Friends of the Iranian people? The dead beg to differ
Five days have passed since the war began. Last night, Donald Trump told us to leave Tehran—but didn’t say where.
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Hacktivist group claims cyberattack on Iran’s Bank Sepah
The hacker group Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a cyberattack targeting Bank Sepah, one of Iran’s oldest financial institutions with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Army.
83% of Jewish Israelis back Iran strikes, 12% of Arabs agree – Poll
A new poll shows 83% of Jewish Israelis support Israel’s Friday strikes on Iran while just 12% of Arabs do, according to a poll carried out by academics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Israel strikes Iran, Day 4: what we know so far
Israel’s military campaign against Iran continued through Monday, and Iran fired another salvo of missiles towards Israel, but the headlines were grabbed by President Trump calling for immediate evacuation of Tehran.
Democratic Senator says resolution aims to keep US out of war with Iran
A resolution introduced on Monday by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine aims to keep the United States out of a war with Iran, he told Iran International, while US President Trump attempted to head off some dissent among populist supporters.
Trump tells Tehran residents to immediately flee
US President Donald Trump on Monday called for an exodus from Tehran in a major escalation to the Iran-Israel conflict which was entering its fifth day.
Israel attacks Iran state media, orders evacuations and moots regime change
Israel stepped up its attacks against Iran on Monday with an attack on state media headquarters as the Israeli military ordered an evacuation of a large swath of Tehran and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for regime change.
Israel strikes state broadcaster in Tehran, HQ burns into the night
Israel’s military confirmed it bombed the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters in Tehran on Monday, knocking its main news channels off the air and igniting a fire that continued burning late into the night.
'Iran is not winning this war,' Trump says at G7
US President Donald Trump said Iran was on the backfoot in its four-day-old war with Israel and that Tehran needed to quickly resort to diplomacy.
‘We expected 5,000 deaths’: ex-Israeli intel officer sees weak Iran response
Israel's leadership had braced for around 5,000 civilian deaths in an all-out war with Iran but has found its foe unable to wreak serious damage, former senior intelligence officer Miri Eisin told Iran International.
Netanyahu says Israeli attacks pave way for Iran regime change
Israel's military campaign against Iran is giving its people a chance to topple the Islamic Republic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Iran International, adding that the ruling system's days were numbered.
Panic in Tehran: exodus as Israel strikes for a fourth day
Panic-stricken residents began fleeing Tehran on Sunday as Israeli strikes and air defense fire rocked the city, sending thick plumes of smoke into the skyline of a capital unprepared for war.
Israel and Tehran ramp up blows as fear deepens in Iranian capital
An exodus of fearful Tehran residents quit the capital in droves as Israel ramped up air strikes and Iran sent another missile barrage into Israel as combat between the two Mideast foes entered a fourth day.
Europe backs Israel, blames Iran for instability
The European Union opened the G7 in Canada on Sunday by chiding Iran as a destabilizing force in the Middle East and urging diplomacy while backing what it called Israel’s right to defend itself.
What Iranian energy sites did Israel hit—and what’s the fallout?
Israel has targeted Iran’s energy infrastructure in a major escalation that could unleash deep suffering for millions facing fuel and gas shortages.
Israel strikes Iran - day 3: what we know so far
Israel continued its military campaign against Iran through the weekend and into Monday, launching new strikes across multiple cities, especially the capital Tehran, forcing residents to flee.
Tehran residents flee amid alleged Israeli plan to trigger exodus
Heavy traffic was seen on major highways leading out of Tehran on Sunday, including roads toward Saveh in the southwest and Mashhad in the east, as residents appeared to flee the capital, according to videos received by Iran International.
G7 summit overshadowed by Iran-Israel war
G7 leaders are arriving today in Alberta, Canada, against the dramatic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains—and an escalating war between Iran and Israel.
Khamenei and his family hiding in bunker north of Tehran, sources say
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was moved to an underground bunker in Lavizan in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its attacks on Tehran early Friday, two informed sources inside Iran told Iran International.
Iranian-Israelis back air campaign despite living under fire
Iranian-Israeli residents of Bat Yam south of Tel Aviv woke up to a shocking reality on Sunday morning as overnight bombardments on the coastal town left it the worst-hit in the country since the Iranian bombardments began on Friday.
Brain behind Iran’s nuclear detonation technology killed in Israeli strike
Saeed Borji, a senior Iranian explosives expert and key figure in Iran’s nuclear-related defense programs, was killed in Israeli airstrikes, having long played a central role in developing detonation systems used in nuclear weapons design.