The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Nasrallah: Israel Will Cease To Exist In A Multi-front War

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel will cease to exist if conflict erupts with the Iran-backed terror groups 

Zenger · Aug 15, 2023

UK should finally acknowledge role in 1953 Iran coup, says David Owen

Former foreign secretary says doing so would benefit both reform movement in country and Britain’s credibility

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023

‘Written out of the history books’: the British spy who planned Iranian coup

Norman Darbyshire had a modest upbringing but had a knack for adaptation and languages that helped him to make influential contacts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023

Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others

A gunman has opened fire at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months

Last year’s attack, for which two people convicted of being linked with ISIL were executed, left 13 dead and 40 injured.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2023

Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal

Countries acknowledge initial step in deal expected to include prisoner swap and give Tehran access to frozen funds.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2023

What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds

The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Iran is the biggest perpetrator of internet shutdowns in 2023—here is what's at stake

Over 4 billion people were under the shadow of digital suppression in the first half of 2023 alone. Here's how digital freedom is under siege in Iran and across the world.

TechRadar · Aug 11, 2023

China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency says

New Zealand’s domestic intelligence agency says that China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023