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Meta, Google remove Iran matchmaking app after child marriage report

Meta, Google remove Iran matchmaking app after child marriage report

Meta and Google removed Iran’s “Adam and Eve” matchmaking app and related promotional accounts after an investigation found girls as young as 13 were being listed as prospective spouses, US-based rights group HRANA said Monday.

Suspect in plot to attack Iran journalists sought embassy visit, UK court hears

Suspect in plot to attack Iran journalists sought embassy visit, UK court hears

A man accused of plotting an attack on Iran International journalists in Britain discussed an “embassy” visit with one contact and told another he had been promised £150,000 and help resolving his criminal case in Iran, a London court heard.

UK blames IRGC for RAF plot, vows crackdown on Iranian networks

Britain said on Monday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had “almost certainly” directed a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, as it vowed to crack down on Iranian criminal networks, sanctioned two Iranian nationals and summoned Iran’s ambassador.

World leaders condemn Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

An attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport drew condemnation from European leaders, the United Nations and regional governments on Sunday.

UK court hears how alleged Iran spy operation targeted Iran International

UK court hears how alleged Iran spy operation targeted Iran International

Men accused of spying for Iran exchanged information about Iran International’s offices and presenter Kambiz Hosseini, while one defendant discussed money transfers and his legal troubles with contacts in Iran, a London court heard.

Three years after October 7, Iran pays the price of miscalculation

Three years after October 7, Iran pays the price of miscalculation

Three years after Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, the Islamic Republic faces a weakened network of regional allies, direct military confrontation and mounting economic pressure, upending its long-held strategy of deterring enemies while keeping war away from its territory.

Iran's reported $200 million Hezbollah aid angers cash-strapped citizens

Iran's reported $200 million Hezbollah aid angers cash-strapped citizens

Reports that the Islamic Republic sent $200 million to Lebanon's Hezbollah have drawn anger from Iranians struggling with rising living costs, low wages and medicine shortages, according to messages sent to Iran International.

Three Iranians spied on Iran International journalists in UK, prosecutors say

Three Iranians spied on Iran International journalists in UK, prosecutors say

Three Iranian men spied on Iran International journalists to assist Iranian intelligence services and prepare for serious violence against at least one target, prosecutors told a London court Tuesday.

Iranians cross into Armenia to earn what they cannot at home

Iranians cross into Armenia to earn what they cannot at home

Economic crisis is driving some Iranians across the border to Armenia for construction, taxi and delivery work, turning a longtime holiday destination into a source of income for families struggling to make ends meet at home.

Iran’s Olympiad paradox: Building scientific talent for a future abroad

Iran’s Olympiad paradox: Building scientific talent for a future abroad

Iran’s scientific Olympiad system has become a pipeline of elite talent into universities feeding sensitive nuclear, missile and technology sectors, even as many of the same high achievers leave the country for better opportunities abroad.

Two Iranians charged over foiled plot targeting Manchester Jews

Two Iranians charged over foiled plot targeting Manchester Jews

Two Iranian men have been charged over a terrorist plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community that was disrupted before it could be carried out, British police said Friday.

A Mossad spy in Iran: From banking infiltration to nuclear and missile sabotage

A Mossad spy in Iran: From banking infiltration to nuclear and missile sabotage

A former Mossad agent says he spent years inside one of Iran's best-known telecom businesses, using its banking tricks to fund Israeli operations and deleting a file from a switch near Malard minutes before the 2011 blast that killed the father of Iran's missile program.

UK points to Iran role in suspected plot near RAF Fairford

UK points to Iran role in suspected plot near RAF Fairford

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday there are “strong indications” Iran played a role in a suspected plot near RAF Fairford airbase used by US forces to carry out strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after suspected cockpit stabbing

Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after suspected cockpit stabbing

Both pilots of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv were injured after what Israeli officials said may have been an attempted terror attack in the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Iran says awaiting US response on Hormuz proposal

Iran says awaiting US response on Hormuz proposal

Iran said on Tuesday it is awaiting a US response to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as regional oil flows continued to recover and the rial sank past 2.5 million to the dollar.

Khamenei’s vision of Iranian power faces a test of reality

Khamenei’s vision of Iranian power faces a test of reality

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has portrayed the country as stronger after successive wars and pressures and among the world’s foremost powers, a vision that key economic and military indicators and recent regional events put to the test.

UAE outmaneuvers Iran’s Hormuz strategy, state TV analysts say

UAE outmaneuvers Iran’s Hormuz strategy, state TV analysts say

The UAE has found ways to blunt Iran’s ability to disrupt oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz by exploiting its maritime tactics, Iranian state television commentators said in a recent broadcast.

Rushdie returns to the fatwa that nearly cost him his life

Rushdie returns to the fatwa that nearly cost him his life

Salman 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 his death and the attempt on his life 33 years later.

Prosecutors take no action against Iranian arrested at UK submarine base

Prosecutors take no action against Iranian arrested at UK submarine base

Scottish prosecutors will take no proceedings at this time against an Iranian man arrested after an alleged attempt to enter Britain’s nuclear submarine base in March, Sky News reported Friday.

Iranian hacker in IRGC-linked cyber case to be extradited to US

Iranian hacker in IRGC-linked cyber case to be extradited to US

Montenegro will extradite Iranian-Turkish hacker Amir Barati to the United States, where he faces charges over a sweeping cyber campaign that US prosecutors say stole research and data for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and other entities.

Australian lawmakers back Prince Pahlavi role in Iran transition

Australian lawmakers back Prince Pahlavi role in Iran transition

Four senior Australian opposition politicians have backed a role for Reza Pahlavi in a political transition in Iran and urged closer engagement with the exiled prince, telling Iran International they have invited him to visit Australia.

Starlink next door could loosen Iran’s grip on internet

Starlink next door could loosen Iran’s grip on internet

Starlink terminals becoming available in newly legal markets on Iran’s doorstep could make the Islamic Republic’s internet shutdowns harder to enforce, potentially lowering the cost of equipment that has become an increasingly important route around government blackouts.