2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1681+ words) Hardliners in Tehran are pressing for further military and nuclear escalation despite mounting economic pressure and a widening confrontation with the United States. Is it a reckless gamble, or a realistic response to Iran’s dwindling options? Calls for a tougher…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1686+ words) An Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday that Tehran possesses “many military surprises,” and the United States is aware of those capabilities. “If they continue their actions, we will make them regret it,” said Alireza Salimi, a member of parliament’s presiding…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1690+ words) The commander of the IRGC’s Tehran division said on Thursday that Iran was prepared to conduct “lightning-fast offensive operations” anywhere in the country. “Today, we are ready to deploy rapidly to any part of the country and destroy the enemy…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1624+ words) Iran is seeking to turn the US maritime blockade back on Washington by expanding its retaliation beyond the Strait of Hormuz, threatening shipping across a wider area after US attacks on Iranian tankers. Nour News, a website close to Iran’s…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1615+ words) Calls by former presidents Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad Khatami to end Iran’s war with the United States have triggered a fiercer political confrontation after they invoked public opinion in support of diplomacy rather than continued fighting. Both men have called…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1654+ words) A US cruise missile strike on a railway bridge 700 miles from the war's main front has a puzzle at its center: Iranian media said it hit the China corridor, Iran's own figures say the line is minor and points at…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1617+ words) Iran launched an attack on US Navy ships on Monday that the US military has yet to acknowledge, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. No American ships were struck, the officials said. US officials told the Journal that…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1617+ words) US forces struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to further attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a US official. The official said the strikes followed additional attempted Iranian missile attacks…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1648+ words) Yemeni government forces have taken control of two areas west of Taiz after clashes with Tehran-backed Houthi forces, Al Arabiya reported, as fighting intensified across several fronts in the country. The advances were reported in Naqil and Jabal al-Kura in…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1593+ words) “The aggressor US military has issued evacuation warnings to Iranian oil tankers in order to strike them,” Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Ali Abdollahi said Tuesday. “I therefore announce that any attack on Iranian oil tankers will result…...