Gunfire heard as county-naming protest turns violent in central Iran
A protest over the name of a newly created county in central Iran turned violent after security forces moved to disperse demonstrators, with videos sent...
Iran says three killed as armed clashes intensify in southeast
Iranian authorities said three people were killed on Tuesday during a security operation near Zahedan in southeastern Iran, as separate reports pointed to heavy fighting...
Taliban-run Afghanistan could get ‘land of its own’ on Iran’s coast, MP says
Iran has reached a preliminary understanding to allocate land at Chabahar to Taliban-run Afghanistan to build infrastructure for moving its goods to the sea, an...
‘Best advertisement for Starlink’ Iranians mock threat to subsea cables
The Islamic Republic’s threats to target undersea internet cables in the Persian Gulf drew mockery and criticism from readers who told Iran International that such...
'They have too much to lose': Trump says he does not think China, Russia are helping Iran 'at all'
Trump has previously described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "neutral" during the Iran war.
Iran officials hinted at land incursions if US resumes strikes - WSJ
Some Iranian officials have privately suggested Tehran could send forces into neighbouring countries if the United States launches new strikes, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Trump says US struggling to negotiate with Iran as too many regime leaders killed in strikes
“We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with anymore,” the US president told supporters...
US military support against Houthis risks widening Iran war, expert says
Washington could support the Saudi campaign against the Houthis at little direct cost by lifting political objections to its operations, but deeper military involvement risks...
US pressure hits Iranians harder than rulers, 68% in poll say
More than two-thirds of respondents to an Iran International Instagram poll said the Trump administration’s pressure on the Islamic Republic is hurting ordinary Iranians more...
Iran hardliners back threats to strike Persian Gulf digital infrastructure
Iranian hardliners have backed security chief Mohsen Rezaei’s threat to strike data centers, undersea internet cables and artificial intelligence facilities in the Persian Gulf if...
Trump rules out Iran attack before midterms, Tehran says ready for prolonged war
US President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and that "productive" talks were underway...
Saudi Aramco hires US firm to upgrade shared oil field as Iran lags behind
Saudi Aramco has hired a US engineering firm to upgrade an offshore oil field it shares with Iran, which has fallen far behind several neighbors...
Suspect in plot to attack Iran journalists sought embassy visit, UK court hears
A man accused of plotting an attack on Iran International journalists in Britain discussed an “embassy” visit with one contact and told another he had...
Meta, Google remove Iran matchmaking app after child marriage report
Meta and Google removed Iran’s “Adam and Eve” matchmaking app and related promotional accounts after an investigation found girls as young as 13 were being...
Iran’s two-front war on Israel: From October 7 to election interference - opinion
Since October 7, Iran has sharply escalated cyber operations against Israel, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, through fronts such as Handala Hack...
Iran's Araghchi offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi talks, calls for diplomatic end to hostilities
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered to help facilitate Saudi-Houthi talks during a phone call with his Saudi counterpart amid deadly attacks on Riyadh's international...