Iran

Speculation has erupted around Iran’s nuclear moves, with experts warning it could deploy a devastating weapon in next to no time.

There is a nervous wait to see how Israel responds to Iran’s attack. But there are fears an underhand Tehran strategy that could cost the world dearly.

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. 

A country with hard line rules on sex and drugs is embroiled in a scandal as prominent figures are exposed in X-rated footage.

The Islamic State announcement dovetailed with American intelligence assessments indicating that the attack was most likely the work of the group.

Authorities investigate the pair of blasts amid regional tensions between Iranian-backed groups and Israel

Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike on this day in 2020

U.K. condemns execution of former Iranian Defense Ministry official as ‘barbaric’

With each victim in Iran, the question as to how the West should react becomes more pressing. Experts are skeptical that the end is nigh for the regime in Tehran – and the country's nuclear ambitions remain a concern.

A wave of protests portends more to come

Tehran has always pursued a “principled and clear policy”, a foreign ministry spokesman said