US, Israel set to discuss tackling Iran's nuclear program - Axios
The United States and Israel are set to discuss Iran's nuclear program and potential talks with Tehran early next week, Axios reported on Thursday citing Israeli and US officials.
Iran's Nuclear Program
Two men found guilty in plot to kill NY-based Iranian dissident
A US jury has found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty on all charges related to a plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.
Netanyahu wishes Iranians freedom in Nowruz message
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished the Iranian people a happy Nowruz in a video message on Thursday, calling for freedom from what he described as the oppression of the Islamic Republic.
Exiled prince calls for global support to overthrow Islamic Republic
Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urged world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to stand with Iranians in their struggle for freedom in an address marking their New Year on Thursday.
Exiled prince calls for 'final action' against Iran's rulers
Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urged all Iranians on the eve of their New Year to join forces to topple a ruling system that he said is on the verge of collapse.
Iran Sanctions
US sanctions more vessels and entities aiding Iran's oil exports
The United States issued new Iran-related sanctions on Thursday, targeting one individual, several entities and vessels linked to Iranian oil trade as part of President Trump's pressure campaign on Tehran.
Iranians taunt rulers, celebrate non-Islamic culture on Nowruz
Iranians gathered at major historical sites across the country to celebrate the New Year with patriotic chants calling for the return of the pre-Islamic Revolution monarchy.
Khamenei skips mention of Iran-US talks in Nowruz address
Iran's Supreme Leader made no reference to the possibility of negotiations with the United States in his annual New Year message. Instead, he reiterated his condemnation of the US for events in Gaza and Yemen.
Iran and the United States
Trump sends New Year greetings as US-Iran tensions persist
US President Donald Trump extended Nowruz greetings to those celebrating the Persian New Year, while tensions between the two nations over Iran's nuclear program escalate.
Iran assessing threats and opportunities in Trump’s letter – foreign minister
Iran will consider the opportunities as well as the threats in the recent letter from US President Donald Trump, and will soon respond, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.
Trump gave Khamenei two months to reach deal - Axios
The letter sent by US President Donald Trump to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal, Axios reported on Wednesday citing one US official and two sources briefed on the letter.
Mideast Crisis
Houthis target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport while US continues Yemen strikes
Millions of Israelis took to shelters in the early hours of Thursday morning as Yemen’s Houthis stepped up air attacks on Israel while the US continues to hit deep into the Iran-backed militant group's infrastructure.
Iran releases French tourist jailed on espionage charges after 887 days
French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from 887 days in detention in Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday in a post on X.
Human Rights
Iran summons UK, German envoys over human rights resolution
Iran summoned the German ambassador and British charge d'affaires on Wednesday over their countries' role in drafting a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of a fact-finding mission on Iran's human rights record.
UN rapporteur warns Iran is accelerating use of executions to crush dissent
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has warned that the Islamic Republic is increasing its use of executions as a tool to suppress dissent as she presented her first report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
PS752 case advances as Iran's legal challenge fails
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has rejected Iran's objection to a lawsuit filed by four nations over the 2020 downing of Ukraine Flight PS752, bringing them a step closer to holding Tehran accountable, officials said Monday.
US offers $15M for info on Chinese tech suppliers to Iran
The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $15 million for information on four Chinese individuals involved in supplying Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with US-controlled technology.
Whether it's talks or war, we'll suffer all the same
US president Donald Trump has sent Iran’s leader a letter, we’re told, and that it’s significant. It probably is, but nobody I know seems to think so.
In Case You Missed It
Tehran could use specter of war for crackdown at home
The threat of war looming over Iran by President Trump’s ultimatum to make a nuclear deal or face attack may be a blessing in disguise for rulers in Tehran as they seek to manage growing popular discontent.
Eye for Iran Podcast
Trump thaw may mean Russia drifts from Iran
The fast improving relationship between the United States under President Donald Trump and Russia may mean Moscow will seek more distance from Washington's Mideast nemesis Iran, Russian-born journalist and filmmaker Tanya Lukyanova said.
Tehran Insider
The kids are alright: they can't tell Khamenei from Khomenei
Last week I took my teenage niece to a concert at Tehran’s iconic Vahdat Hall, where two large portraits hang high on stage walls, watching over the audience. “What’s the Islamic Republic doing here,” my niece joked.
Breaking up is hard to do, but more Iranian women dare divorce anyway
Almost four in ten marriages in Iran end in divorce, according to the latest official figures, giving rise to theocrats' cries of a crisis that may not be as obvious to some of the women gaining their freedom.
Breathing the air that’s no more
A vast, dark cloud blankets Tehran. We don't even need to say when: it’s almost all the time, with fewer than ten days of clean air last year.
Notes from underground: an evening of secret theater in Tehran
Tehran's art scene is moving underground with exhibitions and performances that defy pervasive censorship, turning home venues into sanctuaries for creative self-expression.
