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......
New satellite imagery reviewed by the New York Times indicates that Iran has moved quickly to restore much of its damaged ballistic missile infrastructure while making only limited progress on repairing key nuclear sites struck during last year’s conflict with Israel and subsequent United States......
Iran staged a carefully timed display of military strength on Friday by revealing the Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile just hours before opening sensitive nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman. The missile was presented inside an underground facility operated by the Islamic Revolutionary......
Iran and the United States have opened indirect nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman, marking the first high level diplomatic contact between the two rivals since United States air strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict with Israel in June 2025. The talks, held through Omani......
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......
Iran's military chief vowed a crushing retaliation against any aggression Thursday, as a formidable US naval presence positioned itself in the Middle East. Tehran announced the integration of 1,000 strategic drones into its combat units across all army branches, alongside planned live-fire naval......
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a high-level security consultation in Jerusalem on Thursday with top advisors and defense officials on a "classified matter," Israeli media reported, as the United States edges toward a potential military strike on Iran amid soaring regional tensions.......
A fierce social media backlash has erupted against Huda Beauty following explosive statements by its founder, Huda Kattan, who accused Israel of orchestrating major global catastrophes. In a now-deleted TikTok video viewed by her 1.7 million followers, the Iraqi-American entrepreneur claimed Israel engineered......
Israel’s parliament has approved the first reading of the 2026 state budget, easing immediate political pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition but leaving the government facing crucial hurdles in the weeks ahead. The budget passed its initial vote with a narrow majority......
Israeli forces razed buildings at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters in occupied east Jerusalem early Tuesday, prompting sharp condemnation from the UN agency as an unprecedented assault and a flagrant breach of international law. Around 7 a.m. local time, troops entered the Sheikh......
HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco has accepted an invitation from former U.S. President Donald J. Trump to join, as a founding member, a newly proposed Peace Council aimed at supporting international efforts to resolve conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, according to an official statement from Morocco’s......
President Donald Trump's recently announced Peace Council for Gaza is swiftly broadening its international footprint, with Hungary, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan confirming participation as dozens of countries review invitations to this body tasked with overseeing Gaza's ceasefire next phase. The......
President Donald Trump's newly unveiled Peace Council has drawn cautious responses from governments worldwide, with diplomats warning that the U.S.-led body could undermine the United Nations and fracture the post-World War II international order. Invitations to join the council, which Trump would......
