The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Letters: Lady Afshar obituary

Nigel Fountain writes: In the event she proved to a true ambassador for Iran and a fearless feminist

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

Israeli PM Bennett says Iranian 'immunity' is over

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday Iran would not go unpunished for instigating attacks through its proxies, speaking a week after the assassination in Tehran of a Revolutionary Guards colonel that has been blamed on Israel.

Reuters · May 29, 2022

Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi wins best actress at Cannes

Ebrahimi won for Holy Spider in which she plays a journalist trying to solve serial murders of prostitutes in Mashhad.

Al Jazeera · May 29, 2022

Kurdish PKK fighters may retreat to Iran as Turkish military closes in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to crush the presence of the Kurdish militant group PKK in Iraq. But as the Turkish military closes in on the group, some analysts predict its fighters could turn to Iran, with implications across the region.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2022

Iran shows off underground drone base, but not its location -state media

The Iranian army has given some details - but not the exact location - of an underground base for its military drones, state media reported on Saturday, amid simmering tensions in the Gulf.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Gunmen Kill Policeman in Iran's Southeast

Gunmen shot dead a policeman and wounded his wife in Iran's restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported Saturday. "Last night...

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 28, 2022

2 Policemen, Civilian Wounded in Tehran Shooting

Two police and a civilian were wounded when two gunmen shot them in downtown Tehran, the Iranian capital, state-run media reported Saturday. It said one officer was in critical condition. The IRNA report said one of the shooters was arrested. Earlier this month, a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 28, 2022

Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse

Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over a deadly building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan that officials are blaming on corruption and lax safety, Fars news agency and reports on social media said.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Iran police disperse crowd gathered at collapsed building

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reports that police lobbed canisters of tear gas and fired in the air to disperse people gathered near the site of a collapsed 10-story building that left 28 people dead

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Woman looked like 'a horse' with 'piano key' teeth after botched dental op

Aida Azizii was left gutted after flying to Iran to get some discount dental work, as her teeth were left looking 'like piano keys' and now she's had to pay to put them right

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022