Category: 1. Iran

Fearing protests during the Fire Festival (Charshanbe Suri), celebrated on the last Tuesday of the Persian calendar year, Iran’s regime engaged in extensive security measures across the country. At the same time, the regime is engaging in…

As conflict between Tehran and Washington escalates and war lowers over the horizon, “de-risking” has become a mantra in Arab capitals astride the Persian Gulf.

Tensions between Iran and the United States have risen sharply since Donald Trump…

US president Donald Trump has sent Iran’s leader a letter, we’re told, and that it’s significant. It probably is, but nobody I know seems to think so.

“They keep saying Iran is at a crossroads. Is it really a crossroads if it drags on for…

President Donald Trump suggested during a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s power plants as he seeks to bridge a wide divide between Moscow and Kyiv and secure a full…

President Donald Trump suggested during a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s power plants as he seeks to bridge a wide divide between Moscow and Kyiv and secure a full…

Anxiety and disinformation are swirling in Iran as the latest threat of a military attack by US president Donald Trump has many fearing war.

Trump warned on Monday that he would hold Iran and its leadership responsible if its Houthi allies…

Iran’s key reservoirs are reaching dangerously low levels as years of declining rainfall and heavy reliance on hydropower take their toll, a senior water official warned.

Isa Bozorgzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s water industry, said on Tuesday…

A day after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of retaliation if its Houthi allies in Yemen launched an attack, the rial sank to a historic low against major currencies.

The currency was trading at one million per US dollar in Tehran on Tuesday…

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has warned that the Islamic Republic is increasing its use of executions as a tool to suppress dissent as she presented her first report to the UN Human Rights Council in…