The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, and Turkey met in Doha over Syria’s escalating crisis, with Abbas Araghchi and Sergey Lavrov calling for continued talks between the Syrian government and some of the opposition.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has once again drawn attention to the country’s worsening shortages in critical areas such as electricity, water, oil, and gasoline, as Tehran maintains financial aid to its proxy forces.
The United States assesses that Iran could rapidly build a nuclear weapon should it decide to do so, according to a November 2024 intelligence report released Thursday which said there were no indications yet it was building a bomb.
The worsening air pollution in Tehran has prompted authorities to suspend in-person classes, restrict vehicle movement, and cancel sports activities to protect public health.
Romania arrested and charged two nationals over the stabbing of prominent Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati in London earlier this year, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said on Thursday, but authorities stopped short of linking Tehran to the attack.
The fall of Aleppo to rebels opposing President Bashar al-Assad has caused a critical situation for the Syrian government with implications that may extend to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Syria could be the next theater in the evolving struggle between the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state, former Israeli intelligence official and advisor on Arab affairs Avi Melamed told the Eye for Iran podcast.
Iran’s new chastity and hijab law has drawn criticism from journalists and activists who warn it represents a new weapon in the state's arsenal against women which could authorize extreme punishments including the death penalty and flogging.
