All news on the topic: Iran

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Green Party split over Iran as MPs clash with anti-IRGC motion
A conference motion with significant backing urges an end to sanctions on Iran and opposes banning the IRGC – putting party policy on a collision course with its own MPs
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Anthropic says Claude blocked attempt to develop biological weapons
One of the world’s largest AI models has said it blocked an attempt to develop biological weapons using its technology.
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Smoke spotted near Saudi oil pipeline as Houthis seize strategic island
Satellite imagery showed smoke in the area of a crucial oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, raising fears of another heavy attack by the Houthis on energy infrastructure.
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Anthropic says governments are using Claude for state surveillance
State-run surveillance operations around the world are using Claude to streamline their operations, Anthropic said in a threat report released Thursday.
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Saudi crown prince urged Trump to strike Houthis twice
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) called President Trump twice Thursday, urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis as the Iran-backed group closed in on a vital Red Sea chokepoint
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Two arrested in London over suspected Iran intelligence links
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Houthis capture the strategic port of Mocha on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and move closer to controlling the entire shoreline
The Houthis have seized the strategically important port of Mocha on Yemen’s western coast and are close to controlling the country’s entire Red Sea shoreline, Middle Eastern media report.
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Israel resumes strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon as fiber-optic FPV drones reshape the battlefield
In late August, Israel resumed active strikes on positions held by the Shiite movement Hezbollah inside Lebanon — a response to FPV drone attacks against Israeli soldiers.
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US sinks five Iranian oil tankers after Tehran launches fresh missile attacks
The US has sunk five Iranian oil tankers in a brutal response to a new round of ballistic missile attacks by Tehran.
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Trump calls Iran conflict "small potatoes" as Vance insists it is not a war
Donald Trump has characterised the ongoing conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" after JD Vance said the conflict was not a "war".
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Iran’s shadow banking network reaches 15 foreign banks despite years of US sanctions
Iran’s shadow banking network runs far deeper and wider than the network targeted by US sanctions last month, an Iran International investigation found, showing that Tehran used more than a dozen banks in China and the United Arab Emirates to access the global financial system.
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Iranian gambling network moved billions through unlicensed Dubai crypto exchange, Reuters finds
An illicit Iranian gambling network helped move at least $4 billion through an unlicensed Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange that also handled funds for sanctioned Iranian institutions, a Reuters investigation found.
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Britain and France deploy 45-officer surge team to tackle migrant boat launches near Calais
A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.
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Iran targets US assets across Middle East as Trump claims "almost total control" of Hormuz
The US has launched a fresh series of strikes on targets in Iran - and Tehran launched a wave of attacks in retaliation.
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US embassies issue fresh security alerts as Trump strikes Iranian targets near Hormuz
United States’ embassies in Israel, Qatar and Jordan have issued fresh security alerts.
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Lockheed Martin missile linked to deadly Iran strike raises fears over civilian danger
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal.
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Trump posts AI video of Kharg Island exploding as US strikes Iran again
Donald Trump has posted an AI video of Iran’s “Forbidden Island” after reigniting his war by launching strikes for the first time in a month.
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US strikes Iran for first time in a month as Tehran retaliates with attacks on American bases
The US has reverted to military attacks on Iran for the first time in a month, firing missiles and drones at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, prompting the Iranian military to attack US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
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Trump claims Iran’s Kharg Island was "blown to smithereens" as tensions with Tehran explode
President Donald Trump has claimed Iran’s Kharg Island energy hub was "blown to smithereens", despite no evidence of an attack - as both sides trade strikes in Middle East.
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Trump hails "biggest oil deal in world history" with Venezuela as he promises cheaper fuel
Donald Trump has declared that the US has struck the "biggest oil deal in world history" with Venezuela as he vowed the agreement would slash fuel prices for Americans.
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China bets on cheap 3D-printed drone interceptors as global demand surges
Chinese drone makers are betting cheap, 3D-printed interceptors will be the country’s next big export as concerns grow about the lethal impact of kamikaze drones used in conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
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Trump warns of "zero tolerance" for mines in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran persist
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been detonated or removed from international waters of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran has been told that any ship or boat placing new mines will be destroyed.
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Iran-linked hacking case expands as US prosecutors charge 17 over HBO breach and $6m Bitcoin ransom attempt
US prosecutors have expanded an eight-year-old hacking case tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, adding eight defendants and linking six of them to the 2017 HBO breach that included a $6 million Bitcoin extortion attempt.
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Iranian regime-linked video offers $10m bounty for Barron Trump as Secret Service investigates threat
The US Secret Service is aware of an Iranian threat against Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, after a video detailing his whereabouts and close friends was released.
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Gun-toting biker gangs given licence to kill protesters in crackdown on Iranian dissent
Gangs of gun-toting teenage motorbike riders have been given a licence to kill protesters on the streets of Iran by order of the country’s cruel leaders.