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Nov 28, 2023

The U.S. used its Section 702 spy tool to disrupt Iran’s weapons program

The CIA and other intelligence agencies used information gathered by monitoring ...

The U.S. used its Section 702 spy tool to disrupt Iran’s weapons program

Nov 28, 2023

Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets - Tasnim

Iran's air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including Russian jets as well as ...

Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets - Tasnim

Nov 27, 2023

‘Escape to another world’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on reading in prison

I spent nine months in solitary confinement with very little access to anything. ...

‘Escape to another world’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on reading in prison

Nov 27, 2023

Iran adds sophisticated warship to Caspian fleet

Iran’s navy on Monday added a destroyer capable of launching cruise missiles to its ...

Iran adds sophisticated warship to Caspian fleet

Nov 27, 2023

Mother of Iranian-Canadian Activist Esmaeilion Barred from Leaving Iran

Esmaeilion says Iran’s government has barred his mother from leaving the country ...

Mother of Iranian-Canadian Activist Esmaeilion Barred from Leaving Iran

Nov 27, 2023

Tehran Hijab Enforcer: “I Need This Job to Feed My Children”

Desperate to make ends meet, she responded to a job opportunity suggested ...

Tehran Hijab Enforcer: “I Need This Job to Feed My Children”

Nov 27, 2023

Iran sues newspaper for publishing morality guard documents

The reformist newspaper Etemad published a secret document linking the Iranian ...

Iran sues newspaper for publishing morality guard documents

Nov 26, 2023

Jailed Iranian Activist Denounces Secret Execution Of Protester

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has condemned the clandestine ...

Jailed Iranian Activist Denounces Secret Execution Of Protester

Nov 26, 2023

To deter Iran, Biden must be bold

Considering the pattern of the conflict and the previous three attacks, this will not ...

To deter Iran, Biden must be bold

Nov 25, 2023

Iran Hangs 17-year-old For Murder: Rights Groups

Hamidreza Azari was executed on Friday in prison in the eastern town of Sabzevar ...

Iran Hangs 17-year-old For Murder: Rights Groups

Nov 25, 2023

Iranian Lawyer Opposes Idea Of 'Absolute Obedience' To Khamenei

Iranian lawyer Kambiz Nowrouzi referred to a statement made by hardline ...

Iranian Lawyer Opposes Idea Of 'Absolute Obedience' To Khamenei

Nov 25, 2023

Sunni Cleric In Iran Asserts His Anti-Islamist Worldview

Contrary to the image of a radical jihadist, Abdolhamid seeks peace, an end to ...

Sunni Cleric In Iran Asserts His Anti-Islamist Worldview

Nov 25, 2023

An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected ...

An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean

Nov 25, 2023

Hamas releases 10 Thai hostages, 4 of whom had not been listed as abducted

Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals and a Filipino alongside Israeli hostages who were part ...

Hamas releases 10 Thai hostages, 4 of whom had not been listed as abducted

Nov 24, 2023

Iran Says Gaza Ceasefire Proves Israel’s Defeat

As a truce took hold in Gaza between Israel and Hamas for the first time in seven ...

Iran Says Gaza Ceasefire Proves Israel’s Defeat

Nov 24, 2023

Russia silent on Tehran arms claim as Ukraine downs Iran-built drone

The Kremlin says only that it is ‘developing military relations’ with Iran as Ukraine ...

Russia silent on Tehran arms claim as Ukraine downs Iran-built drone

Nov 24, 2023

Iran's barring of inspectors is serious blow to IAEA's work, Grossi says

Iran's barring of some of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's most experienced ...

Iran's barring of inspectors is serious blow to IAEA's work, Grossi says

Nov 23, 2023

Iran 'Secretly Executes' Man Convicted Of Killing Member Of Security Forces

Milad Zohrevand, 21, was executed at dawn in a prison in the western city of Hamadan ...

Iran 'Secretly Executes' Man Convicted Of Killing Member Of Security Forces

Nov 23, 2023

Iran's women defend themselves against state violence

Violence and discrimination against women in Iran is rooted in the Islamic ...

Iran's women defend themselves against state violence

Nov 23, 2023

Iran’s top diplomat discusses Israel’s war in Gaza with Hezbollah leader

Amirabdollahian warns ‘the scope of the war will expand’ if the Israel-Hamas truce ...

Iran’s top diplomat discusses Israel’s war in Gaza with Hezbollah leader

Nov 22, 2023

Imprisoned Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Tells Angelina Jolie Iran’s People Will Prevail

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate cannot attend the award ceremony in Oslo ...

Imprisoned Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Tells Angelina Jolie Iran’s People Will Prevail

Nov 22, 2023

Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters

The government in Baghdad has condemned the United States for a series of air ...

Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters

Nov 22, 2023

AMERICA’S UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL FUELS IRAN-BACKED “AXIS OF RESISTANCE”

Israel’s war on Gaza unites Hezbollah, Hamas, the Syrian government, the Houties ...

AMERICA’S UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL FUELS IRAN-BACKED “AXIS OF RESISTANCE”

Nov 21, 2023

The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby noted that Iran already has been ...

The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine

Nov 21, 2023

Iran-backed Yemen rebels’ helicopter-borne attack on ship raises risks in crucial Red Sea

While Tehran has denied aiding the Yemen rebel group in launching their attack Sunday ...

Iran-backed Yemen rebels’ helicopter-borne attack on ship raises risks in crucial Red Sea

Nov 21, 2023

Nurses in Iran Protest Work Conditions, Wages

Growing dissatisfaction among Iranian healthcare professionals is posing a serious ...

Nurses in Iran Protest Work Conditions, Wages

Nov 21, 2023

‘No hope for the future’: Iran faces brain drain as emigration surges

Economic and political pressures at home and fears over potential for war prompt rise ...

‘No hope for the future’: Iran faces brain drain as emigration surges

Nov 20, 2023

Obama's blunders created the Iranian threat terrorizing Israel

“Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse the Jews, Victory to Islam.” ...

Obama's blunders created the Iranian threat terrorizing Israel

Nov 20, 2023

Iran denies involvement in Red Sea ship seizure by Yemen's Houthis

Iran denied Israeli claims that it was involved in the seizure of a British-owned and ...

Iran denies involvement in Red Sea ship seizure by Yemen's Houthis

Nov 20, 2023

Iran’s Exiled Prince Makes Revelations About His Father’s Reign

In a three-hour interview with entrepreneur and best-selling author Patrick Bet-David ...

Iran’s Exiled Prince Makes Revelations About His Father’s Reign

Nov 20, 2023

Suppression of Women’s Rights in Iran Intensifies

The UN General Assembly’s committee on social, humanitarian and cultural issues ...

Suppression of Women’s Rights in Iran Intensifies

Nov 20, 2023

Iranian Actress Who Supported Protests Handed Suspended Prison Sentence

An Iranian court has sentenced Hanieh Tavassoli, a renowned film actress, to six ...

Iranian Actress Who Supported Protests Handed Suspended Prison Sentence

Nov 19, 2023

Hijab Defiance Leads to University Chancellor's Resignation

The chancellor of a university on Iran's Kish Island has reportedly resigned ...

Hijab Defiance Leads to University Chancellor's Resignation

Nov 19, 2023

Iran unveils upgraded hypersonic missile as Khamenei touts Israel failure

The Iranian show of force comes amid heightened US military presence in the region ...

Iran unveils upgraded hypersonic missile as Khamenei touts Israel failure

Nov 19, 2023

Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim states to cut political ties with Israel for limited period

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ...

Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim states to cut political ties with Israel for limited period

Nov 19, 2023

Detained Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released on bail after year in jail

Toomaj Salehi, who has been detained since his arrest last year for showing support ...

Detained Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released on bail after year in jail

Nov 19, 2023

Powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia group shrugs off new US sanctions

Kataib Hezbollah and US forces are bitter rivals and have killed hundreds of each ...

Powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia group shrugs off new US sanctions

Nov 19, 2023

In Iran, Gaza War Overshadows Preparations for 2024 Legislative Vote

As the war in Gaza continues to hold public attention, Iran is gearing up for ...

In Iran, Gaza War Overshadows Preparations for 2024 Legislative Vote

Nov 18, 2023

Thousands rally across Iran to protest Gaza deaths, slam Israel and US

Protests in Tehran, other cities were held in ‘support of the oppressed children of ...

Thousands rally across Iran to protest Gaza deaths, slam Israel and US

Nov 18, 2023

Two men convicted in US of trying to sell Iranian petroleum

A U.S. jury has convicted two Texas men of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation ...

Two men convicted in US of trying to sell Iranian petroleum

Nov 18, 2023

Terrorist Designations of Iran-aligned Militia Groups

The Department of State is today designating Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) and ...

Terrorist Designations of Iran-aligned Militia Groups

Nov 17, 2023

Iran enriches more uranium as Gaza war rages, US vote looms

The United States and its allies have few routes left to rein in Iran's nuclear work ...

Iran enriches more uranium as Gaza war rages, US vote looms

Nov 17, 2023

Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate

Iran’s top diplomat has revealed that Tehran told the US through back channels that ...

Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate

Nov 16, 2023

Ten Billion Dollars for Iran: Just Another Day at Foggy Bottom

On Tuesday, the White House did the indefensible, again — it issued a waiver allowing ...

Ten Billion Dollars for Iran: Just Another Day at Foggy Bottom

Nov 16, 2023

Iran is calling Biden’s bluff

President Joe Biden’s military show of force — the armada parked off the Israeli ...

Iran is calling Biden’s bluff

Nov 16, 2023

PENTAGON WON’T SAY WHERE IT’S SENDING U.S. TROOPS

Details about the rapid U.S. military buildup are largely unknown to the public ...

PENTAGON WON’T SAY WHERE IT’S SENDING U.S. TROOPS

Nov 16, 2023

UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons ...

UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile

Nov 16, 2023

TAKEAWAYS - Biden and Xi meeting: Taiwan, Iran, fentanyl and AI

U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping met for about four hours on ...

TAKEAWAYS - Biden and Xi meeting: Taiwan, Iran, fentanyl and AI

Nov 15, 2023

Dutch court orders company to compensate 5 Iranian victims of

The court in The Hague cleared a second company of liability in the same case, ruling ...

Dutch court orders company to compensate 5 Iranian victims of

Nov 15, 2023

Iranian Woman Arrested on Mahsa Anniversary Tells Her Story

According to the Committee for the Follow-Up of the Situation of Detainees, ...

Iranian Woman Arrested on Mahsa Anniversary Tells Her Story

Nov 15, 2023

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire

Iran's supreme leader delivered a clear message to the head of Hamas when they ...

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire

Nov 14, 2023

Former foreign minister urges Iran not to get lured into war with Israel

Mohammad Javad Zarif says Israel wants to expand Gaza conflict in order to drag ...

Former foreign minister urges Iran not to get lured into war with Israel

Nov 14, 2023

Jailed Iranian Activist Sotoudeh: We Feminized Evin Prison with Our Hair

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was among dozens of ...

Jailed Iranian Activist Sotoudeh: We Feminized Evin Prison with Our Hair

Nov 13, 2023

China, Russia, Iran and the prospect of American retreat

The US faces simultaneous challenges to its dominant security role in Asia, Europe ...

China, Russia, Iran and the prospect of American retreat

Nov 13, 2023

Iranian Journalist Rahimi Facing New Charges After Commenting On Teen's Death

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court has charged journalist Zeinab Rahimi of ...

Iranian Journalist Rahimi Facing New Charges After Commenting On Teen's Death

Nov 13, 2023

Crackdown Survivor: 500 Pellets in a 22-Year-Old’s Body

He was born in the city of Sardasht in West Azerbaijan province and grew up in ...

Crackdown Survivor: 500 Pellets in a 22-Year-Old’s Body

Nov 13, 2023

U.S. airstrikes kill Iranian proxies in Syria, officials say

The Pentagon announced that U.S. warplanes hit a training camp and safe house in ...

U.S. airstrikes kill Iranian proxies in Syria, officials say

Nov 12, 2023

Gulf states fend off call from Iran to arm Palestinians at Riyadh summit

Iranian president had travelled to Saudi Arabia to try to force a more interventionist ...

Gulf states fend off call from Iran to arm Palestinians at Riyadh summit

Nov 12, 2023

UK lawmakers urge govt to proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Proscribing the IRGC as a terrorist group would mean it would become a criminal offence ...

UK lawmakers urge govt to proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Nov 12, 2023

GOP Candidates Are Warming to the Idea of War With Iran

It’s like Iraq and Afghanistan never happened in the minds of the next ...

GOP Candidates Are Warming to the Idea of War With Iran

Nov 11, 2023

Iran Wastes Huge Oil Reserves Due To Gas Shortage

Iran's Chamber of Commerce's Energy Commission head, Arash Najafi, warns ...

Iran Wastes Huge Oil Reserves Due To Gas Shortage

Nov 11, 2023

Arab and Muslim leaders call for immediate end to Gaza war

Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries called on Saturday for an immediate end to military ...

Arab and Muslim leaders call for immediate end to Gaza war

Nov 11, 2023

Iran leader visits Saudi Arabia for first time in years for summit on Israel-Hamas war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in the Saudi capital Riyadh for a major summit on the ...

Iran leader visits Saudi Arabia for first time in years for summit on Israel-Hamas war

Nov 11, 2023

Iran’s secret police launch new raids on Baha’i faith

Five elderly women whose homes were raided included two widows of men executed ...

Iran’s secret police launch new raids on Baha’i faith

Nov 11, 2023

Iran President Raisi says action, not words, needed on Gaza

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the time had come for action over ...

Iran President Raisi says action, not words, needed on Gaza

Nov 10, 2023

Spanish police investigate possible Iran link to shooting of former politician

Alejandro told police from hospital bed of his links to exiled Iranian opposition ...

Spanish police investigate possible Iran link to shooting of former politician

Nov 10, 2023

Explainer: Iran's expanding oil trade with top buyer China

China's oil imports from Iran have hit record highs as Iran ramps up output despite the ...

Explainer: Iran's expanding oil trade with top buyer China

Nov 10, 2023

Iran envoy says Tehran had no direct role in Hamas’ Israel rampage, or proxy attacks on US forces

Iran has reiterated that despite its financial backing and support for Hamas and ...

Iran envoy says Tehran had no direct role in Hamas’ Israel rampage, or proxy attacks on US forces

Nov 9, 2023

What is America’s Plan B against Iran

Following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, scarcely a day passes without ...

What is America’s Plan B against Iran

Nov 9, 2023

U.S. strikes Iranian weapons storage site in Syria after attacks on troops

Pentagon announcement coincides with the disclosure that a U.S. surveillance ...

U.S. strikes Iranian weapons storage site in Syria after attacks on troops

Nov 9, 2023

Iranian Athlete Who Backed Protests Faces Travel Ban, Asset Freeze

A former member of Iran’s Wushu national team says he has been banned from leaving ...

Iranian Athlete Who Backed Protests Faces Travel Ban, Asset Freeze

Nov 9, 2023

US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged ...

US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

Nov 9, 2023

U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation

Drone and rocket attacks on U.S. forces have continued in recent weeks, prompting ...

U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation

Nov 8, 2023

Iran sentences Frenchman Louis Arnaud to five years on national security charges

An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried ...

Iran sentences Frenchman Louis Arnaud to five years on national security charges

Nov 8, 2023

Climate Change to Blame for Severe Drought in the Fertile Crescent, Study Finds

Syria, Iraq and Iran were parched by high temperatures that would have been ...

Climate Change to Blame for Severe Drought in the Fertile Crescent, Study Finds

Nov 8, 2023

Russia, Iran, China likely to engage in new election interference efforts, Microsoft analysis finds

All three countries are expected to seek to shape geopolitical outcomes in their favor ...

Russia, Iran, China likely to engage in new election interference efforts, Microsoft analysis finds

Nov 8, 2023

Iran's Khamenei urges Iraq PM to pressure US over Gaza

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's Tehran visit came only one ...

Iran's Khamenei urges Iraq PM to pressure US over Gaza

Nov 7, 2023

Biden’s Iran policy needs to match post-10/7 realities

Everything in the Middle East changed on 10/7, except President Biden’s Iran policy ...

Biden’s Iran policy needs to match post-10/7 realities

Nov 7, 2023

Iran and Israel: From allies to archenemies, how did they get here

The 1979 revolution changed their relationship dramatically with Tehran becoming ...

Iran and Israel: From allies to archenemies, how did they get here

Nov 7, 2023

Iran: No headscarf, no job for protesting actresses

In late October, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance published ...

Iran: No headscarf, no job for protesting actresses

Nov 6, 2023

Blinken Warns Iran Against Widening the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas

If Iran had any doubts about American resolve in the Middle East, Secretary of State ...

Blinken Warns Iran Against Widening the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas

Nov 6, 2023

Iran Delayed Hamas Attack To Secure Ransom Deal With US

Iran denies involvement in the Hamas massacre of October 7, but a new report says ...

Iran Delayed Hamas Attack To Secure Ransom Deal With US

Nov 6, 2023

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran

The decision by Mohammadi, 51, increases pressure on Iran’s theocracy ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran

Nov 6, 2023

Secularism in Iran is not just a form of Western Imperialism

The latest waves of uprisings in Iran following the movement in defence of Iranian ...

Secularism in Iran is not just a form of Western Imperialism

Nov 6, 2023

What’s Iran’s real plan in its proxy battle against Israel

Henry Kissinger once observed that Iranian leaders must decide if Iran is a cause or ...

What’s Iran’s real plan in its proxy battle against Israel

Nov 5, 2023

Large Taliban Delegation Visits Tehran To Strengthen Ties

Amid impasse on issues such as migrants and water rights between Iran and ...

Large Taliban Delegation Visits Tehran To Strengthen Ties

Nov 5, 2023

Kurdish Man Executed In Iran After Serving Nearly 14 Years In Prison, Rights Group Says

Qasem Abatebeh has been executed after serving nearly 14 years in a prison in the ...

Kurdish Man Executed In Iran After Serving Nearly 14 Years In Prison, Rights Group Says

Nov 5, 2023

Iran says US 'will be hit hard' if no ceasefire in Gaza, Tasnim reports

Our advice to the Americans is to immediately stop the war in Gaza and ...

Iran says US 'will be hit hard' if no ceasefire in Gaza, Tasnim reports

Nov 4, 2023

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ‘constant worry’ about family in Iran

British-Iranian imprisoned in Iran for six years speaks of slow recovery from captivity ...

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ‘constant worry’ about family in Iran

Nov 4, 2023

Hamas leader Haniyeh met Iran's Khamenei in Iran, Hamas official says

Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh meets with Iran's Supreme Leader ...

Hamas leader Haniyeh met Iran's Khamenei in Iran, Hamas official says

Nov 4, 2023

Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets Saturday to mark the anniversary of ...

Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Nov 4, 2023

US Investigates Ex-Iran Official At Oberlin College For Antisemitism

The scandal-plagued Iranian ex-ambassador to the UN, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati ...

US Investigates Ex-Iran Official At Oberlin College For Antisemitism

Nov 4, 2023

UK urges Iran to use influence to avert escalation in Israel-Hamas conflict

The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, in a rare phone call with his Iranian counterpart ...

UK urges Iran to use influence to avert escalation in Israel-Hamas conflict

Nov 4, 2023

Remembering the Victims of Iran’s Khash Massacre

A year ago, Iranian security forces unleashed live bullets on largely peaceful protesters ...

Remembering the Victims of Iran’s Khash Massacre

Nov 4, 2023

Weak Hezbollah speech shows who is really in charge

Hassan Nasrallah keen to please Iran paymasters as he keeps options open with ...

Weak Hezbollah speech shows who is really in charge

Nov 3, 2023

UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police

The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran's ...

UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police

Nov 3, 2023

In a Worldwide War of Words, Russia, China and Iran Back Hamas

Iran, Russia and, to a lesser degree, China have used state media and the world’s major ...

In a Worldwide War of Words, Russia, China and Iran Back Hamas

Nov 3, 2023

House passes bill aimed at expanding Iran oil sanctions

It passed 342-69, with 133 Democrats voting with nearly every Republican in favor ...

House passes bill aimed at expanding Iran oil sanctions

Nov 3, 2023

More Than Half Dozen UK Groups Affiliated With Iran

An investigation in The Times of London has revealed more than six UK-based groups ...

More Than Half Dozen UK Groups Affiliated With Iran

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