The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Voter turnout has fallen in recent years due to public discontent over economic hardship and curbs on freedoms

Iran's snap presidential elections post-Raisi's death hold implications for regional stability and Iran's future direction.

Millions expected to boycott election as they believe regime will manipulate result to ensure loyalist victory

Iranians voted on Friday in a snap presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. Voting hours were extended twice to enable more voters to cast their ballots as Iranian leaders called for a high turnout amid a legitimacy crisis fuelled by an…

Blinken says Tehran has expanded uranium enrichment project ‘in ways that have no credible peaceful purpose’

The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that disruptions to maritime security be addressed, without mentioning the link between the Iran-backed rebels and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch to conducting…

Two ultraconservative candidates have pulled out of Iran's Friday presidential vote, leaving four contenders including one reformist still in the race.

Candidates can technically announce their withdrawal until the time of the election on Friday morning.