Tehran

‘Nowhere feels safe’: Iranians on life under Israeli attacks
"Stuck". That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now.After three days of Israeli attacks, "everyone is trying...
Tehran accuses Israel of seeking to expand conflict after attack on gas facility
Iran’s foreign minister has accused Israel of seeking to expand the war beyond Iran by attacking a major gas facility in Bushehr province on the Gulf coast.Speaking to diplomats...
‘You worry what’s going to come next’: Iranians brace themselves as war looms
Despite the strikes earlier in the day, Sahar* and her family decided to take a stroll in one of Tehran’s parks on Friday night, the eve of Eid al-Ghadir,...
Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ as Netanyahu hints at regime change
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel warned that “Tehran will burn” as it prepared a wave...
Iran says Fordo equipment moved to secure area before Israeli attack
Iran moved equipment to safety ahead of an attack on the well-fortified Fordo nuclear facility, an official said on Saturday after Israel targeted sites throughout the country.The damage outside...
Iranian accused by Tehran of being Israeli spy confessed because regime threatened niece
Hossein Shanbehzadeh was tortured and had death threats issued against his niece during interrogations, an informed source said.Hossein Shanbehzadeh, an Iranian national arrested in Ardabil last year over allegations...
Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel
Iran hanged a man on Wednesday who was convicted of working as a spy for Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, and assisting in the 2022 assassination of a...
Iran’s supreme leader receives high-ranking Hamas delegation
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has received a high-ranking delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Leading members of the Hamas politburo met with Khamenei in Tehran, his office...
It was once the capital of Iran’s axis of resistance. Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
SAYEDAH ZAINAB, Syria —  In the shadow of the gold-domed Sayedah Zainab shrine, six miles south of Damascus, lie the abandoned remains of what was once the de facto headquarters...
Italian journalist arrested in Iran, tossed into infamous Tehran prison, Rome officials say
An Italian war correspondent was arrested in Iran and has been held at an infamous Tehran prison for more than a week, Italian officials said.Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested...
Israeli confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Israel's defence minister has for the first time acknowledged that Israel killed Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.Israel Katz made the comments in a speech vowing...
Iran agrees to stricter monitoring of uranium facility
Iran is permitting closer surveillance of a controversial uranium facility after agreeing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can conduct more frequent and intensive monitoring, IAEA Director General...