Iran unrest: Tehran accuses US and Israel of stoking protests; plays down risk of military intervention

File photo: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States and Israel of actively fuelling the growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the likelihood of direct foreign military intervention despite US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators..Speaking during a visit to Lebanon, Iranian foreign minister […]

Iran reacts to Nuclear enrichment reports: ‘Facilities have been attacked’ – what Tehran said on Israel, US strikes

Iran on Sunday reacted after reports alleging that the country was continuing to enrich its uranium after US conducted strikes on its nuclear enrichment sites in June in during its conflict with Israel. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejected such reports and declared that was “no undeclared nuclear enrichment,” citing attacks on the sites as […]

Iran: As traffic chokes Tehran, Women turn to motorbikes despite the ban | World News

Cafe owner Merat Behnam rides her yellow scooter through Tehran, defying traffic rules and social restrictions/Image: AP In Tehran’s dense traffic, where millions of cars and motorbikes jostle daily for space, a quiet transformation is taking shape. Women, long excluded from the city’s motorbike culture by regulation and taboo, are beginning to ride for themselves, […]

US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting assassination of Israeli ambassador in Mexico; Tehran denies ‘big lie’ claims

With the help of the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, Mexican authorities thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico. On Friday, the US and Israeli officials accused Iran of plotting to kill Einat Kranz-Neiger, with Mexican authorities denying any knowledge of such a plot.The purported assassination attempt came […]

Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage

So we’re here outside the U.S. embassy compound in Tehran. Here we have an apple with the CNN logo. The Twin Towers interspersed with the dollar sign. The Statue of Liberty. This is one of the most photographed walls, probably in all of Tehran. Americans know this as the former U.S. compound. But to Iranians, […]

Inside Iran After the 12-Day War

new video loaded: Inside Iran After the 12-Day War By Declan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Nanna Heitmann, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell•September 6, 2025 Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was […]

IAEA in Iran: First since US strikes; Tehran threatens sanctions can derail cooperation

UN nuclear inspectors have resumed limited work in Iran, visiting the Bushehr nuclear facility for the first time since Tehran suspended cooperation with the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) in June. The visit, confirmed on Wednesday by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, marks a partial resumption of inspections but falls short of full access across Iran’s […]

Israel–Iran conflict: Trump doesn’t confirm strike on Iran; Tehran ‘committed to diplomacy’– Key updates

Tensions between Iran and Israel continued as the conflict entered its seventh day with airstrikes, missile fire, and growing international concern. Israel says it has targeted key nuclear-related sites in Tehran, while Iran has launched a limited missile response. Here are the latest developments in the conflict:Trump: “I may do it, I may not.”Trump again […]

US-Iran strikes: Tehran admits nuclear facilities were ‘seriously damaged’; Trump warns ‘will do it again, if necessary’

Iranian nuclear infrastructure suffered “serious damage” after US missile strikes last month, but the regime has vowed to restart uranium enrichment as soon as its facilities are rebuilt, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday. Speaking to Fox News’ Special Report, Araghchi admitted that Tehran’s enrichment programme had been halted after three major sites were […]

Iran nuclear sanctions: UK, France, Germany threaten to ‘snapback’; Tehran demands guarantees against future attacks

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signalled they are prepared to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August, in case there is no clear progress on restarting the nuclear deal, two European diplomats said on Tuesday (local time).Ambassadors from the three nations met at Germany’s UN mission in New York […]