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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Wednesday to seize more territory in southern Lebanon if Hezbollah joined Iran in an attack on Israel.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Wednesday to seize more territory in southern Lebanon if Hezbollah joined Iran in an attack on Israel.
Iran executes mountaineer after rights groups warn of imminent hanging
Iranian authorities executed Ali-Sina Mostafavi, a 38-year-old mountaineer from Kerman, the judiciary’s Mizan News reported on Wednesday.
Women’s Basij commander, police officer killed in separate attacks in southeast Iran
A women’s Basij commander and a police officer were killed in separate attacks on Wednesday in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, adding to a series of deadly shootings, bombings and armed clashes in the region.
Operation Economic Outcast
Iranian wheat farmers face planting cash crunch as payments lag, rial slides
Iranian wheat farmers told Iran International that delayed government payments for their previous harvest are leaving them short of cash for autumn planting, while inflation and the falling rial erode the value of money they are still owed.
Nowhere else to go? The puzzle behind Iran’s stock rally
Iran’s stock market is raising eyebrows with a sustained rally even as the country’s economy struggles with dwindling foreign-currency inflows, energy shortages and uncertainty over the war.
Iranians' support for US pressure masks divisions over its cost
Iran escalates Hormuz tanker attacks in gamble ahead of US midterms
Iran's surge in attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz may be an attempt to exploit US restraint ahead of the midterm elections and undermine a recovery in Persian Gulf oil shipments, experts told Iran International.
Tehran raises the stakes, betting Washington will blink
Despite signs of movement in negotiations with Washington, Tehran is showing little inclination to ease military pressure, pursuing diplomacy while signaling that renewed US attacks could trigger a broader regional response.
Iran threatens to reconsider UK ties over RAF Fairford allegations
Iran on Tuesday summoned Britain’s ambassador and threatened to reconsider diplomatic relations after London blamed the IRGC for a suspected plot targeting a US-used airbase and Britain’s intelligence chief warned of growing Iranian threats to military sites.
Trump says Iran decision coming, suggests Tehran behind Houthi attacks
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would make a decision on Iran “very soon,” as fresh attacks hit commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis escalated.
Oscar-winning Farhadi says next film will be in Persian, without mandatory hijab
Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi says his next film will be in Persian and set in Tehran but shot abroad to avoid Iran's mandatory hijab rules and government permit requirements.
EXCLUSIVE
Iran names new commander for renamed Quds Force assassination unit
The Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has appointed a new commander to its overseas assassination unit and renamed it to Unit 600 after its personnel and structure were exposed, two sources close to the IRGC-QF told Iran International.
Iran faces worse economic outlook than war-hit Mideast rivals, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday that Iran’s economy would shrink 7.6% in 2026, a worse outlook than for its main Middle Eastern rivals amid the war, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE facing smaller contractions and Israel and Turkey expected to grow.
State TV calls Iran’s northern sea by its English name, citing Israeli agenda
Iranian state television has begun referring to the country’s northern sea as Caspian in Persian, a departure from the customary Khazar, after airing claims that the older familiar name serves alleged Israeli ambitions in the Caucasus.
Houthi airport strikes carry echoes of Iran’s aviation threats, experts say
The deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main airport mirror Iranian warnings to disrupt regional air travel in response to US sanctions, analysts say, while serving the Houthis’ own goal of pressuring Saudi Arabia over its support for rival forces in Yemen.
Crackdown on Dissent
Gunfire heard as county-naming protest turns violent in central Iran
A protest over the name of a newly created county in central Iran turned violent after security forces moved to disperse demonstrators, with videos sent to Iran International capturing gunfire, tear gas and injured protesters.
VOICES FROM IRAN
‘Best advertisement for Starlink’ Iranians mock threat to subsea cables
The Islamic Republic’s threats to target undersea internet cables in the Persian Gulf drew mockery and criticism from readers who told Iran International that such attacks could deepen Iran’s isolation and damage its own connectivity.
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.
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