The Latest Breaking News from Iran

The 2026 World Cup is set to be a polarising event but, even if it will not be the first to be politically contentious, it will expose a growing unease

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US personnel movements from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar underscores rising fears of direct US–Iran confrontation, according to Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, who says Tehran has explicitly warned Doha and Riyadh it would retaliate against American targets.

Editorial: The US president delights in his inconsistency. But his short-term victories have profound long-term costs for his country and the world

"Everyone knows the president keeps his finger over the button."

At least 2,637 people have been killed in the unrest, with Iranian authorities saying they have ‘no plan’ to execute protesters

Something is coming.

When a protest by angry traders about what they see as the Islamic Republic’s poor handling of the economy morphed into a national uprising across Iran, the authorities moved quickly to shut down the internet. It’s a tactic the regime has used before. Closing down communications makes it harder for…

US allies’ lobbying appears to have helped persuade president to hold off for now on military assault

A shadow fleet of almost 1,000 ageing tankers – totalling 18.5 percent of global capacity – has been used since 2022 to dodge Western oil sanctions. These flag-hopping vessels with opaque ownership and frequent name changes ferry crude oil to Chinese "teapot" refineries from states including Russia, Venezuela and Iran.

Survivors of the regime like me are reliving our nightmares as brave Iranians fight for their freedom. They say they have nothing to lose but their chains, says women’s rights activist and torture survivor Nasrin Parvaz