The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

American intelligence officials have long said Tehran was not actively constructing viable nuclear weapons for use

Israel's strikes on Iran have targeted several of its nuclear facilities as it claims the country is seeking to develop nuclear weapons -- an accusation Tehran denies.

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Tehran, home to 10 million people, suffers from severe traffic congestion making a speedy evacuation impossible.

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US president’s comments come after he warns Tehran residents to leave ‘immediately’.

Israel’s initial attack on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, alongside its assassination of top military officials and nuclear scientists, on June 13 has been followed by days of escalating strikes. Iran threatened “severe punishment” and quickly launched what were, in relative terms, smaller-scale missile attacks against Israeli territory.

In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched its largest-ever attack on Iran. Airstrikes involving more than 200 aircraft targeted nuclear and missile facilities, as well as key figures in the Iranian military and nuclear programme leadership. The attack, codenamed “Operation Rising Lion”, appears to have been supported on…

The NPT bars members that don’t have nuclear weapons from acquiring them. But critics call the treaty discriminatory.