Tehran warned Persian Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" to allow use of their airspace or bases against Iran, threatening a response if they do, Reuters reported a senior Iranian official saying Wednesday.
The Biden administration is reportedly losing trust with Israel’s government as strikes on Iran loom. That apparent distrust comes with risks and possibly some benefits, according to experts Iran International spoke with.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday suggested Israel had killed Hezbollah's most senior figure Hashem Safieddine, according to a video message he addressed to the Lebanese people.
Israeli troops invading South Lebanon planted their flag over a hilltop "Iran Garden" sponsored by the Islamic Republic which once hosted likenesses of top Iranian luminaries and a model of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock.
Iran's domestic political landscape continues to simmer beneath the ashes of missile attacks and proxy wars, filled with its characteristic complexities and contradictions.
Iranian authorities are stepping up enforcement of mandatory hijab wearing at Tehran North Islamic Azad University with an intensified security presence and even physical force, students have reported on social media.
Frozen in time, families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas feel trapped in an endless October 7, 2023. They believe Iran holds the key to their release and blame its rulers for the attacks and the ongoing conflict.
Israel’s military has eliminated Suhail Hussein Husseini, the commander of the Hezbollah headquarters who oversees budget and logistics within Iran’s largest militia, as it expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon.
Pro-establishment voices on Persian-language social media claim a recent earthquake in Iran’s Semnan Province was actually a covert nuclear test, with ultra-hardliners calling for Iran to pursue nuclear deterrence capabilities.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will embark on a regional tour, including Saudi Arabia, starting Tuesday, amid mounting criticism from hardline Iranian media accusing Arab states of neglecting support for Gaza.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard and state media have denied reports that an air base in the central province of Isfahan, home to several Iranian military and nuclear facilities, was targeted by Israel overnight.
Iran’s foreign minister warned Israel on Tuesday not to test Tehran’s resolve, stating that while Iran won’t act hastily, it also won’t hesitate to deliver a strong retaliation if attacked.
Media outlets in Tehran have pounced on a fresh push by Iran's exiled prince to deepen ties with Israel and advocate for the fall of the Islamic Republic by highlighting differences between his father and the Jewish state.
Twenty-two female political and ideological prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison have released an open letter demanding an immediate halt to the sexual harassment of inmates during body searches.
The top commander of Iran's military operations abroad has not been seen in days and several stilted official allusions to him on Monday further fueled speculation about his whereabouts and the possibility of his death at Israeli hands.
Iranian exiled prince Reza Pahlavi issued a statement on the anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel in an effort to reassure Iran’s neighbors that a revolution in Iran that topples its Islamic rulers would not add to the turmoil in the region.
A top Iranian police commander at the center of repressing women's rights protests which shook the country in 2022 has described the force he commanded as unfairly maligned in stopping what he called a foreign plot.
Following Israel's October 4, 2024, strike on Beirut, which targeted Hashem Safiuddin, a potential successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, speculation has also arisen regarding the status of Ismail Qa’ani, the chief commander of the Quds Force.
Iranian officials not only continued to threaten Israel on Monday but also glorified the October 7 Hamas attack as the anniversary passed without the anticipated Israeli retaliation.
As Israel mourns the more than 1,100 deaths from October 7 and the 101 hostages still held by Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza, the country awaits a response to last week’s Iranian missile barrage.
Iran has intensified its deportation efforts, aiming to expel at least two million undocumented migrants by the end of March 2025, according to Ahmad Reza Radan, commander of Iran’s law enforcement forces.