Iran

Iran’s most senior military commander visits one of the Army’s secret underground bases, which houses a huge fleet of cutting-edge Iranian drones. During his visit on Saturday, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri got a first-hand account of the Iranian Army’s …

Iranian leaders are exchanging a wide range of visits with regional leaders to break Tehran out of its isolation. Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s visit to Iran represents his attempt to consolidate outside support amid Russia’s distraction with its war against Ukraine. Gulf state leaders are pressing Tehran to compromise …

Since early May, Iran has been rocked by protests over a precipitous rise in food prices, triggered by the government’s decision to cut existing subsidies on food products. Since then, prices have gone up dramatically, with staples such as imported wheat increasing by up to 300 percent and cooking oil …

Israel’s top security and intelligence officials can’t agree on whether Israel is better off with or without an Iran nuclear deal. Israel’s top defense and security brass is engaged in a tense dispute over the handling of Iran’s nuclear program. The drama is reminiscent of the deep disagreement among Israel’s …

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. The action appeared to be retaliation for Athens’ assistance in the U.S. seizure of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker this week in the Mediterranean Sea over violating Washington’s crushing sanctions …

Iranian and Italian diplomats at a meeting in Tehran discussed procedures for the expansion of political and economic cooperation between the two nations and for ensuring regional peace. The third round of Iran-Italy political discussions were held between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri and Italian Foreign Ministry’s Director General …

In a letter, Iran obliquely blamed Israel for the killing, the last in a chain of similar attacks that Tehran has vowed to avenge. Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht-Ravanchi called on the world body to condemn the “terrorist assassination” last week of Hassan Sayyad Khodaee, a colonel in the Quds …

US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley told lawmakers that prospects for a renewed agreement with Tehran were “at best, tenuous.” Whether Iran and world powers can reach a deal to salvage the landmark nuclear agreement is a “huge question mark,” the Biden administration’s chief negotiator told US lawmakers on …

After the killing of IRGC colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, reports claim that Israel has multiplied its efforts against Iranian entrenchment in Syria and Lebanon, against Hezbollah’s precision missile project and against terrorism by Iranian agents. Iranian websites list Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei as deputy director of the Quds Force’s technological …

After meeting US defense officials in Washington, defense minister says they are ‘decisive’ about Guard Corps terror designation as nuclear deal talks remain stalled Following meetings with top American defense officials, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Sunday that the US remains hopeful for a deal with Iran, but is standing …