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Summary
US stocks fell Wednesday as oil prices climbed above the closely watched $100-a-barrel mark amid escalating tensions in the seven-month US-Iran war.
Summary
US stocks fell Wednesday as oil prices climbed above the closely watched $100-a-barrel mark amid escalating tensions in the seven-month US-Iran war.
IAEA reports Iran to UN Security Council for first time in 20 years
The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors voted Wednesday to report Iran to the Security Council over breaches of its nuclear non-proliferation obligations, escalating a two-decade nuclear dispute amid an ongoing war and renewed Western pressure on Tehran.
Former presidents push for public say on ending Iran war
Calls by former presidents Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad Khatami to end Iran’s war with the United States have triggered a fiercer political confrontation after they invoked public opinion in support of diplomacy rather than continued fighting.
Iran’s moderates question the price of prolonged war
Moderate and reformist figures in Tehran are increasingly warning that the country cannot sustain a prolonged war, challenging hardline calls for Iranians to accept further economic hardship as the price of resistance.
Iran’s new war strategy seeks to turn blockade into broader economic confrontation
Iran has signalled a sharper military posture after threatening US warships and energy interests, while seeking to extend its control of shipping beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
EXCLUSIVE
18 Iranian prisoners face possible death sentences over prison unrest
Eighteen prisoners held at Dastgerd prison in the central Iranian city of Isfahan could face death sentences over unrest and a fire at the facility, according to a judicial document obtained by Iran International.
War conditions curb mandatory hijab crackdown, Iranian official says
Iranian authorities are holding back from enforcing mandatory hijab as extensively as they would like because of “war conditions,” a senior official said Wednesday, even as pressure grows for tougher enforcement.
ANALYSIS
Iran’s weakened axis still bites as Houthis escalate against Saudi Arabia
The escalating battle between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis may be a test of what remains of Tehran’s Axis of Resistance after months of war and mounting pressure on Iran itself.
Iran exports to Afghanistan fall at least 25% as rivals gain ground, trade official says
Iran's exports to Afghanistan have fallen by at least 25% since the US-Iran war began this year, while competitors have moved quickly to expand their share of the Afghan market, the head of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday.
January Massacre
How body bags came to symbolize Iran's January killings
Rows of black body bags became one of the defining images of Iran’s deadly January 2026 crackdown, as families searched among covered bodies and thousands of photographs for relatives killed or missing during the unrest.
Iranian protester undergoes months of secret treatment to save wounded leg
A 34-year-old protester shot in the Iranian city of Qazvin on January 8 has undergone five major operations and months of largely secret medical care as doctors work to save and reconstruct his badly damaged leg.
Fiancée of slain protester, father of another die by suicide in Iran
The 25-year-old fiancée of a protester killed in Iran’s January crackdown and the father of another slain demonstrator have died by suicide within days of each other, sources familiar with the cases told Iran International.
ANALYSIS
What flew into Ashgabat before the US struck Iran's railway bridge to Russia
A US cruise missile strike on a railway bridge 700 miles from the war's main front has a puzzle at its center: Iranian media said it hit the China corridor, Iran's own figures say the line is minor and points at Russia, and Washington has not said why.
EXCLUSIVE
Secret documents expose new network selling sanctioned Iranian oil
A new Iranian oil trading network has been entrusted with selling millions of barrels of sanctioned crude even though its members still owe billions of dollars from earlier sales, according to documents obtained by Iran International and Oil Ministry sources.
Iran’s gasoline price hike may add to revenues, but can it ease fuel shortage?
Iran’s decision to double the price of gasoline sold outside subsidized quotas could generate less than $500 million in additional annual revenue under current consumption patterns, but can it resolve the structural pressures behind the country’s growing fuel shortage?
Iran deploys security forces as gasoline price rise takes effect
Iranian security forces deployed around fuel stations and on streets across the country as a gasoline price increase took effect, with people warning of further pressure on household budgets and rising prices for other goods and services.
US sanctions all Iranian airlines in sweeping aviation crackdown
The US Treasury on Tuesday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions on one individual and 35 entities, including all 27 remaining Iranian airlines, as Washington expanded pressure on Tehran’s aviation sector and networks supporting sanctioned carrier Mahan Air.
Canadian court orders visa decision for former Bushehr nuclear plant manager
Canada’s Federal Court has ordered the government to decide within 60 days on a visitor visa application from a former project manager at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant after the case remained in security screening for more than 900 days.
PODCAST
Why did Iran let back a singer who mocked its ‘sacred’ symbols?
Mohsen Namjoo mocked the Quran, ridiculed religious figures and crossed political red lines that have brought severe punishment for others in Iran. Now back in the country, his return contrasts sharply with restrictions still imposed on female singers.
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