Bessent defends sanctions push as US, Iran trade strikes The top Treasury official spoke a week after launching a new economic squeeze on Iran. Iran
India, Iran hold sidebar as SCO summit opens amid US strikes The meetings come as tensions between Tehran and Washington have once again escalated. Iran
Pentagon inks 7-year missile-production deal amid Iran war shortage The Defense Department has been hammering out new agreements with top defense manufacturers as the Iran war has rapidly depleted Washington's interceptor stockpiles. United States
Analysis Can Iran turn postwar vulnerability into a regional security pact? After a war that demonstrated both the reach and the limits of Iran's military deterrence, Iran's leadership is on the quest for security arrangements beyond the battlefield. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Qatari PM heads for Tehran amid flurry of regional diplomacy By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Gas-rich Iran apologizes to citizens over chaotic shortages Despite sitting on the world's second-largest gas reserves, Iran has in recent days witnessed the chaotic management of its household gas heating, which is adding further to a host of unaddressed public grievances. Iran
Suicide rates on rise in Iran as economic conditions grow more dire Amid a rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Iran, news reports says that some workers are taking their own lives due to poverty. Iran
Iran's top diplomat to visit Turkey amid Erdogan-Assad thaw The foreign ministers of the two nations will hold talks next week amid ongoing Ankara-Damascus rapprochement. Turkey
Iran releases taped 'confessions' by dual British citizen sentenced to death Iran's state media outlets have released a video of Alireza Akbari allegedly confessing to his crimes a day after his death sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme Court. Iran
Iran doubles down, rolls out tougher hijab punishments The new set of orders appear to be a message to protesters that the Islamic Republic is making no retreats in the face of months-long nationwide protests. Iran
'Death to Khamenei' slogan to be allowed on Facebook, Meta says Meta’s decision came amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, and contrasts with its ruling on calls for Russian president Putin’s death. Iran
Iranian exporters to suffer impact of frozen exchange rate Bijan Khajehpour In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics
Khamenei says recent 'riots' failed to weaken Iran as protests continue Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says that the West has used propaganda to weaken Iran during the latest protests. Iran
Iran summons Iraqi ambassador over 'Arab Gulf' row Iraqi officials referred to the "Arab Gulf" while hosting a soccer tournament with Gulf states in Basra. Iran
Are China’s growing ties with Gulf states coming at Iran’s expense? Recent trade and geopolitical moves by Beijing in the Gulf leave Iran wondering about the state of their alliance. Legacy: Gulf
US sanctions Iran drone suppliers for arming Russia in Ukraine The Treasury Department announced designations on six executives and board members with Qods Aviation Industries. Iran
Iraq judicial chief highlights arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing The 2020 US airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad continues to be a sore point between the US and Iraqi governments. Iraq
