Iran
Trump says Israel should 'hit' Iran nuclear facilities
Biden was asked on Wednesday whether he would support strikes against Iranian nuclear sites and the US president told reporters: "The answer is no."
Iran says its allies 'will not back down' in war with Israel
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's address in Tehran followed Iran's second-ever direct attack on Israel. It was also the first since exchanges of fire between Tehran-backed Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops escalated into full-blown war in Lebanon.
Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount
Biden added that the Israelis "have not concluded how they're, what they're going to do" in retaliation for a huge ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel on Tuesday.
US discusses possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil sites as Israel presses Lebanon campaign
As Israel weighs its options after its arch-foe Iran launched its largest ever assault on Tuesday, Biden was asked whether he would support Israel striking Iran's oil facilities.
US urgently tries to shape Israel's response to Iran
All sides are aware that any retaliatory strike against Iran's nuclear or oil installations would send the Middle East spiralling even more towards chaos, but Israel seems not to have made a decision yet.
Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
"Our action is concluded unless the Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation," Iranian foreign minister said in a post on X early on Wednesday.
US intel warns of Iran threats to assassinate Trump: campaign
Iran rejected accusations that it is trying to kill Trump earlier this summer, shortly after a gunman opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania, killing one person and wounding the presidential candidate.
Iran's Guards ban communications devices
One of the security officials said a large-scale operation is underway by the IRGC to inspect all devices, not just communication equipment. He said most of these devices were either homemade or imported from China and Russia.
Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?
Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.
Ruling regime's legitimacy under question in Iran?
Iran's protests have shined a new light on the seemingly limitless powers of its Supreme Leader
Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy
While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.
Books to read about the oppression of women in Iran
To understand the socio-political context and the country’s present state of affairs—one which gave birth to such daring dissenters—it is important to read books and stories which unveil the experience of individuals chained by Iran’s despots.
What is happening in Iran right now
On September 13, a woman named Mahsa Amini, 22, from Iran’s Kurdish province was put under arrest for a dress-code violation in the country’s capital Tehran.
At least 120 arrested in Iran for breaking “segregation, morality rules” at party
Police have arrested 120 people for breaking Iran’s segregation and morality rules at a party in the forest in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported Sunday.
The 'idol-breaker' of Iran: poet Forough Farrokhzad
She would be the first woman in the history of Persian literature to publish poems that spoke openly of women, sexuality, longings, and equality.
Humanity, freedom, and magic realism in the face of authoritarian powers in Iran
The novel is told from the perspective of a 13-year-old girl. Bahar died in a fire after her family home—a secular and intellectual space—in Tehran is stormed by fanatics.
Iran says new oil find adds only 22 bln barrels to reserves
Iran's oil minister has said Monday that an oil field whose discovery President Hassan Rouhani announced at the weekend adds only 22.2 billion barrels to the country's estimated crude reserves.
Jokha Alharthi's 'Celestial Bodies': More than a glimpse into a culture
Just like the pools that drip from Abdallah's home into the longer al-Awafi alleys, these insightful, heartfelt snippets capture the lived experience of an Oman in transition over decades
Iran tried to seize British oil tanker: Report
Armed Iranian boats attempt to seize a British tanker in strategic Gulf waters but were driven off by a Royal Navy frigate, CNN reports.