14+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1628+ words) The fall of the Ali al-Taher heights to Israel has turned Iran's hardliners on the negotiators of the June deal with Washington, whose clause on Lebanon was sold at home as a victory and whose defenders now say it has…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1659+ words) US President Donald Trump this week repeated the boldest promise of the Iran war, that when Washington is "finished," Iranians should take over their government. In February the sentence stunned. On Wednesday it barely registered, and the silence is the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1721+ words) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday again warned Iran against attacking Israel, saying any such action would draw a powerful response. "Any attack on Israel, for any reason and in any place, will be met with a powerful response,…...

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, 17+ 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…...

3+ day, 8+ 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, 4+ 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, 15+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Iran's judiciary confirmed on Tuesday that hardline cleric Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, who has called for replacing the Islamic Republic with a more hardline "Islamic government," is in detention. Judiciary spokesperson Ali Kazemi said Kharrazi had been detained under a court order…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1610+ words) Yemen’s assistant defense minister said Monday that a decision had been made to retake Sanaa from the Houthis, Al Jazeera reported. “The decision has been made to liberate Sanaa,” the official said, adding that this would “settle the matter.” No…...