8+ hour, 30+ min ago  (645+ words) UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash Anwar Gargash accused Iran-backed militias in Iraq of targeting the Barakah nuclear power plant, calling it a dangerous sign of the threat facing the region. Gargash said the alleged targeting of the peaceful nuclear energy…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago  (559+ words) ran's mission to the United Nations accused Washington of using the UN Security Council to spread "lies, false accusations and disinformation" against Tehran and its nuclear program. "The culprit and the thief are now playing the role of prosecutor and…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1690+ words) The competing narratives surrounding the latest US-Iran standoff have become so stark that even basic questions'who is deterring whom, who wants talks and who fears escalation'now produce entirely different answers depending on which capital is speaking. On Monday, President Donald…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1641+ words) Long viewed as merely an oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz is now emerging as a digital flashpoint, after Iran floated "protection fees" for subsea fiber-optic cables crossing the waterway in a move experts warn could give Tehran new leverage....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (683+ words) Iran has been treating the period of ceasefire with the US as wartime and using it to strengthen its combat capabilities, the army spokesman said on Tuesday. "The Islamic Republic's army has treated the ceasefire period as a time of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1724+ words) Two years after former president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter vanished in fog, Iran has lost far more than a president: its succession plan, regional shield, aura of safety and confidence that time was on its side. On May 19, 2024, a helicopter carrying…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1679+ words) Shahab Dalili, a former captain of Iran Shipping Company and a US resident held in Iran since 2016, returned home to his family after his release from Iranian detention, Hostage Aid Worldwide said on Tuesday. "After a long journey from Evin…...

2+ day, 19+ min ago  (1680+ words) Iran's president on Monday defended negotiations with the United States as he acknowledged the economic pressure, fuel shortages and war damage facing the country, pushing back against hardliners who oppose further dialogue. China is showing growing unease over the economic…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1641+ words) Europol said on Monday that 14, 200 posts and links tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had been targeted in a coordinated operation against online terrorist material. The operation, led by Europol's EU Internet Referral Unit, involved 19 countries and focused on…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (525+ words) Esmail Kowsari, a member of Iran's parliament national security and foreign policy committee, warned the United Arab Emirates against continued cooperation with the United States and Israel against Tehran. "If the UAE continues cooperating with the US and Israel against…...