Category: 1. Iran

Why it matters:

Russia says it is moving ahead with President Vladimir Putin’s directive to assess and prepare for potential nuclear tests. Moscow’s move reflects growing mistrust of U.S. intentions and Washington’s…

The dissident activist made the remarks in Berlin on the sidelines of the annual forum of the World Liberty Congress, a movement she co-founded in 2022 along with Russian activist Garry Kasparov and Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López.

Israel launched its military campaign in response to the Hamas-led raid on October 7, 2023, which killed around 1,200 people. The retaliatory strikes and ground operations have since killed nearly 69,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health…

The move follows an assessment that Russia’s war against Ukraine has notably increased security risks connected to Russian visa applicants, including a potential misuse for espionage, sabotage, or propaganda.

Exemptions may be applied in…

TEHRAN – The latest remarks by Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have reignited controversy over the agency’s neutrality of its reports on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, as well as the role…

Almost 40 years after a passerby found the skeletal remains of missing teenager Donna Sue Wayne in a northeast Aurora field, investigators finally identified a suspect in her death — a man already in prison for the murder and sexual assault of…

By Olivia Mitchell
cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced an ongoing partnership targeting repeat violent offenders and crime hotspots in Cleveland.

The violence reduction…

Abbas Talebifar, the new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to North Korea, met with Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi before leaving for the mission and presented his proposed plan to carry out the duties assigned to him in his new…

The big picture:

The demonstrations in New Zealand are part of a broader wave of opposition to Israel’s war crimes in Gaza that erupted worldwide after October 7.

University campuses across the U.S., Europe, and Asia have…

In mid-October 2025, Azerbaijan’s deputy prime minister announced the formal launch of an electricity-linkage project among the three countries.

The plan builds on Iran’s 2024 proposal to route Russian electricity through its territory to…