The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran says IAEA inspectors visited nuclear sites after watchdog urges greater cooperation

Tehran says it remains committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as tensions with West persist

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades

Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran

A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025

Iran Executes Dead 'Murderer' After She Suffers Fatal Heart Attack to Appease Victim's Family

Iran executed Zahra Ismaili in 2021 even after she suffered a fatal heart attack before her hanging. Rights groups say the case symbolises the country's worsening human-rights record.

International Business Times UK · Nov 7, 2025

Mexico Foils Iranian Plan To Assassinate Israeli Ambassador In The Country: Report

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) devised a plan to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, but the country foiled the plot, according to a new report.

Latin Times · Nov 7, 2025

Iran plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico, U.S. officials say

U.S. officials claim this is further evidence that Iran has an extensive overseas network plotting against American and Israeli targets, including in Latin America.

Axios · Nov 7, 2025

Iran’s "VPN mafia" blamed for delays on the lifting of Telegram ban – here's what we know

While reports suggested Iran is ready to lift the ban, Durov's platform remains restricted. An Iranian lawmaker said the VPN industry is to blame this time.

TechRadar · Nov 6, 2025

Nobel Laureate Machado Says 'Iran Has Turned Venezuela Into Its Satellite, Operating in the Heart of the Americas'

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado warned on Wednesday that Iran has transformed Venezuela into its "satellite" in the hemisphere

Latin Times · Nov 5, 2025

Macron presses Iran to allow released French pair to return home

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged his Iranian counterpart to let two French citizens return home, as they were released after over three years in prison on espionage charges their families vehemently denied.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 5, 2025

'Pay £80,000 or Die': Iranian Child Bride Who Married at 12 Faces Execution for Killing Her Abusive Husband

Goli Koohkan, forced into marriage at 12 and sentenced to death for killing her abusive husband, must pay £80,000 in blood money to avoid execution in Iran.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025