The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

Iran police disperse pro-hijab protest amid security concerns

Hundreds of police officers reportedly descended on pro-establishment demonstrators camped outside the parliament.

Al Jazeera · Mar 30, 2025

Iran 'threatens to target UK forces in Chagos Islands if Trump launches attack'

The threat from Tehran follows warnings by the US president of potential military action against Iran

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

Concern grows for safety of Afghan woman and trans friend detained by Taliban from Kabul airport

Maryam Ravish and Maeve Alcina Pieescu arrested shortly before taking flight to Tehran last week

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

US wants to negotiate with Iran on nuclear programme: US envoy

Tehran accuses US of bullying tactics as nuclear deal uncertainty deepens under Trump’s renewed pressure campaign.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2025

‘Every shot fired’: Are Yemen’s Houthis a proxy force for Iran?

The Houthis heavily align with Iran, but they have increasingly tried to showcase their autonomy.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2025

Frenchman Olivier Grondeau freed after more than two years in Tehran prison

Iran has freed a French man who was jailed for nearly two and a half years on security charges. Olivier Grondeau, one of three French nationals held in Iran, arrived in France on Monday, the French presidency said.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 20, 2025

French man returns home after nearly 900 days in Iranian prison

Olivier Grondeau, who had been held in Iran since October 2022, said earlier this year that Tehran was using him as a bargaining chip.

Euronews · Mar 20, 2025

Iran releases French citizen imprisoned for more than 880 days

Diplomats now working to secure release of two more citizens after backpacker Olivier Grondeau finally freed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Trump’s threats reignite talk of nuclear bombs in Iran

Trump is still met with defiance from the leadership in Tehran as he threatens military strikes against Iran.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025

Why has the Gaza ceasefire collapsed? Why has the US launched aistrikes in Yemen? Middle East expert Q&A

For the past few weeks, the world’s attention has been focused on the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine and the diplomatic manoeuvrings that has entailed. But while Donald Trump has been focusing on negotiations with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, the ceasefire deal in Gaza he had a hand…

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025