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Nuclear Talks

  • Suspending Cooperation with IAEA
  • Where's Iran's Missing Uranium?
  • New Activities in Fordow
No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance
ANALYSIS

No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance

Diplomatic prospects between Iran and the West appear increasingly bleak, with Tehran’s political class voicing growing skepticism that a negotiated breakthrough is still possible.

Europe offers Iran a delay to reinstating UN nuclear sanctions – WSJ

Europe offers Iran a delay to reinstating UN nuclear sanctions – WSJ

The European Union has proposed to Iran an extension to a deadline for invoking renewed United Nations sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, as nuclear diplomacy appears to gain pace following a 12-day Mideast war last month.

Iran pushes back on EU pressure as clock ticks on nuclear talks

Iran pushes back on EU pressure as clock ticks on nuclear talks

Trump expects Iran to resume talks, State Department says

PODCAST

Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

Tehran is embracing the very nationalism it suppressed for much of its existence in the wake of a punishing 12-day war with Israel and the United States, signaling authorities' keenness to drum up unity among a weary populace.

INSIGHT

Iran puts flag before faith after war with Israel

Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support
Hegseth doubles down on success of Iran nuclear sites attack

Hegseth doubles down on success of Iran nuclear sites attack

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday doubled down on assertions by the Trump administration that US attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites had obliterated Tehran's nuclear capabilities, saying the results were ever clearer.

Iran says intelligence shows US girding for war - state TV

Iran says intelligence shows US girding for war - state TV

Iran has intelligence indicating that the United States is using diplomatic overtures as cover for military preparations, state TV reported citing an unnamed Iranian official who said Tehran should prepare for conflict instead of engaging in talks.

Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel

Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel

US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - NBC

Argentina bombing rankles victims, stokes Iran wariness decades later

Argentina bombing rankles victims, stokes Iran wariness decades later

Thirty-one years after the bombing of AMIA, Argentina’s main Jewish community center, victims mourned the dead and officials pointed an accusing hand at Iran just as Tehran's policies are in focus after a war with Israel last month.

FBI adds Iranian officials to Most Wanted list over ex-agent's abduction

FBI adds Iranian officials to Most Wanted list over ex-agent's abduction

The FBI on Tuesday added three alleged Iranian intelligence officials including Tehran's current ambassador to Pakistan to its Most Wanted list over their alleged role in the disappearance of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to be dead.

Iran among top state backers of life-threatening plots in UK, police say

Iran among top state backers of life-threatening plots in UK, police say

Iran alongside Russia and China is behind a growing number of life-threatening operations on UK soil including assassination and kidnapping plots carried out by criminal proxies and even teenagers, senior British counter terrorism officers said on Tuesday.

US activists at Iranian state festival express solidarity with Tehran

A festival organized by Iran's US-sanctioned stated broadcaster has brought American, European and other international journalists and activists to Iran where they expressed solidarity with the Islamic Republic following a 12-day war with Israel.

US professor suspended after advocating Iran attack on American military facility

US activists at Iranian state festival express solidarity with Tehran
INSIGHT

Post-war quiet is not consent, moderates warn Iran's rulers

Moderate voices in Tehran are warning that the public’s quiet endurance of Israeli strikes should not be mistaken for support for the Islamic Republic, and that reconciliation—if still possible—will require drastic change.

Post-war quiet is not consent, moderates warn Iran's rulers

Post-War Crackdown

  • Mass Arrests of 'Spies'
  • Deporting Afghans
  • Crackdown on Jews
  • Death Penalty for Collaborators

Iran military base guards shoot four people dead amid post-war jitters

Guards at a military facility in central Iran shot four civilians dead on Thursday night, Iranian state media reported, in the second fatal shooting incident by security forces since a 12-day war with Israel.

INSIGHT

Not Afghans, not Apps: calls mount for real answers on Israeli infiltration

Iran military base guards shoot four people dead amid post-war jitters

US intelligence confirms Iran’s president injured in Israeli strike - CBS

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during an Israeli airstrike last month, two US intelligence sources told CBS News, confirming reports from Iranian state media.

EXCLUSIVE

What we know about alleged Israeli strike on Iran's National Security Council

Iran’s president accused of coup plans as post-war rift widens

US intelligence confirms Iran’s president injured in Israeli strike - CBS

Belgian parliament backs resolution on IRGC terror listing

Belgium’s parliament passed a resolution early Friday backing efforts to designate the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization on the EU list, with lawmaker Darya Safai calling the move a strong political signal.

Belgian parliament backs resolution on IRGC terror listing

Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is facing mounting criticism for removing a video showing the women's team from Iran dancing in celebration after Iranian authorities deemed it “un-Islamic” and formally demanded its removal.

Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint
Tehran denies sending weapons seized en route to Yemen's Houthis

Tehran denies sending weapons seized en route to Yemen's Houthis

Iran on Thursday denied sending weapons to Yemen’s Houthis a day after the US military said Yemeni forces made the largest-ever seizure of conventional Iranian arms bound for the Tehran-backed group.

Are Arab states replacing Iran and Russia as regional power brokers?
ANALYSIS

Are Arab states replacing Iran and Russia as regional power brokers?

A recent flurry of high-level meetings across Central Asia and the Middle East signals a quiet but marked shift: Iran and Russia are increasingly sidelined in the region’s political and economic realignments in favor of Arab states.

Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

A Norwegian-operated oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan was hit by a drone strike on Thursday, in the second attack in as many days which local officials cited by Reuters blamed on Iran-backed groups.

After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

The curious case of Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish woman who years ago met senior Iranian officials posing a sympathizer, has been revived in Tehran following a punishing war with Israel.

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei's website depicts Jews as rats in AI image

After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

Soldier arrested for alleged Iran spying, Israel says

Israel's police announced on Thursday it had arrested an Israeli soldier they say was in contact with Iranian operatives and took money in exchange for information.

Israel launches ad campaign warning citizens against spying for Iran

Soldier arrested for alleged Iran spying, Israel says

Energy-rich southern provinces top Iran’s misery index, official data shows

Three of Iran’s most resource-rich provinces, Khuzestan, Kerman and Hormozgan, recorded the highest levels of economic hardship in spring 2025, the news site Rokna reported Thursday, citing official statistics from the Iranian Statistics Center.

Iran seeks water imports as dams dry up, minister says

Energy-rich southern provinces top Iran’s misery index, official data shows

Afghanistan

  • Taliban vs. women
  • Tehran–Taliban alliance
  • Espionage as pretext for deportation
  • Populist push to expel Afghans
  • Post-ceasefire crackdown
  • Bread restrictions for Afghans

Afghan women face grave risk as Iran intensifies mass deportations, Amnesty warns

Iran’s escalating mass deportations of Afghan refugees are putting thousands of women and girls at serious risk of Taliban persecution, Amnesty International said Thursday, calling on Tehran to halt what it called flagrant violations of international law.

Afghans rally behind boycott of Iranian goods as deportations surge

Afghan women face grave risk as Iran intensifies mass deportations, Amnesty warns

Iran’s president forced to take taxi after motorcade disabled by tainted gasoline

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was forced to complete part of a recent trip to Tabriz by taxi after the fuel in three official vehicles was found to be contaminated with water, leading to a mechanical failure, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Iran seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling 2 million liters of fuel

Iran’s president forced to take taxi after motorcade disabled by tainted gasoline
Iran's GPS scrambling wreaks chaos on daily life
VOICES FROM IRAN

Iran's GPS scrambling wreaks chaos on daily life

Iranian jamming of GPS devices aims to baffle Israeli drones and missiles after a punishing wave of assassinations in a war last month, but now mostly thwarts daily commutes and food deliveries for ordinary citizens.

Post-war explosions, smoke plumes addle Iranians
INSIGHT

Post-war explosions, smoke plumes addle Iranians

Recent fires and explosions across Iran have captured widespread attention and many remain skeptical of official explanations attributing them to routine accidents, especially gas leaks.

Watching war from afar: Iranian diaspora grief is real
OPINION

Watching war from afar: Iranian diaspora grief is real

Watching Iran burn from afar creates a unique kind of anguish—a sense of guilt that you’re free and safe while your homeland is in pain.

Spotlight

  • Behrouz Turani

    No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance

    Behrouz Turani

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

    Negar Mojtahedi

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Post-war quiet is not consent, moderates warn Iran's rulers

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Dalga Khatinoglu

    Are Arab states replacing Iran and Russia as regional power brokers?

    Dalga Khatinoglu

  • Farnaz Farrokhi

    Watching war from afar: Iranian diaspora grief is real

    Farnaz Farrokhi

Editors' Pick

  • Not Afghans, not Apps: calls mount for real answers on Israeli infiltration

    Not Afghans, not Apps: calls mount for real answers on Israeli infiltration

  • After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

    After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

  • Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

    Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

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Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel

Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel

Iran’s president forced to take taxi after motorcade disabled by tainted gasoline

Iran’s president forced to take taxi after motorcade disabled by tainted gasoline

Tehran denies sending weapons seized en route to Yemen's Houthis

Tehran denies sending weapons seized en route to Yemen's Houthis

Iran says intelligence shows US girding for war - state TV

Iran says intelligence shows US girding for war - state TV

After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

In Case You Missed It

Afghan women face grave risk as Iran intensifies mass deportations, Amnesty warns

Iran’s escalating mass deportations of Afghan refugees are putting thousands of women and girls at serious risk of Taliban persecution, Amnesty International said Thursday, calling on Tehran to halt what it called flagrant violations of international law.

INSIGHT

Tehran anxiety grows as Europe moots sanctions snapback

Iran lodges UN complaint accusing Musk's Starlink of operating illegally

Afghan women face grave risk as Iran intensifies mass deportations, Amnesty warns

Iran's Khorramabad Valley added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Thumbs up: Iranian football referee's pose alongside Trump stokes ire

EXCLUSIVE

What we know about alleged Israeli strike on Iran's National Security Council

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Sapped Tehran could resort to assassinations, ex-White House official says

The Islamic Republic may have suffered a punishing blow in the recent 12-day war but has not backed down and may resort to assassinations, former White House official Michael Doran told Eye for Iran.

PODCAST

Bolton seeks sequel to Iran-Israel war: 'Surrender of the Ayatollahs'

PODCAST

Where are Iran's 900 pounds of enriched uranium?

Sapped Tehran could resort to assassinations, ex-White House official says
EXCLUSIVE

‘Rising Lion’ operation took years to prepare, says Israeli minister

PODCAST

Iran will lose war and nuclear program, former Iran envoy Elliott Abrams says

PODCAST

US help for Syria’s new leader will deny Iran a comeback, congressman says

United States

  • Hegseth doubles down on success of Iran nuclear sites attack

    Hegseth doubles down on success of Iran nuclear sites attack

  • Iran says intelligence shows US girding for war - state TV

  • US professor suspended after advocating Iran attack on American military facility

  • Democratic lawmakers demand accounting of Iran attack costs, toll

Iran Nuclear

  • Europe offers Iran a delay to reinstating UN nuclear sanctions – WSJ

    Europe offers Iran a delay to reinstating UN nuclear sanctions – WSJ

  • Iran pushes back on EU pressure as clock ticks on nuclear talks

  • Trump expects Iran to resume talks, State Department says

  • Iranian nuclear program cannot recover from US strikes, Trump says

Military

  • US intelligence confirms Iran’s president injured in Israeli strike - CBS

    US intelligence confirms Iran’s president injured in Israeli strike - CBS

  • Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel

  • Defection from Iran’s security forces is possible but perilous, experts say

  • Iran doubts Israel ceasefire and is ready for combat, defense minister says

Society

  • Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

    Basketball body deletes Iranian women’s dance video after Tehran complaint

  • Iran's Khorramabad Valley added to UNESCO World Heritage List

  • 'Let's cut off the gas': official line on Tehran blast sparks jokes

  • Faces of the fallen: the innocent lives snuffed out in Israeli attacks

Human Rights

  • Argentina bombing rankles victims, stokes Iran wariness decades later

    Argentina bombing rankles victims, stokes Iran wariness decades later

  • Iran military base guards shoot four people dead amid post-war jitters

  • Afghans rally behind boycott of Iranian goods as deportations surge

  • US judge orders release of Iranian student held after strikes - NYT

Iran Sanctions

  • Belgian parliament backs resolution on IRGC terror listing

    Belgian parliament backs resolution on IRGC terror listing

  • US, European allies set August deadline for Iran nuclear deal - Axios

  • EU sanctions Iran-linked network over alleged role in assassination plots

  • US warns Iraq over Iran oil smuggling and Tehran-backed groups - Iraqi media

Mideast Crisis

  • Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

    Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

  • Soldier arrested for alleged Iran spying, Israel says

  • US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - NBC

  • Iran's GPS scrambling wreaks chaos on daily life

Economy & Environment

  • Energy-rich southern provinces top Iran’s misery index, official data shows

    Energy-rich southern provinces top Iran’s misery index, official data shows

  • Iran’s president forced to take taxi after motorcade disabled by tainted gasoline

  • China's imports of Iranian crude hit three-month high – Bloomberg

  • Iran reports massive environmental damage from Israeli attacks

Iran Protests

  • Second senior Iranian security official dies in less than a week

    Second senior Iranian security official dies in less than a week

  • US-Israeli attacks aimed at Iran regime change, presidential aide says

  • Historic chance for change in Iran—but only if strategy follows, experts warn

  • Regime change in Iran will pave the way for Mideast peace, exiled prince says

Diplomacy

  • No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance

    No easy way out: pessimism grows in Tehran as Europe hardens stance

  • US activists at Iranian state festival express solidarity with Tehran

  • Iran among top state backers of life-threatening plots in UK, police say

  • Tehran names street after Nasrallah, replacing Sadat's assassin

Domestic Politics

  • Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

    Dented by war, Islamic Republic reaches for nationalism to shore up support

  • Post-war quiet is not consent, moderates warn Iran's rulers

  • Iran seeks water imports as dams dry up, minister says

  • Alleged Israeli use of Azerbaijan airspace roils Iran’s politics

Iran Insights

  • Not Afghans, not Apps: calls mount for real answers on Israeli infiltration

    Not Afghans, not Apps: calls mount for real answers on Israeli infiltration

  • After wartime intel lapses, Iran official revives Shakdam spy caper

  • Tehran anxiety grows as Europe moots sanctions snapback

  • Post-war explosions, smoke plumes addle Iranians