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Sanctions alone cannot topple Iran’s regime, former Treasury official says

Sanctions can make Iran’s military and nuclear activities costlier and more difficult but cannot bring down the Islamic Republic on their own, former US Treasury official and weapons procurement...

Aug 15, 2026, 03:35 GMT+1

Iran hits back after Trump says he may declare Hormuz US territory

President Donald Trump said he may soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory as shipping through the waterway nearly stopped and Tehran insisted it alone would decide when the strait opens or...

Aug 14, 2026, 22:28 GMT+1

Fear of unrest complicates Iran’s gasoline dilemma

The aborted move in Kerman Province revived one of the most politically explosive questions in Iran: how to curb gasoline consumption without repeating the upheaval that followed the last major...

Aug 14, 2026, 21:08 GMT+1

Iran’s security reshuffle lays bare political drama at the top

The ascension of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council underscores that there is much political drama beneath the surface of the Islamic Republic’s portrayal of...

Aug 14, 2026, 19:10 GMT+1

Tehran weighs benefits of brief Hormuz reprieve

With a deadline to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz only days away, parts of Iran’s media are increasingly treating any easing of tensions not as a return to normality but as a brief window to...

Aug 14, 2026, 16:43 GMT+1

A silent letter on state TV turned Iran's top diplomat into an enemy of the faith

One extra letter on Iranian state TV turned Abbas Araghchi into the minister of the Kharijites, the sect that abandoned Shia Islam's first imam and killed him, prompting some Iranians to read it as...

Aug 14, 2026, 12:11 GMT+1

Democrats turn Iran war costs against Trump as midterms near

US Democrats appear to be sharpening their attacks on President Donald Trump over the economic fallout from the Iran war as rising fuel and household costs become an increasingly potent issue ahead...

Aug 14, 2026, 04:08 GMT+1

'Better than nukes'? Iran digs in on Hormuz as US deal nears end

Iran is doubling down on control of the Strait of Hormuz, with some in Tehran now arguing the strategic leverage it provides is more valuable than a nuclear weapon.

Aug 14, 2026, 03:20 GMT+1

Iran crackdown grinds on with new wave of prison terms

Iranian courts have handed down a new wave of prison terms and other punishments against protesters, activists and citizens accused of national security offenses, as the judicial crackdown that...

Aug 14, 2026, 02:31 GMT+1

Iran lawmakers push back on regional monitoring of Hormuz

A dispute in Iran’s parliament over the terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is threatening to complicate negotiations in Muscat, as lawmakers challenge a proposed role for Oman and Pakistan in...

Aug 14, 2026, 01:04 GMT+1

US vows 'indefinite' blockade as Iran signals offensive posture

The US-Iran standoff is hardening around the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington saying it can sustain maritime pressure indefinitely and Tehran signaling readiness for a prolonged confrontation and...

Aug 14, 2026, 00:16 GMT+1

Tehran’s reshuffle leaves no pragmatic opening

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s latest appointments to Iran’s top security and paramilitary institutions are not routine personnel changes but a reflection of his priorities for tighter control...

Aug 13, 2026, 21:58 GMT+1

How Iran’s Supreme National Security Council works, and who gets a vote

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council brings together the country’s most powerful officials, but its workings are less straightforward than its name suggests, as even its secretary, often dubbed...

Aug 13, 2026, 21:09 GMT+1

Iranian forces used cultural sites, medical clinics in Alborz crackdown

Security forces used cultural venues and medical clinics as firing positions, ammunition stores and sites for holding bodies during Iran's January 2026 protest crackdown in Alborz province, according...

Aug 13, 2026, 19:50 GMT+1

Caspian Sea hits 200-year low as Iran debates the treaty meant to divide it

The Caspian Sea is falling by as much as 20 centimeters a year and stands at its lowest level in two centuries, an Iranian environment official said, a warning that lands just as Tehran reopens the...

Aug 13, 2026, 14:34 GMT+1

Land routes cannot replace Iran’s blocked sea trade, chamber official warns

Replacing a single ship carrying essential goods to Iran would require about 2,500 trucks, a Chamber of Commerce official warned, saying land routes cannot offset the US maritime blockade and...

Aug 13, 2026, 12:30 GMT+1

Iran province suspends plan for sharply higher petrol price

A plan to sell petrol at a much higher “refinery cost” rate in southern Kerman province was halted hours before it was due to begin, the provincial fuel distribution company said on Thursday.

Aug 13, 2026, 11:39 GMT+1

Iran seals dozens of businesses in renewed hijab crackdown

Iranian authorities have sealed at least 42 cafés, restaurants, shops, sports clubs and other businesses across the country in the past three weeks, over compulsory hijab rules and what officials...

Aug 13, 2026, 11:16 GMT+1

Iran International's Negar Mojtahedi wins top Canadian journalism honor

Iran International's Negar Mojtahedi has won Canada's 2026 Bill Good Award, part of the Jack Webster honors regarded as western Canada's preeminent journalism awards, cited for reporting that bridged...

Aug 13, 2026, 10:24 GMT+1

Iran hardliners see shift on US talks in Rezaei appointment

Mohsen Rezaei’s appointment as Iran’s new security chief has opened a battle over its political meaning, with ultra-hardliners portraying the removal of his predecessor as evidence that the balance...

Aug 13, 2026, 02:52 GMT+1

Security by design: why Tehran is tearing up cobblestones

Tehran's municipality is tearing up the cobblestones of the capital's historic pedestrian zones and laying asphalt, a change officials call traffic management and that architects and urban...

Aug 13, 2026, 00:04 GMT+1