The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

The Independent explains what this incursion could look like and the myriad hurdles that Israel must overcome

Iran says it will keep developing its missiles to defend itself as the US and E3 keep their sanctions in place.

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah has returned to France, her university said Wednesday, after having been held for nearly five years in Iran in a case that added to tensions between Paris and Tehran.

Calls for restraint are right but unlikely to be heeded. A conflict setting Israel and the US against Iran has rarely seemed closer, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The director was considered an architect of the Iranian new wave cinema movement of the seventies

Hamas has maintained ties with several regional powers and organisations in the Middle East since its creation in 1987. Whether it comes to financing, military aid or ideological support, the Palestinian Islamist movement can count on several allies in its deadly fight with Israel.

Report comes amid pressure for Biden to deny Iran revenues amid speculation over how big a role Tehran played in Hamas attack

The money was only made available to Tehran several weeks ago as part of prisoner swap deal with the US

Two leaders have first phone call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties under a China-brokered deal in March.

From Riyadh to Cairo, Tehran to Jerusalem, Palestinians are merely useful pawns in the Middle East regional game of tyrants, writes Leon Goldsmith

The shock attack by Hamas and Israel’s response risk a wider destabilization of the region — and the global oil market is watching.