Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader after the death of his father, Ali Khamenei. The move has sparked controversy over hereditary leadership and raised questions about Iran’s political future amid rising regional tensions
Formula 1 may cancel the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix amid growing Middle East tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. With no room to reschedule races, the sport could face a major gap in the early 2026 season calendar
An Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate says she was beaten and hospitalised after her arrest at a memorial ceremony, with family accounts contradicting official claims and drawing swift condemnation from the Nobel Committee, filmmakers, and international human rights organisations worldwide
Iranian security forces have violently arrested Nobel laureate and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi, alarming supporters worldwide and prompting urgent calls for her safety, transparency over her whereabouts, and an end to Iran’s widening crackdown on dissent and peaceful activism
Iran will now attend the World Cup draw in Washington after resolving a visa row with the United States. The reversal follows days of political tension, with coach Amir Ghalenoei and select officials receiving clearance to travel
Tehran has refused IAEA inspections at bombed nuclear facilities, insisting on a new agreement before granting access. The move follows the Iran-Israel conflict, snapback sanctions, and stalled nuclear negotiations with both Washington and Europe
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Western powers that Tehran would not yield to pressure over its nuclear program as the UN sanctions snapback deadline approaches, with diplomacy hanging in the balance amid mounting threats and diplomatic rift
Deputy foreign ministers from Iran, Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union will convene in Geneva on Tuesday, seeking progress in reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement amid growing regional tensions and Western concerns over uranium enrichment
Hackers claiming to be from the group ‘Lip-Dochtjan’ targeted the Iranian oil and shipping sectors, crippling communications on dozens of tankers and cargo vessels by breaching satellite-linked Linux systems
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was reportedly injured while escaping through an emergency shaft after Israeli bombs targeted a secret underground facility in Tehran last month
Speaking to a state broadcaster on Thursday evening, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) is currently assessing the full extent of the damage caused to the nuclear sites
Speaking to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan on Thursday evening, Katz stated, “If he had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” adding that Israeli forces actively searched for the Iranian leader during the conflict but failed to locate him
According to sources familiar with the DIA's assessment, the strikes did not succeed in destroying Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, a critical component of any potential nuclear weapon
Iran’s Health Ministry reports at least 606 people have died in the conflict, but independent monitors say the toll could be twice that figure. Meanwhile, damage to infrastructure, daily life disruptions, and heightened fear are widespread in cities like Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz
Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader after the death of his father, Ali Khamenei. The move has sparked controversy over hereditary leadership and raised questions about Iran’s political future amid rising regional tensions
Formula 1 may cancel the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix amid growing Middle East tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. With no room to reschedule races, the sport could face a major gap in the early 2026 season calendar
Iran has postponed the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as US-Israeli strikes intensify across the country. Tehran’s retaliation with missiles and drones has expanded the conflict regionally, while clerical leaders move closer to appointing the next supreme leader
Footage shared by Iranian state-linked outlets allegedly shows a pilot ejecting over Kuwaiti territory, yet Washington has offered no confirmation as missile and drone exchanges deepen instability across the Gulf region and raise fears of broader confrontation