The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has entered the Mediterranean Sea amid a rapid US military buildup aimed at pressuring Iran over its nuclear program. The carrier passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, a move confirmed by regional observers and ship-tracking......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran that any direct attack on Israel would trigger a response of a scale Tehran “cannot even imagine,” as coordinated military preparations with the United States intensify across the Middle East. Speaking at an Israel Defense Forces officers’......
A fire broke out Wednesday in Parand, a city in Tehran province, prompting security concerns because of its proximity to military facilities, according to local media reports. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States as nuclear negotiations continue in Geneva. Iran’s......
Forty days after Iranian security forces killed thousands of demonstrators in one of the deadliest episodes of state violence in the country’s modern history, families across Iran are holding memorial ceremonies this week to honor those who died, blending mourning with open defiance. The gatherings......
Iranians shouted anti government slogans from rooftops and apartment buildings in Tehran and other major cities on February 14 and 15, responding to a call by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, as more than one million people gathered abroad for a coordinated “Global Day of Action.” Videos......
Iran is seeking to secure a renewed nuclear agreement with the United States that would deliver tangible economic gains to both countries, an Iranian diplomat said on Sunday, days before a second round of negotiations scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva. Hamid Ghanbari, deputy head of economic diplomacy......
Iran commemorated the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday with state-organized rallies and displays of military hardware, even as the country grapples with widespread unrest and mounting international pressure over its crackdown on protesters and its nuclear program. State television......
Iranian authorities have confirmed that none of the people detained or convicted over recent nationwide protests were included in a large-scale clemency decision approved by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The judiciary said the measure covered more than 2,100 inmates but deliberately excluded......
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Iranians to show unity and resolve in a televised address on Monday, urging mass participation in rallies marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on February 11, as authorities moved to arrest several prominent reformist......
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ali Shamkhani, a trusted senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former navy admiral, as secretary of the newly created Supreme Defense Council. The presidential decree, reported by Fars and Tasnim news agencies, formalizes Shamkhani's role......
Deep fissures have emerged within Iran's leadership as ex-President Hassan Rohani and other prominent reformists openly condemned the regime's handling of nationwide protests that killed thousands, warning that substantial reforms are essential to avert further unrest. "The people have......
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday focusing on rising tensions involving Iran and broader regional security concerns, according to a statement from Qatar’s Amiri Diwan. The two leaders exchanged views on recent......
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confronts what analysts call the gravest threat to his rule since 1989, as economic protests ignited on December 28, 2025, evolve into a nationwide uprising demanding the end of the Islamic Republic. Sparked by bazaar merchants in Tehran closing shops......
