The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

Iran, UK, Germany, France and EU foreign policy chief meet in bid to avoid further escalation between Israel and Iran.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as new diplomatic efforts appeared to be underway

Donald Trump offers Iran the chance to make a deal to end its nuclear programme before launching any US strikes, saying he would delay his final decision for up to two weeks

France has named career diplomat Pierre Cochard as its new ambassador to Iran, as European governments push to revive nuclear talks and prevent a wider regional war. His appointment comes amid growing fears for the safety of two French citizens still jailed in Tehran, and just over a week after…

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime change

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz also said that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “cannot continue to exist”, as he likened the Iranian leader to a “modern day Hitler” in a post on X.

At least 14 nuclear scientists are believed to be among those killed in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, 2025, ostensibly to destroy or degrade Iran’s nuclear program and military capabilities.

"We urge Australians who are able to leave Iran to do so now, if it is safe."

We are at a dinner party in suburban Perth, a home away from home for our diaspora. As guests arrive, a Persian ballad plays in the background: Morq-e Sahar (Dawn Bird), a freedom song, a century-old protest against dictatorships and tyranny in Iran. This version was sung by the late…

Iran has struggled to respond effectively after Israel killed many of its top military commanders

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…