Who is the cleric suddenly at the center of Iran’s power struggle?
The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has thrust a rather obscure figure into the center of the country’s uncertain political future.
IAEA says no damage at Iran nuclear sites, envoy says Natanz was hit
The UN atomic watchdog said on Monday it has no indication that Iran’s nuclear facilities were damaged in recent military attacks, even as Tehran’s ambassador to the agency said the Natanz enrichment site was targeted a day earlier.
Israel has no fixed end date for Iran operation, FM says
Israel and the United States have set no timeline for their joint military campaign against Iran, Israel’s foreign minister said on Sunday, describing the strikes that began on Saturday as an effort to weaken the country’s leadership.
Iran sleeper cell fears rise after Austin shooting, Canada gym attack
Concerns over the activation of Iran’s sleeper cells in America have increased after a deadly shooting in Austin involving a suspect with alleged ties to Iran and a separate gun attack on an Iranian dissident’s gym in Canada.
CIA helped pinpoint Khamenei gathering before Israeli strike – NYT
The CIA helped identify a Saturday morning gathering of Iran’s top leaders in Tehran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, before Israel carried out a strike that killed him and other senior officials, The New York Times reported.
Iranians react with joy and disbelief to Khamenei's death
Celebration and stunned disbelief swept across parts of Iran on Saturday evening after US and Israeli officials announced that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed.
Khamenei is dead: The dictator a nation longed to see gone
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in Saturday’s airstrikes, marking the end of more than three decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic and closing a chapter in Iran’s modern history that many Iranians had long hoped to see concluded.
Iranians face war with fear, joy and hope
Videos emerging from Iran despite a near-total internet shutdown reflect a rare mix of jubilation, fear and expectation as US and Israeli strikes leave the country’s future suddenly bound to the outcome of the war.
Explosions reported across Persian Gulf as Iran retaliates US, Israeli attacks
Explosions were reported across parts of the Persian Gulf on Saturday after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched multiple waves of regional attacks, prompting several countries to activate air defense systems.
Israel, United States strike Islamic Republic, targeting heart of regime
Israel, acting in coordination with the United States, launched strikes in Iran on Saturday, hitting multiple targets as explosions were reported in Tehran and other cities.
Trump announces major US combat operation in Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American forces had begun “major combat operations” in Iran, launching what he described as a massive and ongoing campaign to eliminate nuclear and missile threats from the Iranian regime.
'Your time is up': EU lawmaker says negotiations with Tehran must end
A senior member of the European Parliament is calling for a fundamental shift in Europe’s approach toward Iran, arguing that continued negotiations with the Islamic Republic are no longer defensible after Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
Family receives body of protester missing 50 days with signs of violence
The body of a protester who disappeared during the demonstrations in Tehran last month has been returned to his family nearly fifty days later, according to information collected by Iran International from relatives and witnesses.
Reports of power shifts in Tehran put spotlight on Larijani
Recent reports in Western outlets on alleged shifts inside Iran’s ruling establishment—particularly the growing role of Ali Larijani—have triggered a mix of denials, dismissals and cautious commentary in Tehran.
Protests and crackdown spill into Iranian sport
The Islamic Republic’s harsh response to recent protests has spilled beyond politics into sport, where athletes now face a stark choice: compete in silence or risk reprisal.
Tehran downbeat after Geneva talks, pins hopes on Oman mediation
Tehran appeared noticeably downbeat about the outcome of Thursday’s negotiations with Washington in Geneva, with signs of disappointment emerging first on the website of the government’s news agency.
Why Tehran’s business pitch to Trump won’t end nuclear deadlock
Reports in major outlets that Tehran has floated a “commercial bonanza” to the Trump administration should be understood less as an investment roadmap than as a survival strategy.
Hidden camera video outlines alleged Iran-linked plot to kill Trump
A newly released undercover video shown in a Brooklyn courtroom captures an alleged Iran-linked operative describing a 2024 plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
IAEA says cannot assure Iran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful
The UN nuclear watchdog warned it will not be in a position to provide assurance that Iran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful unless Tehran restores access to key facilities, according to confidential reports seen by Bloomberg and the Associated Press.
Iranian clerics escalate war rhetoric as US orders regional departures
Senior Iranian clerics on Friday framed nuclear negotiations with Washington as conditional and cautioning that war remains an option if talks fail, as the United States and Britain began drawing down personnel in the region.
UN rights chief urges Iran to halt executions over protests
The United Nations human rights chief called for an immediate moratorium on executions in Iran on Friday after the first death sentence linked to January’s mass protests was issued and dozens more people were reported at risk.