Iran
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been detained since his arrest last year for showing support to anti-government protests, was released on bail from Isfahan...
Iran warns expansion of Gaza war ‘inevitable’
Iran warned the scale of civilian suffering caused by Israel’s war on Hamas would inevitably lead to an expansion of the conflict, as officials in...
UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran’s treatment of women and girls and called for the disbandment of the Islamic...
Iran to host Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process talks amid Middle East tensions
Foreign ministers from Iran, Turkey and Russia will meet their counterparts from Azerbaijan and Armenia in Tehran on Monday and discuss progress towards a peace...
Amini death anniversary sees heavy security in Iran -rights groups, witnesses
Iranian security forces deployed in the hometown of Mahsa Amini in anticipation of a flare-up in unrest marking this weekend’s first anniversary of her death...
Israel sees south Lebanon airport as Iran-backed springboard for attacks
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant accused Iran on Monday of setting up an airport in southern Lebanon to enable attacks against Israel. Israel is troubled...
BRICS welcomes new members in push to reshuffle world order
The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize commercial ship in Gulf – U.S. Navy
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards “forcibly seized” a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday and the vessel was possibly involved in smuggling, a U.S....
Britain to target Iranian decision makers with new sanctions regime
Britain said on Thursday it would create a new sanctions regime for Iran, giving the UK greater powers to target decision makers, including those involved in weapons...
Israeli secret service says it captured plot leader in Iran, foiling attack
Israel said on Thursday its Mossad intelligence service carried out an operation in Iran to capture the suspected leader of an Iranian plot to attack...