Iran

The US, UK, France and Germany on Tuesday announced sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with short-range ballistic missiles to use in its war in Ukraine. In a joint statement, the governments of France, Britain and Germany said they were coordinating a “strong response” with their European and international partners, including cancelling bilateral air agreements with Iran.

Washington (AFP) – Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US security agencies said Monday, accusing Tehran of seeking to influence the 2024 election.

The Biden administration has been mounting an intensive campaign to encourage both sides to de-escalate.

Western media reports suggest Israel's secret service planted bombs inside the building Ismail Haniyeh was staying in.

Since Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have been targeting the Palestinian militant group’s top leaders both in Hamas-controlled Gaza and on foreign soil. The group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an air strike on his Tehran home on July 31, is the most senior Hamas official to have been killed so far. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the key figures on Israel’s hit list.

The head of Hamas has been assassinated — leading to warnings we are on the brink of a “full-scale war”.

Heart surgeon-turned-politician Masoud Pezeshkian will succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi

Despite decades of Western pressure, Tehran poses a greater threat to U.S. interests thanks to its ties to Russia and China

Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered his candidacy for a presidential election this month, state media reported.

Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Ebrahim Raisi, the leader of the Islamic Republic, has died in a helicopter crash; how will he be remembered?

Pakistan will observe a day of mourning and fly the flag at half-mast as a mark of respect for the Iranian President and his companions who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Ebrahim Raisi’s aircraft hit the ground in a mountainous area during bad weather

The helicopter that crashed Sunday in a remote, mountainous region was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials.

Heavy fog reported in mountainous area where Ebrahim Raisi's aircraft was travelling

The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived. This is what we know so far. 

The threat of a major war in the Middle East has passed because Tehran has decided to bide its time

Satellite imagery released over the past 24 hours has revealed evidence of probable damage at an Iranian air base following an Israeli strike in the early hours of Friday morning.

After Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel on April 13, Jordan finds itself caught between the two enemies. Friday morning's suspected Israeli strikes in central Iran have intensified fear that the country could be dragged into an escalation against its will. Having been historically neutral in the two countries’ decades-old struggle, the Hashemite kingdom is now seeing its delicate balancing act threatened.