Iran

Iran receives combat trainer jets from Russia

Iran's air force receives Yak-130 Russian trainer jets to "improve the training and combat capability of the air force".

Iran's involvement in Lebanon:

Iranian FM meets with Nasrallah, Hamas leaders

Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with the Hezbollah Secretary-General to discuss the 'latest developments in the region.'

Iran:

'We foiled Israeli sabotage plot against missile industry'

Iran claims Israel and its 'vassals' behind plot against country's defense ministry.

Iranian weightlifter banned for life over handshake with Israeli

Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei given lifetime ban after shaking hands with an Israeli competitor at event in Poland.

Iran's President:

'The West failed to isolate Iran'

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi says his country continues to seek the lifting of sanctions that were imposed on it.

Iran:

Pop singer arrested for encouraging veil removal

Iranian police arrest pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi for releasing a song against women's compulsory wearing of the veil.

Biden turned away from the Iran uprising

Biden demonstrated a worrying naïveté about Iran policy. Perhaps it is time for Democrats to take some lessons from the past on Iran. Op-ed.

Iranian bombs smuggled from Jordan to Israel

Smugglers that were thwarted last month were carrying Iranian-made explosives.

Iran tests its 'electronic warfare' capabilities in new drills

The drills feature domestically manufactured radars, drones, fighter jets, micro aerial vehicles and other military equipment.

Iran:

8 sent to prison for aiding in execution of volunteer

Iran sentences seven men and a woman to prison for allegedly aiding two men in killing paramilitary volunteer during protests.

Jake Sullivan: No deal with Saudi Arabia in sight

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan commented that there is no imminent US-Israel-Saudi Arabia deal to be expected.

Iran reveals new attack UAV able to carry up to 300 kilograms

Iran reveals new UAV able to carry various types of ammunition, and which flies at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

'Moral travesty':

Biden pays $16 billion ransom to Iran, fails to free 3 Americans

The US administration has struck another deal with the Islamic Republic which will bolster Iran's economy and international standing.

Following Quran burnings:

Iran summons Swedish and Danish representatives

Iran says it the Swedish and Danish governments are fully responsible for desecrations of the Quran in those countries.

Iran's Foreign Minister meets Saudi Crown Prince

This is the first time that a senior Iranian official has met MBS.

Report:

Iran helping Russia produce thousands of attack drones

Document cited by Washington Post shows Russia is preparing, with the help of Iran, to produce more than 6,000 attack drones by 2025.

Iranian FM in Saudi Arabia:

'We continue to support Palestine'

Iranian Foreign Minister visits Saudi Arabia, says Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict is "the most important issue in the Islamic world."

Report:

Russian delegation hid in hotel as Israel struck Iranian plant

Russians were in Tehran to gain drone-building expertise while Mossad struck a site in Isfahan believed to be an arms production hub.

Iran:

90-year-old among those arrested in latest crackdown on Bahais

Almost 60 Bahais reportedly arrested in Iran in recent weeks.

Two days after being released:

Journalist who interviewed Amini's father re-arrested

Iranian authorities re-arrest journalist who interviewed the father of Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked months of protests.

Iran sees record number of candidates register for elections

Nearly 49,000 people file paperwork seeking to run as candidates in Iran's parliamentary elections in March.

Iranian Foreign Minister:

'No link between prisoner swap and release of money'

Iranian Foreign Minister rejects any link between prisoner swap with the US and recent release of frozen assets in South Korea.

Iran:

9 Bahai members arrested on smuggling charges

Iran bans the Bahai faith, which it considers a heretical offshoot of Islam.

Iran:

Journalist who interviewed Amini's father freed from jail

Iranian journalist who was jailed after interviewing father of woman whose death sparked protests says she has been released.

Iran:

Four dead in attack on Shiite shrine

Iranian State media reported that two assailants were involved in the shooting at the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz.

Israel against US Iran deal:

Strengthening Iranian nuclear deal supports terrorism

'Arrangements which do not dismantle Iran's nuclear structure do not stop its nuclear program,' PM's office says.

Shin Bet thwarts Iranian espionage attempt in Israel

Jewish resident of Iran is detained for questioning, admits to receiving assignments from Iranian security sources.

Iran:

'We can build a supersonic cruise missile'

Iran claims it has the technology to build supersonic cruise missile, amid tensions with the US in the Persian Gulf.

Canada announces new sanctions on Iranian officials

Canada sanctions Iran's new security chief, alongside six Iranians accused of destabilizing the Middle East and Ukraine.

Iran:

Over 90 reporters questioned or arrested since protests began

Mass demonstrations erupted in September 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody.

Airstrike in Syria:

Scientist in missile precision project may have been killed

New research shows Syrian center where six were killed is a massive military facility serving Iran, Hezbollah, and the Syrian military.

Former Supreme Court candidate:

'Netanyahu is an Iranian spy'

Attorney Ofer Bartel causes outrage with stunning claim on Israeli television.

Iran:

Jailed woman sews lips together as part of protest

Kurdish woman jailed in Iran sews her lips together at start of hunger strike to protest not being allowed leave from jail.

Biden's blinders

My mother taught me that one person can make a difference. My father taught me that one person must make the difference.

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'Death to America!' at protest outside Swedish Embassy in Tehran

Protesters demonstrating outside Swedish Embassy in Tehran call for expulsion of Swedish Ambassador to Iran.

Iran launches military drill on UAE claimed islands

Drill meant to show 'authority and combat defense preparations of the IRGC Navy in protecting security of the Gulf and the Iranian islands.'

Shin Bet:

Iranian effort to pose as Israelis online in spy op thwarted

Iranian phishing operation had agents pose as well-known Israelis to contact Israeli citizens, install malware on their computers.

Iran’s Ayatollahs poke the US in the eye

The threat posed to the US by Iran’s Ayatollahs extends to Latin America up to the US-Mexico border. Not only Israel is endangered. Op-ed.

Amnesty International:

'Iran doubling down on hijab crackdown'

Amnesty International says Iranian authorities have in recent months launched intensified crackdown against women who violated dress rules.

Iran:

'We gave IAEA new details on uranium at two sites'

Iran says it gave detailed answers to UN watchdog about two sites that inspectors say bore traces of man-made uranium.

Iran claims:

'We caught a 'terror squad' that was working for Israel'

Iranian state media reported that the members were in contact with individuals in various European countries, including Denmark and Holland.

Iranian regime:

'Crisis in Israel's heart deeper than crisis in PM's heart'

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman links operation to give PM Netanyahu a pacemaker to controversy over judicial reform.

Khamenei:

'Desecrators of Quran should face the most severe punishment'

Iranian Supreme Leader calls on Sweden to hand over those who burn the Quran to Islamic countries.

The ongoing Iranian revolution

The world must not remain silent on the truth of the Iranian situation and must not do business with the killers of innocent Iranians.Op-ed.

Iraq:

Protesters set Swedish embassy in Baghdad on fire

Hundreds of protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire. No embassy staff harmed.

Report:

Iran seeks operatives' release by Israel for Elizabeth Tsurkov

Abduction of Israeli-Russian researcher in Iraq allegedly motivated by desire for deal to secure release of Iranian agents held by Israel.

Iran, Iran, Iran and Nasrallah

It is not for Nasrallah (Iran) to decide when there is a war, but for Israel to do so, and it will choose its time, place and method. Op-ed.

Mark Levin:

'Biden sides with Iran against Israel'

A stark warning from Mark Levin about the dangers Israel faces from the current US administration.

Israeli citizen charged with spying accuses Biden of 'cover-up'

He is charged with 8 counts of acting as a foreign agent and illegal arms deals but is this just Biden trying to cover up for his son?

US intelligence assessment:

Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons at the moment

New US assessment says Iran has moved to increase its capacity to produce an atomic bomb, but has stopped short of that so far.

Iran claims:

Mossad involved in Quran burning in Sweden

Iranian Ministry of Defense claims the Swedish activist who burned the Quran served as an agent of the Mossad.

Why Iran is so hostile to Azerbaijan

Iran was hostile towards Azerbaijan long before Baku opened up an embassy in Tel Aviv. Op-ed.

Iran executes two men over 2022 attack on Shiite shrine

Iran publicly executes two men over October 2022 attack which was claimed by ISIS.

Iran claims:

'We intercepted oil tanker after it was involved in a collision'

The comments come a day after the US military said it blocked attempts by Iran to seize commercial tankers in international waters.

Four countries officially sue Iran over downing of Ukrainian jet

UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine launch ICJ case against Iran over 2020 downing of jet after elimination of Soleimani.

Iran tries to seize tankers near Strait of Hormuz, shots fired

The Iranian naval vessels backed off after the US Navy responded, and both commercial ships continued their voyages.

Rights group:

Iran has executed at least 354 people so far in 2023

Iran Human Rights says the pace of executions in Iran is much higher than in 2022.

Op-ed:

The Mossad thwarts Iran, the world shrugs

Iran is hell-bent on killing Israelis, but the Mossad's latest success could have its would-be perpetrators and leaders more deterred Op-ed.

Iran sued in international court over downed Ukrainian jetliner

Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine to take Iran to International Court of Justice over jetliner downed in 2020.

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Mossad abducted leader of terror squad in Iran to thwart attack

Mossad reveals new information about Iranian plot to attack Jewish, Israeli targets in Cyprus.