Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law attended a conference in Iran that US authorities later identified as a platform for intelligence recruitment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
Iran International
Opposition to the Islamic Republic will remain a point of consensus in Israel regardless of who forms its next government, according to Israeli-American journalist and Iran analyst Emily Schrader.
Iran International
US Democratic lawmakers are stepping up efforts to end the war with Iran after their sweeping midterm election victory, promising legislative action when they take control of Congress in January.
Iran International
The story: In Iran, hardline factions opposed to diplomacy with the United States have intensified their attacks on the pro-reform government of President Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. This comes as protesters wearing white burial shrouds are turning…
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By Erin Banco, Humeyra Pamuk, Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Nov 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off onattacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to…
Al-Monitor
Kayhan, the hardline daily overseen by the supreme leader’s representative, accused President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government on Saturday of frightening the public with talk of crisis, while official data show prices up nearly 89 percent in a year.
Iran International
Russia and US approach potential summit seeking China’s help to extricate them from wars of choice, as Putin hopes to find consensus on new global order The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is among those who have expressed concern that the world will witness a Yalta 2.0 moment if Donald…
The Guardian
Iranian hardliners are demanding that Iraq take sides in Tehran's confrontation with Washington, criticizing Baghdad for restricting border crossings and flights under US pressure while seeking to keep the war out of its territory.
Iran International
Tehran Governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, a former intelligence official accused of overseeing deadly repression of protesters, has emerged as a potential intelligence minister as Iran considers opening the position to non-clerics.
Iran International
President Trump says the "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as the Iran war hits a stalemate and the U.S. midterms force a pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure.
NPR
Iranian comedian Saeed Shakiba was sentenced to five years in prison after publishing a satirical video imitating the voice of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the human rights website HRANA said on Friday.
Iran International
Armenia’s parliamentary approval of the Trump Route, a US-run transit corridor running along Iran’s northern border, has set off alarm in Tehran, with officials and state media warning that it would bring a US presence to the frontier.
Iran International
As an immediate neighbor of both Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran has significant political, economic and security stakes in the armed confrontation to its east. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared “open war” on the Taliban government in Kabul on Feb. 27, and the conflict…
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President says vice-president will focus on supposed ‘Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has said that the US is no longer seeking a deal to end the war with Iran and ordered JD Vance, who had spearheaded…
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President Donald Trump may have paid a heavy political price for his war with Iran, but last week's sweeping election defeat has done little to clarify what he will do next.
Iran International
Iran's Assembly of Experts, a body of Islamic jurists tasked with choosing the supreme leader, has become the first governing institution to call for a review of the country's defense doctrine, potentially paving the way for a reversal of the religious ban on nuclear weapons.
Iran International
Iran’s leaders say no talks can begin until Washington accepts seven conditions. But Tehran has never published them, its own officials list them differently, and several are demands no US president could meet, while the one issue Washington cares most about is ruled out.
Iran International
Parsian Bank calls itself private. Its own shareholder’s audited accounts say Setad, the business empire under Iran’s supreme leader, manages its shares and picks its board, and the bank has lent heavily to Setad’s companies, an Iran International investigation shows.
Iran International
Iranian security agencies have threatened to label families of slain protesters "terrorists" unless they accept the government's account of their relatives' deaths, sources told Iran International ahead of the first anniversary of the January killings.
Iran International
US President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the war with Iran would end soon, but Tehran rejected nuclear concessions and threatened US bases as far away as Europe, while Washington intensified economic pressure and tensions persisted in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran International
Iran is adding 23 commemorations to its official calendar, including days marking the US-Israeli war, the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the selection of his son Mojtaba as his successor.
Iran International
The Revolutionary Guards' unveiling of a new underground missile facility has sparked public anger over military spending, with citizens questioning government priorities amid growing poverty, energy shortages and a lack of civilian shelters.
Iran International
This live blog is now closed. House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth Sign up for the US Breaking News email During his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally. “As for the…
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The story: Israel’s killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the appointment of his son Mojtaba as his successor have opened a period of uncertainty over the future direction of Iran. Developments in recent weeks related to the country’s missile and nuclear programs as well as…
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Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky holds press conference after issuing eight articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, accusing the defense secretary of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers in Iran and Venezuela Continue reading...
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French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last month France has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and…
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President, after talks with Qatari PM, suggests end to war coming ‘fairly soon’ and military escalation not needed Donald Trump has said that the war in Iran is “effectively over” as he played down concerns that the US would escalate its military campaign against Tehran after the midterm elections…
The Guardian
The president says the US is keeping "status quo" with Iran but remains “locked and loaded” should the situation change.
BBC News
Donald Trump defended defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing an impeachment resolution from Republican senator Thomas Massie, saying Hegseth 'won two wars'. The president, who said he had spoken to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, said he was 'amazed' by claims Huang conducted an affair with an…
The Guardian
The story: Iran is considering scrapping a legal requirement that its intelligence minister be qualified in Islamic jurisprudence. The condition has been in place for four decades and led to one of the country’s most powerful spy organizations being led by clerics. The possible removal of the…
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The story: Iranian officials and commentators have welcomed the Democrats’ gains in the US congressional elections, casting them as a rejection of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran. Yet the debate in Tehran over what comes next is divided. Some expect the new balance of power in Washington to…
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The story: Iranian officials have dismissed the Israeli elections as unlikely to change hostility from Tel Aviv. Commentators in Iran are less certain about whether the possible departure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would reduce the danger of renewed conflict. While some see…
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Faced with high inflation and a falling currency, the Iranian government has come to rely on direct subsidies to cushion households against the rising cost of living. As the authorities try to channel cash support to the most vulnerable families and redefine who is eligible, households face…
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