Iran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s top leader, declared on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should receive a “death sentence” and that a war crimes case against him for the Gaza conflict was insufficient. “Not enough”...

Iran announced on Sunday that it would begin nuclear negotiations with the three European nations that started the resolution of censure against it, which was approved by the UN’s atomic watchdog, in the next few days....

Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who was forced to leave Iran, says it is bittersweet that his most recent film will be competing at the Oscars under a different nation’s banner. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,”...

The European Union and Britain imposed further sanctions on Tehran on Tuesday for its support of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, which Iran’s foreign ministry denounced as unwarranted. Esmaeil Baghaei, the ministry spokesperson, said in a statement...

According to state media, Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN atomic watchdog, will travel to Iran on Wednesday to hold discussions with top officials. “The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency will arrive...

Iran’s judiciary announced on Tuesday that three individuals had been condemned to death in connection with the 2020 murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of the nation’s leading nuclear physicists. “The case is currently in the appeal...

According to official media, Iran and Azerbaijan started two days of combined naval drills in the Caspian Sea on Monday, indicating that their relations are getting better despite the rising tensions in the region. “The combined...

Iran declared on Wednesday that it was still producing missiles in spite of Israeli airstrikes that had targeted these facilities the previous week. “The production of offensive systems, including missiles, has not been interrupted,” Defence Minister...

Late Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the death of German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, 69, in Iran a “scandal” and denounced it. “The execution of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian regime is a scandal that I condemn...

Although officials had not previously acknowledged civilian deaths, Iranian media on Monday claimed that a civilian had been killed during the Israeli strikes that hit military sites over the weekend. The local Fars news agency said,...