The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated with a "short-range projectile with a warhead of approximately 7 kilograms" in Tehran on Wednesday.
Iran's summer power crisis, which cut electricity to industries by half and caused widespread blackouts, has now led to urgent warnings about a severe gas shortage this winter.
Iranian media and some officials have intensified rhetoric about retaliating against Israel for the Hamas leader's killing in Tehran as the US bolsters its military presence in the region.
Despite former Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif's prior announcement that he would not hold a position in the Pezeshkian administration, he was appointed deputy for strategic affairs to the new president.
An Australian-British academic who was falsely imprisoned in Iran under espionage charges said the hit on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh likely came from an Iranian insider.
The morning Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran felt eerily similar to the morning Qasem Soleimani was assassinated. We woke up, picked up our phones, and read the news in shock. We imagined the worst—war. The anxiety was there, but not as intense as the last time.
Iranian authorities have expelled Kobra Gholami, an outspoken Afghan social researcher, allegedly for failing to comply with the country's mandatory hijab regulations.
The US president has vowed to help Israel counter Iran’s looming attack but warned the Israeli prime minister not to count on US support if he escalates further and keeps Washington in the dark, as he did with the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran.
The German government deported the Iran-linked Imam of the Islamic Center in Berlin, Nasir Niknejad in late June, according to information obtained by Iran International's correspondent in Berlin.
Reports suggest that Iran's response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this week could involve multiple attacks by its proxies and Iran itself, possibly targeting civilians, as early as this weekend.
Iran was behind the anti-Israel protests on at least one Canadian university in an attempt to undermine Western support for Israel and fuel divisiveness on Canadian soil, sources combating digital disinformation told Iran International.
The shocking killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the heart of the Iranian capital has sparked speculations and warnings about serious flaws and “Israeli infiltration” in Iran's intelligence and security agencies.
Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian has two weeks to present his cabinet to a parliament dominated by hardliners and ultra-hardliners who supported his rivals in the recent presidential election.
As the Iranian state is determined to display its strength in the Middle East, not least by confronting Israel through its various proxies – it ultimately faces mounting challenges in sustaining its authority within its own borders.
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations said Tehran will not hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense, pointing a finger at Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil.
The Middle East has recently witnessed a series of security and military developments, including targeted assassinations carried out by Israel, aimed at prominent leaders of Iran-backed armed movements.
The Iranian government, along with its regional proxy groups, is preparing to respond to Israel for the embarrassing assassination of Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, who was supposed to be well protected.
The IRGC-affiliated media has vehemently rejected a report by the New York Times regarding the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which claimed he was killed by an explosive device hidden in his room two months before the hit.
Iran’s newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian's first day in office on July 31 proved to be an "eventful "day in the worst possible sense of the word.
Amid the 2024 Olympic Games progress in Paris, Iranian athletes are battling not only their opponents but also a storm of mockery stirred by their uniforms likened to medical scrubs.
Tehran hosted a pre-burial funeral ceremony for Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader who was killed a few hours after attending the the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian.