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Iranian news agency ISNA says members of Israeli intelligence network discovered and arrested in Iran reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iranian news agency ISNA says members of Israeli intelligence network discovered and arrested in...

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday that members of an Israeli intelligence service network had been discovered and arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Revolutionary Guards say colonel assassinated in Tehran reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Shi'ite "shrine defender" assassinated in Tehran, Tasnim reports

A member of a force that fought on behalf of Iran to protect Shi'ites and their shrines in Syria or Iraq was killed on Sunday in a rare assassination in Tehran, the semi-official news agency Tasnim...

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Iran agrees to revive gas pipeline project to Oman, IRNA reports reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran agrees to revive gas pipeline project to Oman, IRNA reports

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji has agreed to revive a project for a pipeline to carry Iranian gas to Oman that's been stalled for almost two decades, the Iranian state news agency (IRNA) reported on...

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Iran holds pro-government rallies after price protests turn political reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran holds pro-government rallies after price protests turn political

Thousands of supporters of Iran’s clerical establishment, including 50,000 Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia members, rallied on Friday, state media reported, after protests against rising food...

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More Russian oil going east squeezes Iranian crude sales to China reuters.com/business/energy/…

More Russian oil going east squeezes Iranian crude sales to China

Iran's crude exports to China have fallen sharply since the start of the Ukraine war as Beijing favoured heavily discounted Russian barrels, leaving almost 40 million barrels of Iranian oil stored on...

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Iran's security forces clash with anti-government protesters in several provinces reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran's security forces clash with anti-government protesters in several provinces

Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several provinces on Thursday, according to posts on social media, as protests triggered by rising...

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Analysis: For Riyadh, Hezbollah setback is rare good news from Lebanon reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Analysis: For Riyadh, Hezbollah setback is rare good news from Lebanon

For Saudi Arabia, losses for Iran's allies in a Lebanese general election mark a rare piece of good news from a country where Tehran has long been ascendant, and could play to Riyadh's advantage in a...

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Iran seizes foreign ship with smuggled fuel, detains crew -IRNA reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran seizes foreign ship with smuggled fuel, detains crew -IRNA

Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country and detained its crew, state new agency IRNA said on Wednesday.

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Iran says no development in Tehran-Riyadh talks, MP says top envoys to meet reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iranian, Saudi foreign ministers to meet in Iraq soon - Fars news agency

The Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers are expected to meet in Iraq soon, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Iran MP says Iranian, Saudi foreign ministers to meet in Iraq soon reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iranian, Saudi foreign ministers to meet in Iraq soon - Fars news agency

The Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers are expected to meet in Iraq soon, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Iran state TV air footage of French couple accused of spying reuters.com/world/iran-state…

Iran state TV air footage of French couple accused of spying

Iran's state television on Tuesday showed what it described as details of the arrest of two French citizens earlier this month, saying they were spies who had sought to stir up unrest.

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UN rights office urges Iran to halt imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

UN rights office urges Iran to halt imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic

The U.N. human rights office's spokesperson on Tuesday urged Iran to halt the imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali and reverse his death sentence.

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Israel says Iran working on advanced centrifuges at new underground sites reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Israel says Iran working on advanced centrifuges at new underground sites

Iran is working on advanced uranium centrifuges at new underground sites being built near its Natanz nuclear plant, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday, giving figures that appeared to go...

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U.S. charges Venezuelan doctor with selling ransomware used by Iranian group reuters.com/legal/government…

U.S. charges Venezuelan doctor with selling ransomware used by Iranian group

A Venezuelan cardiologist who taught himself computer programming sold software that was used by an Iranian hacking group to attack Israeli companies, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday in bringing...

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Update: Iran's foreign minister makes rare visit to UAE to pay respects reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran's foreign minister makes rare visit to UAE to pay respects

Iran's top diplomat has travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)on Monday to pay his respects after the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed, Iranian state media reported, while Tehran welcomed...

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Iran respects Lebanese people's decision in parliamentary vote - official reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran respects Lebanese people's decision in parliamentary vote - official

Iran said on Monday it respected the votes cast by people in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, where unofficial results showed some of Tehran-backed Hezbollah's oldest allies suffering losses and...

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Iran's foreign minister to visit UAE on Monday - spokesperson reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Iran's foreign minister makes rare visit to UAE to pay respects

Iran's top diplomat has travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)on Monday to pay his respects after the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed, Iranian state media reported, while Tehran welcomed...

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Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread

Spreading protests across Iran over a cut in state subsidies on food have turned political with slogans calling for top leaders to step down, according to posts on social media, and unconfirmed...

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One killed as price protests continue in Iran reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

One killed as price protests continue in Iran

Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a...

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UAE de facto ruler sees Iran, Islamists as threat to ambitious Gulf safe haven reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

UAE's newly elected ruler sees Iran, Islamists as threat to Gulf safe haven

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who was elected president on Saturday, has been wielding power for years.

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