All news on the topic: Iran

25 Sep 2024 398

Israel mobilizes reserves as IDF chief reveals Lebanon ground offensive plans, while Hezbollah prepares for border attack

Iran are said to have been bolstering up Hezbollah’s war arsenal in preparation for any escalation

World

22 Sep 2024 358

At least 33 people have been killed in Iran following an explosion at a coal mine

33 people have been killed and 17 others injured following an explosion at a coal mine in Iran.

News

10 Sep 2024 429

UK suspends all flights to Iran as allies intensify sanctions

The UK, France and Germany say they have imposed fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine, including restrictions on national carrier Iran Air’s ability to fly to the UK and Europe.

News

08 Sep 2024 467

Boris Johnson is facing "serious questions" regarding his new business dealings with a uranium entrepreneur

The former prime minister is also under scrutiny for appointing ex-aide Charlotte Owen as Vice President, despite her lack of experience in the energy sector.

Politics

13 Aug 2024 434

UK drafting Israel evacuation plan for British nationals in case of Iranian attack

The Government says staff are ’working round the clock to plan for all scenarios to keep British nationals safe’ as tensions grow between Iran and Israel amid fears of an attack

World

04 Aug 2024 607

Jordan makes last-ditch effort to prevent Iran from retaliating for Haniyeh killing

Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response

World

03 Aug 2024 687

US deploys aircraft carrier, warships, and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation

The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.

World

01 Aug 2024 664

Hezbollah chief says conflict with Israel is in ‘new phase’ after assassinations

Hassan Nasrallah calls for revenge at funeral of Fuad Shukr as does Iranian president at funeral of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh

Opinion

31 Jul 2024 474

Ismail Haniyeh’s death brings prospect of regional war closer

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

World

31 Jul 2024 733

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated, escalating fears of all-out war in the Middle East

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, accusing Israel of orchestrating the killing

World

24 Jul 2024 483

Iranian President narrowly escapes assassination plot after car sabotaged by ’special agents’

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, has had an assassination attempt made on his life, according to sources, after his car was allegedly tampered with

News

23 Jul 2024 637

Britain warned it ’has three years to prepare for World War 3 due to specific threat’

A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan could spiral into a global conflict, or even WW3, that Britain’s army is not fully prepared for - a top UK general has warned

World

09 Jul 2024 701

Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing jet engine in Iran while retrieving tool

Emergency responders had to be called as the jet engine caught fire after the horror incident

World

06 Jul 2024 676

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential election

Victory reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country and could bring greater cooperation with west

World

29 Jun 2024 455

Iran threatens ’devastating war’ if Israel attacks Lebanon

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launch diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-scale war in the region.

Investigation

29 Jun 2024 496

Israel ignored warnings from Ukraine about Iranian drones and declined offers of assistance

No army in the world has more experience combatting Iranian drones than that of Ukraine, which has been dealing with them for over two years.

World

23 Jun 2024 590

Ukraine says it destroyed Russian drone base

Ukraine says satellite pictures show the destruction of a Russian warehouse used to launch Iranian-made drones and to train cadets.

Investigation

05 Jun 2024 668

Exploring the finances of the ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah terrorist empires

In May, a Russian programmer was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison in the Netherlands for creating the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.

Investigation

31 May 2024 670

The unbreakable union of unfree states: an axis of dictatorships is supporting the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine

Public discussions following Vladimir Putin’s May visit to China largely focused on exports of obscure tubers and beef cartilage to Beijing.

Investigation

30 May 2024 731

Helicopter politics: Why Iran’s upcoming presidential election matters

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19 has raised unexpected questions for the country’s reigning establishment.

24 May 2024 620

A brief biography of Ebrahim Raisi, known as the "Ayatollah of Execution" and dubbed the "Number One Enemy of Women"

He was one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the Hijab and Chastity Bill, which imposed specific regulations on the legal dress of Iranian women, and is said to have drafted the majority of its articles.

Opinion

20 May 2024 442

Threat of WW3 looms as Iran insists president Raisi’s death ’won’t deter regime’ amid nuclear tensions

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has scrambled to assure his country that its warped regime will continue as normal following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.

World

20 May 2024 418

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known as ’The Butcher,’ dies in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found dead at the site of a horror helicopter crash.

World

19 May 2024 591

Iran presidential helicopter in ’accident’, unclear if Raisi on board

One helicopter in a convoy of three in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling was involved in an accident, Iranian state TV said on Sunday.

News