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Fresh US strikes hit around Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas: Report

July 17, 2026 1:03 pm

The fresh attack comes at a time when tensions between Washington and Tehran have peaked once again and the interim Iran-US peace deal has failed.

US strikes 90 Iran targets as Tehran fires at Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar

July 10, 2026 3:48 pm

Explosions have been reported across southern Iran by state media and local officials, including near the Bushehr nuclear facility.

Fans of Iran display pre-revolutionary Iranian flags at the end of the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo)

In the backdrop of political unease, Iran muster a draw

June 22, 2026 11:53 am

Fans shouted anti-regime slogans, booed national anthem and waved the old flag, but players keep composure to hold Belgium 0-0.

Expert Explains | A point-by-point breakdown of US-Iran MoU, from nuclear issue to Strait of Hormuz

June 19, 2026 10:42 am

A final agreement would both address the Iranian nuclear programme, and set the terms of the US-Iran political relationship. But it also points to a stronger Iran, with implications for West Asia.

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei warns US bases in Gulf 'no longer have safe haven' amid Hormuz talks

May 26, 2026 5:09 pm

Mojtaba Khamenei's message comes even as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a possible understanding with Iran could still take “a few more days”, even as fresh US military strikes in southern Iran have raised tensions.

Possible US-Iran deal triggers sharp divide among US lawmakers

May 25, 2026 2:01 pm

Possible US-Iran deal negotiations have sparked political divisions in Washington, with lawmakers split over diplomacy, sanctions and what the agreement could mean.

What has shaped US-Iran ties over the decades?

June 26, 2025 11:10 am

Modern US-Iran tensions trace back to the 1953 CIA-backed coup, when the US and Britain ousted Iran’s elected Prime Minister Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah to safeguard oil interests and counter Soviet influence.

Apart from other factors, Trump has also done favours for the Gulf states to try and secure their backing for the US-Iran nuclear deal (REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Pool)

Why Trump has changed his tune on Iran

June 04, 2025 12:10 pm

Geopolitical circumstances, US interests are behind Trump’s outreach to Iran

No matter who wins Iran's presidential election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US

June 27, 2024 8:36 pm

The next president could be "forced to either sell Iran to Trump or spark a dangerous tension in the country” if economic problems aren't solved, warned Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and a candidate in Friday’s election.