Trump may be buying time on Iran until after the midtermsPresident Donald Trump may be putting off a difficult choice over Iran until after the US midterm elections, a former senior US diplomat told Iran International.Sep 26, 2026, 03:24 GMT+1
Pezeshkian’s Fox News nuclear overture draws hardline backlashIranian hardliners have intensified attacks on President Masoud Pezeshkian after he signalled nuclear flexibility and backed negotiations with Washington in a Fox News interview.Sep 26, 2026, 00:15 GMT+1
IRGC outlet rebukes Iran VP over Saudi National Day celebrationThe IRGC-affiliated Fars News criticized Iran’s executive vice-president on Friday for joining Saudi officials in a cake-cutting ceremony marking the kingdom’s National Day in Tehran, which it said...Sep 25, 2026, 20:17 GMT+1
Iran rules out nuclear concessions even if US accepts Hormuz proposalIran will not make concessions over its nuclear program even if the United States accepts Tehran’s proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported Friday citing a senior Iranian...Sep 25, 2026, 18:56 GMT+1
US and Iran want a deal, but neither wants to move firstTalks between Iranian and US diplomats have continued in New York despite increasingly harsh rhetoric from both capitals, but the emerging dispute is less over whether to negotiate than over who must...Sep 25, 2026, 18:17 GMT+1
Rushdie returns to the fatwa that nearly cost him his lifeSalman Rushdie says he never intended The Satanic Verses to provoke the reaction that followed its publication, in a new documentary revisiting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s 1989 fatwa calling for...Sep 25, 2026, 16:14 GMT+1
Bareheaded mother, veiled daughter: Iran's schools keep a rule its streets have droppedMothers without headscarves walked daughters in regulation hoods to school in Iran this week. Women who remember 1980 describe the same scene from the year the state began imposing hijab. The picture...Sep 25, 2026, 13:26 GMT+1
Iran threatens regional air travel as US sanctions cut its flight linksIran threatened to disrupt regional air travel if its airlines lose access to flights and airport services, as Iraq's Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniya joined other destinations restricting Iranian...Sep 25, 2026, 12:25 GMT+1
Saudi Arabia, UAE urge Trump to maintain pressure on Iran - WSJ Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are urging Washington to maintain sanctions and its naval blockade of Iran, complicating efforts to restart peace talks as attacks threaten their oil...Sep 25, 2026, 08:54 GMT+1
Iranians report SIM cards blocked over political posts and likesSocial media users in Iran say their phone lines have been cut off after posting political content or liking posts on Instagram, extending a practice previously reported among political activists and...Sep 25, 2026, 02:47 GMT+1
Pezeshkian straddles Iran’s divide at UN as US talks test balancePresident Masoud Pezeshkian’s UN speech won unusual praise across Iran’s political establishment Thursday, but emerging details of negotiations with the United States could soon test the president’s...Sep 25, 2026, 00:00 GMT+1
US-Iran talks focused on phased deal to reopen HormuzUS and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington lifting its economic blockade of Iran, Reuters reported Thursday, citing...Sep 24, 2026, 18:55 GMT+1
From Hormuz to Indian Ocean: Iran threatens to redraw the map of the warTehran is signalling that its response to US pressure may be to widen the conflict, turning restrictions on its shipping and aviation into risks for airports and waterways stretching from the Persian...Sep 24, 2026, 17:48 GMT+1
'Bully at home, victim abroad': Iranians on Pezeshkian's UN speechMasoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Iran would not accept the language of force. Iranians writing to Iran International had one reply: that is the only language his government uses at home. Their...Sep 24, 2026, 11:59 GMT+1
Pezeshkian gets the generals' applause, and no word from the man above themIran's generals and hardliners spent the week warning Masoud Pezeshkian not to smile in New York. After his UN speech they lined up to praise him. He had not changed their minds about talking to...Sep 24, 2026, 11:18 GMT+1
'Killers in suits': Iranians ask New York's mayor why Pezeshkian walks freeIranians writing to Iran International this week did not see a diplomatic visit. They saw the men they hold responsible for January's massacre walking free in New York, and they asked the city's...Sep 24, 2026, 09:13 GMT+1
China shipments help sustain Iran’s weapons programs despite US pressure - WSJChinese suppliers sent around 1,300 shipments of dual-use components to Iran’s defense ministry in the first half of 2026, helping sustain its weapons programs, The Wall Street Journal reported.Sep 24, 2026, 06:41 GMT+1
Iran, US remain divided after UN talks as Hormuz blockade continuesIran and the United States remained far apart Wednesday after renewed UN talks, with Tehran demanding an end to the US blockade of its ports and Washington keeping pressure in place as oil continued...Sep 24, 2026, 05:10 GMT+1
War deepens Iran’s energy crunch ahead of winterIran’s economy contracted sharply in the spring as war hit its oil and gas sectors, with new data pointing to an energy crunch that could force Tehran to balance gas exports against rising domestic...Sep 24, 2026, 04:30 GMT+1
Threats and counter-threats complicate new US-Iran diplomacyIran warned Wednesday that any renewed US attack would draw a stronger military response, even as officials from the two countries pursued a new diplomatic opening in New York that has triggered a...Sep 23, 2026, 23:30 GMT+1
Iran’s new school year begins in the shadow of protest and warIranian children returned to classrooms Wednesday for an unusually somber start to the school year, the first since young people were killed in a government crackdown on January protests and in the...Sep 23, 2026, 20:11 GMT+1
