Iran’s foreign minister said his country would halt plans for a reinstatement of nuclear inspections at a time of heightened concern over Iran’s enriched uranium. By Erika Solomon Iran said Thursday ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Saturday confirmed seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations including carrying an ...

A Jewish Iranian-American man has been sentenced to prison in Iran for traveling to Israel 13 years ago for his son’s bar mitzvah, his family members have disclosed. Kamran Hekmati, 70, of Great Neck, ...

Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, they said. By Farnaz Fassihi Iran has sentenced an Iranian American Jewish man from New ...

The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran has said the country’s new nuclear construction projects are continuing, and said locations would soon be announced for eight new units covered in a ...

1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns ...

This past week, social media was flooded with images showing a new metro station in Tehran called the “Virgin Mary” station. The photos went viral, sparking widespread debate among those who hail it ...

Central Asia’s trade with Iran will likely not collapse entirely but will become more expensive, slower, and risk-laden. In late September 2025, the world heard a familiar word: “snapback.” The United ...

The U.S. has urged China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, to stop Tehran closing the vital Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s Austin Ramzy looks at just how much influence Beijing has. Photo: Iranian ...

Iran voiced support for President Donald Trump‘s Gaza peace plan, a move that further pressures Hamas to abide by the peace deal. In a statement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would welcome any ...

Officials in Iran believe that the ceasefire with Israel will collapse and that conflict will resume in the future, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The assessment by the ...

Just days after UN human rights experts decried a “dramatic escalation” in executions in Iran, the powerful Guardian Council approved harsher sentences for spying and collaboration with Israel and the ...