The Latest Breaking News from Iran

UN sanctions on Iran set to return as nuclear diplomacy fades

Iran was set to come under sweeping UN sanctions late Saturday for the first time in a decade -- barring an unexpected last-minute breakthrough -- after nuclear talks with the West floundered.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 27, 2025

A year after losing its longtime leader, Hezbollah is beginning to regroup

Hezbollah is regrouping after suffering significant losses in its recent conflict with Israel

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

UN Security Council to take up Russia and China's last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran

Russia and China are forcing the U.N. Security Council to vote on a resolution that would give Iran a six-month extension before sanctions related to its nuclear program are reimposed

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025

Russia performs a balancing act with Israel and Palestine

Since the war in Gaza erupted in 2023, governments around the world have been making their voices heard, whether they are staunch supporters of Israel or pleading the Palestinian cause. But Russia's position, which has received little media coverage, is harder to define.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2025

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

Return Of Millions Of Afghans Fuels Terror Potential

A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear.

International Business Times · Sep 25, 2025

Iran has hours to act or face UN nuclear sanctions snapback, says Macron

France’s president says Islamic republic must reveal plan to allow inspectors back into country as he meets his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025

Macron Tells Iran President Only Hours Remain To Avert Nuclear Sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program to avert deep sanctions, even after Masoud Pezeshkian insisted his country does not seek an atomic bomb.

International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025

MEPs urge support for Iranian civil society three years after Mahsa Amini's death

Repression is intensifying in Iran, warn human rights activists and MEPs.

Euronews · Sep 24, 2025

At least 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2025, says human rights NGO

Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2025