In 1991, Elahi was tasked with inspecting American branches of Hezbollah and promoting Tehran’s influence on Shi’ite communities, according to the U.S. Institute of Peace. Elahi is also a ...

Russia announced Sunday that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday. The announcement came as Russia has condemned Israel's "political ...

Moscow and Tehran are strengthening ties, with economic cooperation growing, as tensions rise between Israel and Iran amid military threats. Information ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran has urged oil-rich Gulf states to remain “neutral” after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles at ...

As Tehran launched a major missile strike targeting Israel from its own territory on Tuesday night in a shock decision to enter the fray in the now-regional conflict, early indications suggest this ...

“The Lion Women of Tehran” follows two young girls, Ellie and Homa, as they come of age in Tehran, Iran, beginning in the 1950s and spanning three decades. The two women weave in and out of ...

President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the government's response to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. AP Iran clearly didn ...

Hamas is also part of that Axis. And ever since the July 31 assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, many in the Middle East have been bracing for an Iranian attack on Israel ...

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sworn that Israel will not “last long” in a defiant sermon in Tehran on Friday. With a rifle by his side, Khamenei called the Oct 7 massacre ...

Israel seems ready to respond in a much more forceful and public way with Iran after Tehran launched its second massive missile attack on Israel this year, analysts and officials say. By Patrick ...

Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening. Flights at the capital's airport have been cancelled until 10 am (0700 GMT ...

Israeli leaders vowed to retaliate against Iran for Tuesday’s ballistic missile barrage, though it is unclear how and when they will do that. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed ...