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Fri, 04 Jul 2025 03:05:00 GMT
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US strikes on Iran had effectively ended hostile rhetoric from Tehran and pushed its leaders to seek talks with Washington.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT
An Iranian-Kurdish prisoner jailed in connection with the country’s 2022 nationwide protests has been sentenced to death on several charges including plotting to kill Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his daughter told Iran International.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:55:22 GMT
Iran says it has no plans to carry out further retaliation for recent US strikes on its nuclear facilities and is open to negotiations with Washington.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:24:01 GMT
Most domestic and international flights in Iran will resume from Friday, with nearly all airports back online and daylight access restored to much of the country’s airspace, the country's Civil Aviation Organization said Thursday.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:23:31 GMT
Israel will act if Iran resumes its pursuit of nuclear weapons, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said Thursday, adding that the country's policy of preempting Tehran's nuclear ambitions remains unchanged.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:22:31 GMT
France on Thursday called for the immediate release of two citizens imprisoned in Iran since 2022, rejecting Tehran’s charges against them as baseless and warning of consequences if the pair are not freed.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:05:13 GMT
Iranian state television aired an anthem, saying “we will uproot the Jews with power,” broadcast alongside images of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Republic’s armed forces.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:45:18 GMT
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is planning to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo next week to relaunch nuclear talks, Axios reported Thursday, citing two sources familiar with the preparations.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:20:23 GMT
The US Treasury on Thursday sanctioned an international network smuggling billions of dollars in Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:31 GMT
Mourners in western city of Hamedan demanded justice Thursday at the funeral of two young men shot dead by Islamic Republic forces, chanting “Death to the oppressor” and turning the burial into a mass denunciation of state violence.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:56:00 GMT
Tehran remains committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has not ended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), despite new legislation passed in response to Israeli and US military strikes, Iranian foreign minister said Thursday.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:49:46 GMT
France said on Thursday that its decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran would depend on the release of two French citizens who have been imprisoned in Tehran for three years and now face new espionage charges.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:30:16 GMT
Iran’s nuclear program has been set back by as much as two years following US airstrikes on key sites last month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:58:43 GMT
A senior Iranian official said the country must go beyond platform filtering and fully implement a “national internet” system to protect citizens from what he called foreign digital espionage, Iranian media reported on Thursday.
Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:06:05 GMT
A Belgian parliamentary committee has approved a resolution backing the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, MP Darya Safai said on Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:18:00 GMT
Iran is intensifying a nationwide crackdown in the wake of its 12-day war with Israel, targeting ethnic and religious minority groups as well as foreign nationals, in what experts describe as a bid to reassert control, deflect blame, and suppress dissent.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:43:00 GMT
Iran has rebuked the European Union’s top diplomat over her call for the end of Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that European countries and the UK could be excluded from any future negotiations if they insist on such positions.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:30:00 GMT
The war has paused, but the collapse has not. Shaken by defeat in the streets, across the region, and from the skies, the Islamic Republic now stands weakened and exposed. The pillars that once held it up, ideology, reach, and fear, are cracking.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:36:37 GMT
French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, detained in Iran since three years ago, have been charged with spying for Israel, AFP reported citing diplomatic and family sources.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:40:00 GMT
Iranian investors withdrew over 132 trillion rials—nearly $145 million—from Tehran’s stock market on Wednesday alone, marking a historic record amid deepening mistrust following the recent conflict with Israel.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:01:27 GMT
More than 1,300 activists, artists, and journalists from both Iran and Afghanistan have signed an open letter addressed to the Islamic Republic, calling for an immediate halt to the mass deportation of Afghans, which has intensified following the Israel war.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:53:19 GMT
IAEA inspectors were still on the ground in Iran as of Wednesday and had not been instructed to leave, a diplomat familiar with the agency’s operations told the Associated Press, after Tehran enacted a law suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:04:34 GMT
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has killed or detained 52 people in southeastern Iran, describing the targets as Israel-linked terrorist elements.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:58:33 GMT
The mayor of Tehran has proposed to pay up to 80 million rials ($88) per square meter for the repair of homes damaged in the recent Israeli attacks in the capital, less than one tenth of the market value.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:51:02 GMT
Iran may try IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in absentia over his alleged role in enabling attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities, a senior judiciary official said on Wednesday, according to state media.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:15:36 GMT
Iran loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, intensifying concerns in Washington that Tehran was preparing to close the Strait of Hormuz, two sources briefed on classified intelligence told Reuters on Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT
Israeli officials warned Yemen’s Houthis could face strikes similar to those recently carried out against their sponsors in Iran, after Israel intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward the Jewish state on Tuesday night.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:44:04 GMT
The Trump administration's border czar Tom Homan says the recent war in Iran convinced the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to accelerate the arrests of illegal Iranian immigrants.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:55:00 GMT
Israeli-operated civilian drones were used from inside Iranian territory to carry out attacks during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, Iran’s defense ministry confirmed Tuesday, criticizing the lack of regulations governing drone use in the country.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:29:00 GMT
Iran has been severely weakened by the US airstrikes and sanctions, and is in no position to resist US demands, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, expressing confidence that he can secure whatever he wants from Tehran if needed.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:20:00 GMT
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday downplayed threats by an Iran-linked hacker group to disclose stolen emails from the US president's circle, calling it a smear campaign to demean Donald Trump.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:29:10 GMT
Iran’s exiled prince has called on the UK government to take stronger action against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), warning that it poses a direct threat to British citizens.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:22:36 GMT
Iran has built a new access road and deployed construction equipment at its Fordow uranium enrichment facility after last month’s US airstrike, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:38:48 GMT
Germany said on Tuesday it had summoned Iran’s ambassador after a Danish citizen was arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran and identifying Jewish targets in Berlin for possible attacks.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:11:04 GMT
Iran-linked hackers claiming the pseudonym "Robert" have threatened to disclose additional stolen emails from associates of US President Donald Trump, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:30:15 GMT
An Iranian telecom firm with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps asked Ireland's embassy in Tehran to help broker deals with Eir, Vodafone and Three, the Irish Times reported Monday.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:22:06 GMT
Iran’s foreign minister said talks with the United States are unlikely to resume soon, following US airstrikes on three major nuclear sites during the 12-day war with Israel, CBS News reported Monday.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:01:12 GMT
Iran must move swiftly to demonstrate its ability to rebuild across all sectors following the 12-day war with Israel, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Tuesday, according to state media.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:23:31 GMT
Iran is conducting a “shadow war” inside the United Kingdom that extends beyond sanctions violations and includes propaganda, financial networks, and digital disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing society, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:18:38 GMT
A hardline Iranian cleric close to Iran’s Supreme Leader called on Muslims to kill US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in response to their threats against Ali Khamenei.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:39:00 GMT
On June 23, Israel launched several missiles at Tehran’s Evin Prison, describing the notorious site as a “tool of repression.” While some Iranians initially celebrated the strike, the human cost has been heartbreaking.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:03:38 GMT
The safety and security of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors cannot be guaranteed while Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization continues to assess damage to nuclear facilities following recent attacks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:46:07 GMT
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would consider lifting sanctions against Iran, including those targeting its oil exports, if the country shows it is willing to stop hostile behavior and pursue a more peaceful course.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:04:06 GMT
Iran’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty for cooperation with Israel, the US, or hostile groups, while also criminalizing unauthorized use of tools like Starlink to bypass internet restrictions.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:13:37 GMT
Iran’s banking sector continues to face severe service disruptions, with Sepah and Pasargad banks still struggling to fully resume operations after cyberattacks blamed on Israeli-linked groups.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:50:35 GMT
Europe plays a central role in negotiations with Iran and holds powerful leverage, including the snapback of UN sanctions, France’s foreign minister said, warning that European powers may trigger the mechanism if Iran fails to reach a deal with world powers.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:25:05 GMT
There has been significant damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, yet the country could restart uranium enrichment within months, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:07:00 GMT
Tehran’s stock market reopened after a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel with a sharp collapse, as investor anxiety triggered a sweeping sell-off.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT
The recent reports of Iran's secret activities at the nuclear sites bombed by the US invite further attacks and heighten nuclear risks despite the current ceasefire with Israel, a former UN nuclear watchdog inspector told Iran International.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:52:45 GMT
Hedayatollah Farzadi, the head of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison fled the site moments before Israeli airstrikes, Fox News reported Saturday, citing leaked messages between Israeli intelligence and Farzadi's son.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:19:00 GMT
Iranian authorities have summoned and interrogated at least 35 Jewish citizens in Tehran and Shiraz over their contact with relatives in Israel, the US-based human rights group HRANA said.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 09:05:09 GMT
Iran held a funeral ceremony in Tehran on Saturday for dozens of people killed during the 12-day conflict with Israel, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:50:00 GMT
Tehran would be open to a nuclear deal in which it transfers its stockpile of highly enriched uranium abroad, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview with Al-Monitor.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:40:00 GMT
Throughout Israel's 12-day war on Iran, it launched strikes on key state organs tasked with domestic surveillance, protest suppression, detention and propaganda, targeting what it called “repression infrastructure.”
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:20:00 GMT
As a shaky Iran-Israel ceasefire holds, Israel’s Hostage Families Forum is demanding any deal with Iran must free dozens of hostages held by Iran-backed Hamas militants in Gaza since their October 7, 2023 attack.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:06:00 GMT
A nuclear Iran is still possible despite US and Israeli strikes on key nuclear sites, a former top UN nuclear official told Eye for Iran, noting that the whereabouts of Tehran's near-weapons grade uranium was unknown.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:16:51 GMT
President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for claiming victory following a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:45:31 GMT
In the aftermath of a 12-day war with Israel, Iranian leaders and media are celebrating an unusual show of nationwide solidarity, but some warn that this calm—marked not by rallies but by silence—may soon give way to a deeper reckoning.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:02:04 GMT
Iran has launched a sweeping crackdown on Afghan migrants in the wake of a temporary ceasefire with Israel, targeting them for deportation and alleged security threats, according to officials and media reports.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:42:02 GMT
Iranian oil exports to China surged in June, reaching record highs as shipments accelerated and independent Chinese refineries stepped up purchases, Reuters reported on Friday.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:21:27 GMT
More than 130 Iranian nationals have been arrested across the United States in the past week in a nationwide enforcement operation, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing multiple federal sources.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:16:00 GMT
Israel’s twelve days of air attacks on Iran killed hundreds of civilians—among them an eight-year-old gymnast in a red dress whose last joyful dance has become a symbol of the war’s human cost.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:00:51 GMT
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday acknowledged that US and Israeli strikes had done "serious harm" to its nuclear sites in the most wide-ranging remarks since the end of a 12-day war by Tehran's top diplomat.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:24:00 GMT
A classified intelligence briefing for lawmakers on Thursday failed to bridge a deepening partisan rift over the success of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, with prominent Democrats still questioning their effectiveness.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:26:00 GMT
Iranians speaking via Iran International's submission line doubted Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s declaration of victory over the United States and Israel in a televised speech on Thursday.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:05:24 GMT
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was not involved in the negotiations or approval of the recent ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, according to information obtained by Iran International.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:48:02 GMT
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared victory over Israel and said the United States was dealt a blow during the conflict, in a televised message aired Thursday—his first public remarks since a ceasefire took effect on Tuesday.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:59:18 GMT
President Donald Trump's surprise remark—that China can now buy Iranian oil—made immediate headlines, but also raised a few eyebrows and fresh questions.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:14:00 GMT
The ceasefire between Iran and Israel brought relief to millions—but also sharpened fractures within the Islamic Republic and among its opponents.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:18:00 GMT
US President Donald Trump has rejected a cautious early assessment by his own Pentagon on damage to Iranian nuclear sites and Democrats have doubted the success of air strikes, as Iran policy increasingly divides Washington.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:05:00 GMT
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is not abandoning his maximum pressure strategy against Tehran but is also not aiming to cut off Iran’s oil sales as the country's reconstruction depends on those revenues.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:52:00 GMT
Iran’s ambassador to London has dismissed allegations that the Islamic Republic was involved in threats against UK-based Iranian journalists in his first appearance before the UK Parliament.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:13:00 GMT
Donald Trump on Wednesday cited an Israeli government assessment to support his earlier remark that US strikes totally obliterated the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities, dismissing a conflicting assessment by the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:25:20 GMT
Iranian authorities said they have executed three men accused of smuggling equipment allegedly used in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a senior figure in Iran's nuclear program who was assassinated in 2020.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:13:50 GMT
Iranian intelligence forces have arrested more than 700 Iranians accused of acting as agents for Israel over the past 12 days, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:29:11 GMT
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to suspend the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), less than a day into a tenuous ceasefire with Israel following 12 days of deadly war.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:23:49 GMT
An alleged Iranian military sniper and a former member of the Revolutionary Guards were among 11 Iranian nationals arrested across the United States over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:59:00 GMT
A tense meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday laid bare the deepening global rift over the Iran-Israel conflict, as member states clashed over the legality of US and Israeli airstrikes and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:35:00 GMT
Regime change in Iran cannot be imposed from the outside, but the recent Israeli air strikes laid the groundwork for Iranian people to take the lead in ousting the Islamic Republic, Israel's ambassador to the United States told Iran International on Tuesday.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:47:00 GMT
The Islamic Republic will not return to what it was before the Israeli and American airstrikes, but what comes next is uncertain, experts tell Iran International.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:20:58 GMT
Eleven Iranian nationals, including a suspected former army sniper and an individual with admitted ties to Hezbollah, were arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the weekend.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:21:00 GMT
President Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure on Iran took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when he announced on social media that China can now buy Iranian oil.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:46:52 GMT
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of the profoundly alarming risk of further military escalation between Iran and Israel, as the Security Council prepares to meet on Tuesday to review the implementation of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal under Resolution 2231.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:39:00 GMT
In hushed conversations behind closed doors, many Lebanese people opposed to Iran-backed Hezbollah see regime change in Iran as a way of ridding themselves of the group.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:18:00 GMT
Tehran declared it had agreed to a ceasefire twelve days after Israel launched a relentless military campaign against Iran, damaging key nuclear and military sites and killing hundreds of civilians.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:25:00 GMT
I’ve spent time in Evin, Iran’s most notorious prison, the one Israel bombed on Monday. Half a dozen of my closest friends have been there too. Do we want it flattened, turned into a park? Yes. Are we pleased it was bombed? No.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:50:00 GMT
The United Nations warned on Monday that Israeli and Iranian actions may violate international law, with civilians—especially in Iran—suffering mass casualties, displacement, and widespread destruction.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:39:00 GMT
At least sixteen people including staff members at Tehran’s Evin Prison were killed on Monday after Israeli strikes hit the jail's buildings as well as other arms of the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:23:16 GMT
Ten days of Israeli attacks and a heavy US bombardment, has dealt the Islamic Republic its greatest challenge in its nearly 50-year history. Washington and Tel Aviv openly hint at assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:00:08 GMT
Iran has launched a direct missile attack on US forces stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in a dangerous new escalation that followed the American airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:15:00 GMT
US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities are unlikely to cause serious radioactive fallout, nuclear experts told Iran International despite fears of a nuclear disaster.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:33:56 GMT
The US and Israel may have altered the trajectory of the Mideast with military strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—but without a broader strategy for internal change, the window of opportunity could quickly close, experts told Iran International.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT
The US and Israel are preparing for a renewed wave of Houthi attacks on American shipping and Israeli territory, following the US nuclear strikes in Iran, as the Iran-backed group announced it had officially entered the war.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:46:23 GMT
Israeli airstrikes on Monday targeted multiple sites linked to internal security and political control in the heart of Tehran, including the administrative and courtroom sections of Evin Prison — a facility long seen as a symbol of state repression.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:25:08 GMT
The question of succession has taken on new urgency in Tehran since Israeli missile strikes began and the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to a secure location as he was threatened by Israeli leaders and President Trump.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:57:00 GMT
Iran’s political factions are in open conflict after the US strike on the Fordo nuclear site—hardliners are demanding military retaliation, while moderates and reformists warn of catastrophic consequences.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:21:38 GMT
Iran into Monday had so far held off retaliating against the United States for its surprise attack by submarine missiles and heavy bombers the previous day, as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saved his threats for Israel.
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:01:28 GMT
United Nations envoys from Russia and China on Sunday expressed strong objections to the US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, deepening the superpowers' rift with Washington as their mutual friend Iran is bombed.
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:54:15 GMT
US President Donald Trump appeared to welcome the idea of Iran regime change and signaled he would accept little opposition as he tore into a lawmaker critic from his own Republican party on social media.
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:30:00 GMT
Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi says Iran is closer than ever to a regime change, a shift he believes the world must support as it will transform not only the country, but also help bring peace and stability to the broader Middle East.