Iran’s leadership is increasingly anxious that U.S. threats may be credible, especially after Washington’s recent actions against Venezuela, its own brief war with Israel, U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites,…
South Africa’s January 9–16 “Will for Peace” naval drill is likely to further strain relations with the United States, which is at odds with several participating nations, according to a…
On Thursday night, residents in Tehran and other areas chanted from their homes and flooded the streets after exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for mass demonstrations.As the protests began,…
Protests have erupted in at least 17 of Iran’s 31 provinces, marking the most serious challenge to the clerical leadership since the 2022 unrest, according to BBCVerify and BBC Persian.…
Protests are intensifying across Iran despite a growing presence of armed security forces, as government attempts to stabilise the worsening economy falter. Videos shared online showed thousands of people demonstrating…
The sharp fall of the Iranian rial on Sunday, plunging to 1.42m against the US dollar and losing more than 56% of its value in six months, marked a tipping…
The United States has imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA) for allegedly helping acquire and assemble Iranian-designed drones as tensions rise with both Iran and Venezuela. The…
For more than three decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Iran poses an existential threat to Israel and the world. US President Donald Trump acted on those…
Iranian judicial authorities have seized a foreign oil tanker in the Sea of Oman and detained its 18 crew members, according to Iranian media reports. The tanker, intercepted on December…