term of endearment meaning "my dear" or "my beloved" — created in collaboration with Grammy-nominated producer Ilya Salmanzadeh.
Iran has the right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy and is acting within the framework of international law, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, as Washington continues to pressure Tehran to curb its nuclear activities.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Badroud in central Iran on Thursday, shaking areas roughly 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the Natanz nuclear facility, the country’s main uranium enrichment site.
The United States and Israel are set to discuss Iran's nuclear program and potential talks with Tehran early next week, Axios reported on Thursday citing Israeli and US officials.
Iran began its new fiscal year on March 21 amid deepening economic and energy crises, with even officials of the Islamic Republic acknowledging that conditions are likely to worsen in the year ahead.
A US jury’s conviction of two men for attempting to assassinate Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad in New York on orders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has prompted reactions from senior US officials.
Iranians gathered at major historical sites across the country to celebrate the New Year with patriotic chants calling for the return of the pre-Islamic Revolution monarchy.
Millions of Israelis took to shelters in the early hours of Thursday morning as Yemen’s Houthis stepped up air attacks on Israel while the US continues to hit deep into the Iran-backed militant group's infrastructure.
French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from 887 days in detention in Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday in a post on X.
Iran summoned the German ambassador and British charge d'affaires on Wednesday over their countries' role in drafting a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of a fact-finding mission on Iran's human rights record.
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has warned that the Islamic Republic is increasing its use of executions as a tool to suppress dissent as she presented her first report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has rejected Iran's objection to a lawsuit filed by four nations over the 2020 downing of Ukraine Flight PS752, bringing them a step closer to holding Tehran accountable, officials said Monday.
US president Donald Trump has sent Iran’s leader a letter, we’re told, and that it’s significant. It probably is, but nobody I know seems to think so.
Last week I took my teenage niece to a concert at Tehran’s iconic Vahdat Hall, where two large portraits hang high on stage walls, watching over the audience. “What’s the Islamic Republic doing here,” my niece joked.
Almost four in ten marriages in Iran end in divorce, according to the latest official figures, giving rise to theocrats' cries of a crisis that may not be as obvious to some of the women gaining their freedom.
A vast, dark cloud blankets Tehran. We don't even need to say when: it’s almost all the time, with fewer than ten days of clean air last year.
The threat of war looming over Iran by President Trump’s ultimatum to make a nuclear deal or face attack may be a blessing in disguise for rulers in Tehran as they seek to manage growing popular discontent.
The fast improving relationship between the United States under President Donald Trump and Russia may mean Moscow will seek more distance from Washington's Mideast nemesis Iran, Russian-born journalist and filmmaker Tanya Lukyanova said.
