The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Salman Rushdie: Who is he, what is he known for and what happened to him?

His book was banned in 45 Islamic countries, with hundreds of British Muslims endorsing the death sentence

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies involvement and says author himself is to blame for attack

Sir Salman is in critical condition after being stabbed nearly 10 times on stage

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Iranian Hardliners Demand Vice President’s Dismissal

Iran’s ultraconservatives are seeking to bring down Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, given their constant feeling of vulnerability and threat due to the government's economic failures. The economic failure of President Ebrahim Raisi’s government has become clear to most Iranians, including the ultraconservatives or hardliners who fully backed him a year…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

Factbox: The three major issues bedevilling talks on reviving Iran nuclear deal

Iran and the United States are struggling to overcome divisions on three major issues in indirect talks on revival of a 2015 nuclear deal while months of negotiations have entered a crucial stage.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Iranian nuclear deal limbo may serve interests of both U.S. and Iran

Whether or not Tehran and Washington accept a European Union "final" offer to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, neither is likely to declare the pact dead because keeping it alive serves both sides' interests, diplomats, analysts and officials said.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Letters from those left behind: Afghans who worked for Australia describe desperation as they hide from Taliban

These are the stories of interpreters, embassy staff, guards and aid workers still trying to get to Australia a year after the fall of Kabul

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022

Three Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile attacks: Report

Syrian state media say latest Israeli attacks targeted sites near Damascus and the coastal Tartus province.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2022

Kuwait Names First Ambassador to Iran in over Six Years

Kuwait has appointed an ambassador to Iran, both countries said on Sunday, more than six years after recalling its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after it severed ties with the country in 2016. Ambassador Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 14, 2022

Iran Puts on Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh

Iran has put on trial the reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month accused of undermining state security, local media reported. The 65-year-old -- who last year made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as a reformist and "political prisoner for seven years" --…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie on ‘road to recovery’

The announcement from his agent followed news the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022