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Iran's Ambassador to Russia says that Tehran does not anticipate Moscow taking on a mediating role between Iran and the European Union in negotiations concerning Iran's nuclear program.

Israel said it uncovered another Iran-backed spy operation following a wave of arrests over the past month, as spy cells are allegedly activated across the country.

Hardliners aligned with the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader have intensified their stance against Israel, calling for renewed attacks in retaliation for Israel’s October 26 strikes on Iranian military targets.

Canada has identified Iran as one of its top strategic cyber threats in its 2025 National Cyber Threat Assessment, citing Tehran's expanding cyber activities and surveillance of global opponents as a growing security risk.

The United States will help oversee a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire by which UN forces and the Lebanese army replace the Iran-backed group in the south of the country, according to an unverified draft published by Israel's Channel 11.

A little-known but influential body handpicked by Iran's Supreme Leader may provide the spur Ali Khamenei needs to ditch his avowed refusal of nuclear weapons and reach for the ultimate deterrent in the wake of punishing Israeli attacks.

Days after Israel’s unprecedented air strikes on multiple military targets in Iran, media outlets in Tehran, think tanks, and some Iranian officials are now assessing the attack’s impact and implications.

In his first speech as Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem stressed Iran's steadfast and unconditional support for the armed Lebanese group, underscoring their persistent unity despite heavy blows they have both taken from Israel in recent weeks.

Iran cut off four fingers of the right hands of two brothers convicted of theft on Tuesday as the government continues its onslaught of amputations.

Israeli air strikes over the weekend knocked out Iran's last three Russian-provided S-300 air defense missile systems and has left the country "naked", Fox News reported citing US and Israeli officials.

Iran’s Defense Minister has denied reports of Israeli fighter jets entering Iranian airspace during last weekend’s raids as it plays down the damage inflicted after the four-hour assault.

Israel’s air strikes revived the specter of war long gone - a ghastly déjà vu for Iranians who weathered the nigh decade-old struggle with Iraq and a grim induction into its sights and sounds for those too young to remember.

The European Union announced it is considering targeted and significant measures against Iran following the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen and US resident, who was hanged this week.

Iran’s government-controlled media have criticized Moscow—frequently hailed by officials as Iran’s 'strategic ally'—for not issuing an immediate and unequivocal condemnation of Israel’s October 26 air strikes on Iran.

Distance posed no challenge for the Israeli military, which demonstrated its ability to enter Iran and act at will, all while showing restraint, a leading urban warfare expert told Iran International.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah named Naim Qassem as its new Secretary General on Tuesday, following the death of former leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month.

Israel's top military officer on Tuesday threatened a stronger retaliation should Iran launch further missile strikes, shortly after Iran's foreign minister hinted at a studied response to Israel's Saturday airstrikes.

Iran plans a 200 percent increase in military spending in an upcoming budget, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, and will aim to boost revenue through higher taxes despite a big deficit and a moribund currency besetting the economy.

After Israeli strikes across Iran at the weekend, opposition figures are calling for further action against Iran, saying they did not go far enough.

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran over the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen and US resident, and summoned the Iranian chargé d'affaires as global condemnation grows over the killing.

Hardline media in Tehran are criticizing outlets that publish articles and interviews advocating for Iran to avoid retaliating against Israel’s attack in order to end the cycle of retribution and prevent an all-out regional war.