US stock markets soar to new records amid Hormuz deal hopes The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average are on track for their best five-day performance since April 2025. Iran
Explainer Iran-Oman Hormuz route talks near 'completion': What to know The new framework would give Iran a greater role in managing one of the world’s most strategically important maritime choke points. Oman
Iran hangs 2 over alleged Mossad ties as executions mount: What to know Rights groups have warned that Iran may step up executions with the resumption of the war in the region. Iran
Oil falls 5% after Trump calls off Iran strikes, says Hormuz deal agreed Oil prices fell after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had suspended planned strikes on Iran following a request from Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries. Iran
US issues new Iran sanctions over protest crackdown The latest sanctions target two law enforcement commanders and the warden of an Iranian prison housing political prisoners. Iran
Police chief says 'no more restraint' as more die in Iran unrest The commander suggested that his forces had so far tolerated the unrest, while rights activists counted the killings of over 470 protesters at the hands of security forces. Iran
Iran's Khamenei shows no sign of retreat in latest speech Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has shown no signs of relaxing the country’s cultural policies. Iran
TIME magazine names Iranian women ‘heroes of the year’ Iranian women are leading the protests in Iran that began after an Iranian Kurdish woman was allegedly beaten to death over her head covering. Iran
Iran's government reaches out to Reformist party as protests continue Iranian officials have reached out to Reformists in hopes of quelling the protests. Iran
Iran businesses on strike despite legal threats Business owners appeared to have defied the judiciary chief's threats of prosecution as a fresh wave of strikes gathered steam amid Iran's months-long anti-government unrest. Iran
How Iran squandered social capital While the Islamic Republic of Iran in its early days focused on lifting its people out of poverty and improving access to services, the current regime has failed to maintain this social capital. Iran
Confusion grows over future of Iran's hijab patrols Comments by Iran’s top prosecutor suggesting that the so-called morality police has been disbanded were rejected by state media. Iran
Iran's Raisi downplays protests in visit to flashpoint Kurdish city President Ebrahim Raisi made no reference to the killings of the protesters in the government crackdown and once again blamed the unrest on outside enemies. Iran
The Takeaway: US-Palestinian ties get upgrade ahead of Netanyahu’s return Plus, US diplomats are evacuated from Syria and prospects sink for a revived Iranian nuclear deal. Palestine
Iran claims dozens of foreign spy organizations behind protests The commander of Iran’s Basij Organization says that the United States is engaged in a hybrid war against the country. Iran
Iran denounces UN fact-finding mission Iran has said it won't cooperate with a fact-finding mission by the UN Human Rights Council. Iran
