Israel's defense minister warned Iran's Supreme Leader of stepped up attacks on Iran if it continued its missile strikes on Israel, as the Mideast foes continued to trade deadly blows despite calls for calm.
Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Iran—code-named “Rising Lion”—were the result of years of preparation and mark just the beginning of what’s to come, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said in an interview with Eye for Iran.
An Israeli official told Iran International that Israel carried out a complex and multi-phase operation that disabled the launch of hundreds of Iranian ground-to-ground missiles aimed at Israeli territory.
A senior Israeli security official told Iran International that Tehran must sign a nuclear deal or face further attacks that could end its rule, adding that Iran could avoid the Israeli attacks if it was honest in US talks.
Israel’s surprise airstrikes on across Iran—confirmed to have killed several senior officials—have triggered a wave of intense reactions from Iranians, experts and politicians ranging from celebration to alarm over the risk of war.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday criticized a resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors against Tehran’s nuclear activities, saying that Iran will continue its uranium enrichment and remain defiant in the face of Western pressure.
The killing of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad by a driver from a ride-hailing app has deeply jarred Iranian women who say they live in daily fear on buses, in taxis and on the streets.
Iran has begun equipping a third secure uranium enrichment facility and fully upgrading its Fordow site with advanced centrifuges, senior officials said Thursday, following the International Atomic Energy Agency finding Tehran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.
The United States ordered a partial staff withdrawal from its Baghdad embassy as a UK maritime authority warned of Persian Gulf threats and the top US commander in the Mideast canceled a congressional appearance to address the situation.
The European Union warned on Wednesday that Iran’s continued production of highly enriched uranium—now theoretically exceeding nine weapon-grade quantities—is pushing the Middle East toward a potential nuclear proliferation crisis.
An exiled opposition group on Tuesday accused Tehran of operating a covert nuclear weapons program in the Semnan desert, an assertion that has not been independently verified.
The top US military commander in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday that Iranian weakness offers Washington a historic opportunity to advance its interests but a vulnerable Tehran may seek deterrence in nuclear weapons.
In the youngest case yet, a 13-year-old boy from Tel Aviv has been arrested in connection with spying for Iran, including being asked to photograph Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, according to Israel Police.
Iran has carried out amputation sentences on two people convicted of theft in Isfahan Central Prison, the head of the Isfahan Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
Lawyers of a South Korean woman allegedly raped by Iranian athletes during the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships say Seoul has full jurisdiction over the case, which may lead to life sentences under domestic sexual violence laws, rejecting any external pressure for a settlement.
Iran said it will respond firmly to any politically motivated or unlawful action against its nuclear program, as Western powers push for a non-compliance resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a warning on Monday that any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities will be met with a direct response targeting Israel’s concealed nuclear infrastructure.
An Afghan worker was killed and seven others injured following the explosion of a gas tank at the Sharif Khaledabad Steel Complex in Natanz, a city in central Iran which houses the country's main uranium enrichment facility.
Democratic lawmakers on the sidelines of the Trump administration's high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran largely hope for their success but lament being cut out of a process playing out behind closed doors.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday that a draft resolution put forward by Western powers censuring Iran for its nuclear non-compliance is separate from the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has warned it will take retaliatory steps if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) proceeds with a resolution censuring its nuclear activities, following the publication of a detailed report alleging undeclared nuclear work across multiple covert sites.