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Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.

Televiziunea de stat iraniană a difuzat instrucțiuni prin care îi sfătuiește pe cetățeni cum să se protejeze în cazul unui atac nuclear, inclusiv să evite luminile puternice și să respecte alertele de urgență, relatează Al Arabiya.

Thirty-year-old Pegah Ansari complains of having been detained in a special camp for foreigners in Tiruchi even after she obtained bail in a criminal case booked for overstaying in India

Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.

China has emerged as a key hub for illicit money flows, but Washington is reluctant to crack down, officials say.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for another wave of strikes on Iran after the U.S. elections, according to two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter.

The U.S. military conducted limited strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, officials said. Charlie D'Agata reports.

he operation involved a warship, a maritime surveillance aircraft and marine commandos. The hijacking followed a resurgence of Somali piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.

Responsáveis norte-americanos descrevem ataque, não anunciado oficialmente, como “limitado” e em resposta a disparos iranianos.

Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof pointed to Jafar Panahi’s latest prison sentence as proof that Iranian cinema remains under repression, speaking at a Tokyo International Film Festival press conference for the Kurosawa Akira Award. Rasoulof and Japanese director O Mipo are this year’s recipients. “Of course, Iranian cinema continues to face repressi

Just hours after President Donald Trump signaled diplomatic progress with Tehran, the U.S. launched Tuesday what it called "defensive" strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of...

Statele Unite au lansat atacuri asupra insulei Qeshm din Iran, situată în Strâmtoarea Ormuz, au declarat oficiali americani pentru CBS. Agenția de știri oficială iraniană IRNA a relatat luni că au avut loc mai multe explozii pe insulă, notează BBC.

Iran and the United States are still far from a deal to end their war, a senior Iranian official has said.

Iranian state television said explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, as US officials confirmed the regime’s surface-to-air missile batteries had been targeted in limited strikes.

US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

A U.S. official says the U.S. has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island.

The U.S. launched limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran fired at a U.S. aircraft, a senior U.S. official told CBS News.

The strikes, which appeared to be limited as opposed to a full return to hostilities, came on the eve of crucial American midterm elections.

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Donald Trump e Mojtaba Khamenei Chip Somodevilla/via Reuters; Hamed Jafarnejad/ISNA/WANA/Reuters O líder supremo do Irã, Mojtaba Khamenei, alertou os Estados Unidos neste sábado (31) que o país reagirá a novos ataques. A declaração ocorre em meio a temores de que a guerra no Oriente Médio volte a se intensificar. "Se os inimigos voltarem a lançar ataques mil

Iran's military chiefs should meet any attack on its country with an immediate and unrestrained response, Supreme Leader Mjotaba Khamenei has ordered.

Soaring freight rates are giving tankers a big financial incentive to run the gauntlet through the Strait of Hormuz.

Hamed Mirzaei lost his wife, parents and many others in a devastating US-Israeli attack on Tehran.

Kuwait summoned Iran’s ambassador and handed him a formal note of protest over a statement by the Iranian embassy that it said interfered in its internal affairs and undermined the independence of its judiciary. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al Mashaan summoned ambassador Mohammad Toutounji on Wednesday after the embassy rejected allegations against an Irani

In his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran’s nuclear program.

The vice president sent a letter to Iran’s security chief at President Trump’s direction.

<p>Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’</p><p>An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.</p><p>The 66-year-old, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2

Cannes Palme d’Or winner and Oscar nominee Jafar Panahi appears to be caught once again in the crosshairs of the Iranian authorities. Local media have reported that the director, who spent much of 2025 and early 2026 outside of Iran on the awards trail with It Was Just Sent An Accident, had been given a […]

Iranian and Qatari leaders meet at Russian energy forum

The US and Israel have teased strikes around their elections, particularly against Iran's civilian infrastructure.

In the unnerving docu “Third Land,” director and Iranian émigré Farzad Khoshdast chronicles the permanent limbo of a family living on the margins in Turkey. Screening at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival this week, the film follows an Iranian engineer, his wife, Hananeh, and son as they deal with the daily contradictions of life as […]

<p>Several social media users, including pro-Houthi accounts based on their past posts, have been sharing an image since October 26, on social media platforms Facebook and X, allegedly showing the Saudi defence minister kissing the hand of the Iranian president amid a meeting in Tehran involving the Makkah Defence Alliance.</p> <p>However, the image is old a

A day after Saudi Arabia and its two defence-pact partners sent senior officials to Tehran, sources say the clearest outcome is a promise to keep talking, not a deal to de-escalate on any front, including the Houthi attacks on Saudi cities. Officials from the three Makkah pact countries , Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, flew to Iran as part of a push for

British prosecutors have charged two men over an incident near RAF Fairford in September. Police suspect Iranian involvement in the case at a base used for US strikes on Iran.

<p>Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group</p><p>Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime.</p><p>Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highes

Two British men have been charged with national security offences following an incident at RAF Fairford last month.

<p>Officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are currently meeting in Tehran, according to Iranian state media.</p> <p>The meeting brings together Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye to discuss “regional cooperation, the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and its consequences”, among other topics, Iran’s state broadcaster said.</p> <p>Iran’s <em

<p>Officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are currently meeting in Tehran, according to Iranian state media.</p> <p>The meeting brings together Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye to discuss “regional cooperation, the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and its consequences”, among other topics, Iran’s state broadcaster said.</p> <p>Iran’s <em

This will be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the three-nation bloc since Saudi Arabia was drawn deeper into the wider Iran conflict.

Top officials from Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are to meet Iran's leaders in Tehran on Monday in their first high-level contact since the kingdom became a pressure point in the wider Iran conflict.

The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.

<p>Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye will travel to Tehran on Monday, according to an Iranian and a Saudi official.</p> <p>Iran’s state-run <em>IRNA</em> news agency quoted the deputy secretary of Iran’s top security body, Ali Bagheri Kani, as saying that the visit was part of efforts to implement the idea of endogenous security in Wes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a close vote Tuesday, says Iran's leadership must be eliminated. U.S. President Donald Trump vows to "finish the job" in Iran eight months after the war began, as a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops make their way to the region.

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'Israele e Usa hanno ucciso decine di funzionari e loro familiari'. Teheran avverte anche su Hormuz

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The United States and Israel have drawn up plans to renew strikes against Iran, creating a sense of dread among war-weary residents.

Iran has increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent by the Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday. The memo warned that “the lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S. citizens have reached advanced stages.” NBC News’ Matt Bradley rep

The intelligence has come as the Trump administration prepares to restart military operations against Tehran.

Preşedintele Iranului, Massoud Pezeshkian, urmează să se întâlnească marţi, la Moscova, cu omologul său rus, Vladimir Putin, unde se va deplasa pentru a participa la o reuniune a ţărilor exportatoare de gaze, a anunţat, sâmbătă, presa iraniană, citată de AFP, potrivit Agerpres.

Iran has increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent by the Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss economic and geopolitical issues, media reports s Read More: https://punchng.com/iranian-president-to-meet-putin-in-moscow/

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Aulão na Rede 2026: professora de história tira dúvidas sobre Revolução Iraniana Diariamente, os telejornais do grupo Rede Amazônica divulgam vídeos do projeto “Aulão na Rede”, que reúne dicas de professores para o Enem, vestibulares e outros exames. Na terça-feira (13), a professora de história Shirley Rodrigues tira dúvidas sobre Revolução Iraniana. (assis

<p>Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari’s partnership with religious foundation raises questions about past dealings with republic criticised by Nigel Farage</p><p>Nigel Farage’s newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader, raising questions about his past dealings with the

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