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File image of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Photo: Iran’s Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters | Photo Credit: Iran’s Presidential website Iran’s President said Monday (June 29, 2026) that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar as negotiations with the United States were challenged by attacks across the Persian…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday (June 25, 2026) warned against any crossings of the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation, saying vessels not complying “will be dealt with”. The future of the strait, a vital route for…
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(Left) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif displays the signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (Islamabad MoU). (Centre) US President Donald Trump signs the MoU. (Right) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian displays a memorandum of understanding signed with U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s President signed a deal on Wednesday…
Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran on February 28 to bring about regime change in Tehran, destroy its nuclear and missile capabilities and end its support for non-state actors such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis. More than 100 days later, on June 15, the U.S. reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with…
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Iran’s Mehdi Torabi is seen during a practice session. Winger Mehdi Torabi was only issued a single-entry visa instead of the multiple-entry visa given to other Iranian national team players to take part in the global spectacle. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An Iranian national football team player’s United States visa has expired, state media…
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Tehran’s Milad Tower, the tallest structure in Iran, stands as a symbol of the revolutionary state’s engineering ambitions. Rising 435 metres, including its 120-metre antenna, the tower’s octagonal concrete shaft joins a pod with 12 floors housing observation decks, a cafe, and a museum. Above it, the antenna pierces Tehran’s smoggy skyline. From the deck…
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers, which house the Israeli Embassy, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, March 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating…
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Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they wave Iranian flags during their gathering at a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of…
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People gather at a farewell ceremony for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of their departure to the 2026 World Cup, in Tehran. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkiye on Monday (May 18, 2026) to play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United…
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. File image: AFP PHOTO / HO /ISLAMIC CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY (ICANA) Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently emerged as a chief negotiator in talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee relations with China, Iranian media reported on Sunday (May 17, 2026). “Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has…
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