June 13, 2026 11:56 am
Despite unresolved questions, officials on both sides have signalled that an agreement may be closer than at any point in recent months.
June 12, 2026 11:07 pm
Global markets rallied as President Trump called off further military action ahead of a potential weekend agreement, though Israel's exclusion leaves the fate of a Lebanon ceasefire uncertain.
June 12, 2026 9:23 pm
Iran-US draft deal could unlock $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets while paving the way for nuclear talks and measures to safeguard Hormuz shipping.
June 11, 2026 11:13 pm
Despite $347 billion in war losses and crippling sanctions, Iran’s deep-rooted "resistance economy" keeps the nation from total collapse.
June 11, 2026 8:35 pm
Two water reservoirs serving 20,000 people in Iran's Hormozgan province were destroyed in a suspected GBU-39 bomb strike, raising concerns over attacks on protected civilian water infrastructure.
June 12, 2026 3:27 am
The Shipping Ministry said more than 18,000 Indian seafarers are in the Gulf region.
June 11, 2026 4:32 pm
Trump Strait of Hormuz claim has sparked questions after he said the US secretly facilitated oil tanker movements amid tensions with Iran.
June 09, 2026 12:27 am
The US President, who has demanded that Iran and Israel “immediately stop shooting”, finds himself trapped between a recalcitrant rival and an intransigent ally.
June 08, 2026 12:23 pm
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched the missile fire, retaliating against Israel's strikes in three areas of Iran.
June 08, 2026 9:15 am
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May 22, 2024 9:49 pm
Wednesday's funeral service for President Ebrahim Raisi and others saw a turnout that onlookers described as noticeably lower than the 2020 procession honouring Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
May 20, 2024 4:16 pm
Raisi was known for his uncompromising stance on domestic protests and his active participation in nuclear talks with world powers.
November 05, 2022 2:07 pm
Iran held state-sponsored annual rallies on Friday marking the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, as the clerical establishment that has ruled since then struggles to suppress nationwide protests calling for its downfall.
October 01, 2022 10:03 pm
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September 23, 2022 2:14 pm
Protests have erupted across Iran and many parts of the world in recent days after Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died while being held by the morality police for violating the country's strictly enforced Islamic dress code.
September 21, 2022 1:55 pm
Mahsa Amini died on Friday following her arrest earlier in the week by the country’s ‘morality police’. She went into a coma and suffered a heart attack following her detention, according to media reports.
April 19, 2020 3:26 pm
From playing traditional Iranian instruments like Kamancheh to drums, these Iranian musicians have made their rooftops a place to be as they self isolate during Iran's lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
February 19, 2020 12:51 pm
Conditions in the prison near Hasaka, which used to be a school before being transformed to cope with the influx of captives, were markedly worse than those at the central jail.
January 06, 2020 1:18 pm
The killing of Qassem Soleimani has escalated the crisis between Tehran and Washington after months of back-and-forth attacks and threats which have put the Middle East on edge.
November 05, 2019 11:29 am
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been demonstrating in central Baghdad and across mostly Shiite southern Iraq since October 25, calling for the overthrow of the government and sweeping political change.
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