US intelligence confirms Iran’s president injured in Israeli strike - CBS
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during an Israeli airstrike last month, two US intelligence sources told CBS News, confirming reports from Iranian state media.
Mideast Crisis
After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper
The curious case of Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish woman who years ago met senior Iranian officials posing a sympathizer, has been revived in Tehran following a punishing war with Israel.
Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row
A Norwegian-operated oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan was hit by a drone strike on Thursday, in the second attack in as many days which local officials cited by Reuters blamed on Iran-backed groups.
Are Arab states replacing Iran and Russia as regional power brokers?
A recent flurry of high-level meetings across Central Asia and the Middle East signals a quiet but marked shift: Iran and Russia are increasingly sidelined in the region’s political and economic realignments in favor of Arab states.
Soldier arrested for alleged Iran spying, Israel says
Israel's police announced on Thursday it had arrested an Israeli soldier they say was in contact with Iranian operatives and took money in exchange for information.
Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel
Iran’s top military commanders warned on Thursday that the armed forces are ready to resume fighting in the wake of the 12-day war with Israel amid a ceasefire brokered by the US.
US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - NBC
Just one of the three nuclear facilities struck by the US in Iran last month has been destroyed, according to a report by NBC News citing current and former US officials.
US professor suspended after advocating Iran attack on American military facility
A US professor has been suspended following comments publicly calling for Iran to carry out a "symbolic strike" on a US military base in response to recent attacks on the country’s main nuclear facilities.
Democratic lawmakers demand accounting of Iran attack costs, toll
Democratic lawmakers have demanded a formal reckoning of the costs and results of a surprise US attack on Iranian nuclear sites last month with mixed success, as misgivings with the strikes persists in some quarters of Congress.
Iran's GPS scrambling wreaks chaos on daily life
Iranian jamming of GPS devices aims to baffle Israeli drones and missiles after a punishing wave of assassinations in a war last month, but now mostly thwarts daily commutes and food deliveries for ordinary citizens.
US military says Yemeni forces seized vast Iranian weapons shipment
Yemeni forces fighting the Iran-backed Houthi movement have carried out their largest ever seizure of advanced Iranian conventional weapons bound for the group, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday.
US inks Bahrain nuclear deal, cites support for peaceful programs
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday signed a nuclear cooperation deal with Bahrain and in an apparent reference to Iran said Washington was ready to back peaceful nuclear programs which do not menace neighbors.
Post-war explosions, smoke plumes addle Iranians
Recent fires and explosions across Iran have captured widespread attention and many remain skeptical of official explanations attributing them to routine accidents, especially gas leaks.
Watching war from afar: Iranian diaspora grief is real
Watching Iran burn from afar creates a unique kind of anguish—a sense of guilt that you’re free and safe while your homeland is in pain.
Iran doubts Israel ceasefire and is ready for combat, defense minister says
Iran's defense minister on Monday said the Islamic Republic does not trust the current ceasefire with Israel and has prepared multiple military scenarios in anticipation of renewed hostilities.
In rare riposte, Khamenei’s office lashes out at Israeli ex-defense minister
Ali Khamenei’s office has responded to an open letter sent by former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant to Iran's Supreme Leader, calling it propaganda and a “full-scale psychological operation.”
Iran considering closing Strait of Hormuz, lawmaker suggests
A senior Iranian lawmaker on Monday suggested Iran might use its military to seal the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway as tensions continue over stalled nuclear talks following a 12-day conflict with Israel and the United States.
US-Israeli attacks aimed at Iran regime change, presidential aide says
A joint American-Israeli plan to collapse Iran’s leadership within days of a surprise Israeli attack last month failed and only alienated the public, Iranian presidential aide Ali Rabiei said.
Iran confirms GPS jamming, eyes switch to Chinese system
Iran’s communications ministry confirmed deliberate GPS jamming affecting millions of people in the wake of a war with Israel and said it is considering adopting China’s BeiDou in order to thwart drone and missile attacks.
Foreign flights to Iran drop 80 percent after war, data shows
Iran’s international air traffic has plunged to a fifth of pre-war levels, ten days after authorities reopened the country’s main airports following a ceasefire with Israel.
Iran rejects legitimacy of EU snapback threat, says it will retaliate
Iran will deliver a "proportionate and appropriate response" if European parties move to re-activate the UN snapback mechanism to reinstate international sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.
400 Iranian clerics back death fatwa against those who threaten Khamenei
More than 400 senior clerics in Iran’s holy city of Qom have backed a religious decree labeling threats against Supreme Leader as “moharebeh” or “waging war against God,” a crime in Islamic law that can carry the death penalty.