Iranian mobile users regained limited ability to make international calls on Tuesday following a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests that prompted the government to sever both internet access and outbound calling capabilities. Residents in Tehran contacted an Associated Press journalist, though calls......
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed shock over reports of violence against protesters in Iran, calling on authorities to exercise maximum restraint as antigovernment demonstrations stretch into their third week. A nationwide internet shutdown, now exceeding 84 hours according......
Iran's government revealed plans on Sunday to distribute monthly cash payments of roughly $7 per person for four months, as protests against the nation's deepening economic crisis entered their second week. Demonstrations have spread across dozens of cities, with at least 16 deaths reported in......
Protests across Iran intensified as university students joined shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demonstrations driven by a sharp economic downturn. The unrest followed a record fall of the Iranian rial to about 1.42 million per dollar and inflation climbing above 42 percent, deepening public anger......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss renewed intelligence on Iran’s expanding missile capabilities and its potential to resume large-scale production. The meeting, scheduled for December 29, will focus on the implications......
A newly unveiled investigation has revealed an extraordinary operation in which secret diplomacy, targeted killings, and precision airstrikes converged in one of the most consequential military campaigns of recent years. The findings indicate that in June, as back-channel offers to Tehran were emerging,......
Iran is reportedly intensifying efforts to produce missiles capable of striking Israel, with a goal of launching a simultaneous barrage of 2,000 missiles in a future conflict. This plan, according to regional officials and analysts cited by The New York Times, marks a significant escalation compared......
Iran, Russia, and China have launched a joint diplomatic effort to counter European attempts to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran. The three nations sent coordinated letters to the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arguing that the legal framework for such sanctions......
South Korea has completed drafting a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at permanently lifting sanctions against Iran, fulfilling its procedural obligation as the Council’s president for September. This move follows the activation of the European Union’s snapback mechanism against......
Australia has taken a historic diplomatic step by expelling Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Adeghi and three other diplomats, accusing Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks on Australian soil. The move, announced on Tuesday, marks the most significant action Australia has taken against Iran since World......
Iran has issued a stark warning to Israel, signaling its readiness to deploy a new generation of advanced missiles if hostilities resume. The announcement follows the fragile ceasefire that ended a 12-day conflict in June, which left both sides claiming victory and the international community on edge. Tehran......
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Iranians to protest against their government over ongoing power and water shortages. Netanyahu’s appeal to Iranians In a video message on Tuesday, Netanyahu urged Iranians to......
The United States’ role in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II remained unmentioned at this year’s commemoration events, continuing a decades-long tradition of avoiding direct acknowledgment. Focus on remembrance and disarmament During the memorial in Nagasaki......
