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Trump holds off planned Iran strike as Arab allies buy Tehran time

US President Donald Trump said Monday he had halted a strike on Iran planned for Tuesday after Arab states including Tehran’s new foe the UAE urged him to allow more time for talks, even as reports...

May 18, 2026, 22:27 GMT+1

Iran’s president defends US talks as he lays bare economic strain

Iran’s president on Monday defended negotiations with the United States as he acknowledged the economic pressure, fuel shortages and war damage facing the country, pushing back against hardliners who...

May 18, 2026, 19:38 GMT+1

Iran International journalist stabbed at Tehran's behest, UK court told

British prosecutors said on Monday that a team of Romanian men who carried out a 2024 knife attack on Iran International TV presenter Pouria Zeraati in London were acting as proxies for Iran.

May 18, 2026, 14:38 GMT+1

Amnesty says Iran drove global surge in executions in 2025

Amnesty International said on Monday that executions worldwide rose to their highest recorded level in more than four decades in 2025, with the Islamic Republic responsible for the vast majority of...

May 18, 2026, 11:12 GMT+1

IRGC-linked propaganda posts targeted across platforms, Europol says

Europol said on Monday that 14,200 posts and links tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had been targeted in a coordinated operation against online terrorist material.

May 18, 2026, 11:12 GMT+1

Pezeshkian says Iranians must accept inflation as country is in war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iranians should expect inflation, shortages and economic hardship because the country is at war and facing mounting pressure on its energy...

May 18, 2026, 10:13 GMT+1

Shared housing spreads in Iran’s deepening rent crisis

Pressure on Iran’s housing market is pushing a rise in shared living arrangements in small urban apartments, with landlords and tenants increasingly dividing limited space to cope with rising rents...

May 17, 2026, 11:53 GMT+1

Shortage of opium syrup threatens addiction treatment in Iran

Severe shortages of opium syrup are disrupting addiction treatment across Iran, Shargh daily reported on Sunday, raising fears that thousands of recovering drug users could return to narcotics use as...

May 17, 2026, 09:22 GMT+1

Can Iran’s economy survive a twin squeeze from blockade and blackout?

Iran’s internet blackout and the US blockade are pushing the country toward a deeper economic crisis, experts told the Eye for Iran podcast, warning that Tehran is compounding foreign pressure with a...

May 16, 2026, 22:03 GMT+1

Iran’s café culture buckles as everyday life contracts

Iran’s deepening economic crisis is pushing cafés and coffee culture toward collapse, as soaring prices and falling incomes force both businesses and customers to cut back.

May 16, 2026, 08:37 GMT+1

Iran says Quran 'memorization' schools to expand

Iran’s Education Ministry said Quran-related activities and prayer programs are continuing online as schools remain virtual, with 200 school for memorising Qur'an set to open this year.

May 16, 2026, 03:43 GMT+1

China’s Iran balancing act grows more costly

China is showing growing unease over the economic and strategic costs of Iran’s confrontation with the United States, even as it continues to shield Tehran diplomatically at the United Nations.

May 16, 2026, 03:28 GMT+1

Tehran media sees rising risk of war as US talks stall

Tehran media coverage of the impasse with Washington following President Donald Trump’s visit to China points to growing frustration, with many insiders voicing concern that diplomacy has stalled and...

May 15, 2026, 22:52 GMT+1

Hormuz gives battered Iran room to wait out Trump, experts say

The Iran war has entered a more ambiguous phase, with the regime battered but not broken, the US struggling to define victory, and the Strait of Hormuz emerging as Iran’s most potent bargaining tool,...

May 15, 2026, 22:45 GMT+1

Trial set for three defendants charged over alleged arson near Iran International

A trial date has been set for three defendants charged over an alleged arson incident near Iran International’s studios in northwest London, with the case scheduled to begin on January 25, 2027, at...

May 15, 2026, 11:36 GMT+1

Fuel shortages and rationing push Iranians into gasoline black market

Fuel shortages and tighter rationing are pushing drivers across Iran into a growing gasoline black market, with citizens describing long lines at gas stations and sharply inflated prices in messages...

May 15, 2026, 09:04 GMT+1

'Class internet' fuels anger in blackout-hit Iran

President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the creation of a special committee to end Iran’s internet blackout, but many Iranians doubt it can overcome resistance from powerful state institutions.

May 15, 2026, 04:37 GMT+1

State TV emerges as battleground in Iran’s wartime infighting

Tehran commentariat and figures close to the establishment are increasingly accusing hardliners and state television of deepening divisions and undermining national unity as the country faces war,...

May 15, 2026, 03:00 GMT+1

Earthquakes and storm revive Tehran’s fears of 'the big one'

A series of overnight earthquakes and a powerful dust storm rattled Tehran and nearby cities on Tuesday night, reviving fears of a catastrophic earthquake in a capital still psychologically scarred...

May 15, 2026, 00:40 GMT+1

Xi may help Trump on Iran, but at a price

President Trump’s visit to Beijing appears to have confirmed two things about China’s approach to the Iran crisis: it is willing to help prevent further escalation, but not at Tehran’s expense.

May 14, 2026, 22:16 GMT+1

Iran parliament working on bill that proposes €50m reward for killing Trump

Iran's parliament is reviewing a bill that requires the government to pay €50 million to any individual or entity that kills US President Donald Trump in retaliation for the killing of Iran's leader...

May 14, 2026, 21:08 GMT+1