All news on the topic: Tehran

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Iran arrests tens of thousands in brutal post-protest crackdown as rights groups warn of torture, executions and mass detentions
Iranian authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in what Human Rights Watch described on Tuesday as a “brutal campaign” of mass, arbitrary, and violent detentions aimed at terrorizing the population since late December.
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman jailed for ten years in Tehran’s Evin prison
Craig Foreman speaks to ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo from inside a notorious Iranian prison, as he and his wife say they have been given a ten-year sentence.
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How Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro became Iran’s main global ally and a safe haven for Hezbollah
The combined 26 years of rule by Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez turned Venezuela into the Islamic Republic of Iran’s main ally outside the Middle East.
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Police officers injured and multiple arrests made as protest outside Iranian embassy in London turns violent
A number of people have also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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Iran signals swift trials and executions of protesters as Trump warns the US will intervene
Judiciary chief threatens swift punishment after Trump says US will intervene if Iran begins executing demonstrators
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Iran officially ends 2015 nuclear deal with west
An international agreement with Iran intended to keep the world safe from the spread of nuclear weapons has officially ended, as Tehran has announced the termination of the decade-old deal.
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Dozens of Mossad agents — including women undercover in Tehran — aided strikes and tracked Iran’s enriched uranium
The Mossad is ready to act if Tehran appears to be making moves to use its uranium towards developing a nuclear weapon.
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Iran fires or convicts 138 judiciary staff in anti-corruption drive
Iran has removed or found 138 judicial employees guilty over the past year as part of a broad anti-corruption campaign, Iran International reported Wednesday.
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Iran requested a “kill list” of British Ministry of Defence leaks from the Taliban to track MI6 agents
Iran has reportedly requested the Taliban for the ’kill list’ of Afghans leaked during a major data breach at the Ministry of Defence, so the Tehran regime can identify MI6 spies.
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‘A treacherous and unpredictable threat’: UK intelligence sounds alarm over Iranian attacks
The Intelligence and Security Committee says there have been 15 Iran-backed murder or kidnap attempts on UK targets since the beginning of 2022 and August 2023.
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Iran launches new missile strike on Israel — UK evacuates diplomats from Tehran
Iran has initiated a new wave of missile attacks targeting cities throughout Israel in the most recent bout of violence between the two nations.
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Former Mossad operative: Israel achieved full air dominance over Iran within 48 hours
Zohar Palti tells The World With Yalda Hakim that it took his country’s air force 36-48 hours to "completely dominate" the skies above Iran.
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It was a massacre: Iranian doctors shocked by the scale of casualties after Israeli bombings
Exhausted medical workers say facilities are overwhelmed and death toll is higher than 224 reported
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Netanyahu: Iran tried to kill me with a missile strike, and Trump is the next target
Iran tried to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a missile strike. U.S. President Donald Trump is also reportedly a target of Tehran.
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Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns that the attack on Iran is ’just the beginning’
Israel says Iran has fired up to 100 missiles in retaliation for surprise assault as both sides threaten escalating hostilities
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Iran threatens to reveal Israel’s nuclear secrets — a response to Europe’s threat of new sanctions
Tehran’s threat arises as European powers push for a vote that could result in the reimposition of UN sanctions.
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been charged with espionage in Iran while traveling around the world
A British couple has been arrested in Iran on accusations of spying.
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Iran executed record number of women last year
Iran has broken its own record for executing the most women in one year, according to new figures.
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Italian journalist’s arrest in Iran alleged to be reprisal for detention of suspected arms dealer
Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained in Tehran three days after US warrant used to hold Swiss-Iranian businessman in Milan
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran during a July operation
Defence minister Israel Katz threatens Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the military will ‘decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh’
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Escalating WWIII fears as Iran’s potential nuclear test looms following recent Israeli strikes
The death of Hamas leader and terrorist mastermind Yahya Sinwar has further exposed Iran’s vulnerabilities as its proxy of terrorist groups continue to be targeted by Israel’s military
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Iraqi militias increase attacks on Israel as Iran turns to smaller proxies
Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against Tehran
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Murder for hire: Inside Iran’s proxy war with Israel in the West
The Islamic Republic’s long shadow war with Israel is playing out in the West with a rise in alleged Iran-linked murder and kidnapping plots, often with the help of hired assassins.
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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
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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.