Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the months-long fighting between Israel and Iran’s proxies in the region — Hezbollah and Hamas — escalated The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) says it attacked Israel and…
Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers, Iranian state media reports. The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd and was due to a defective braking system, Reuters…
Biden meets national security team as fears of Iran attack on Israel grow
US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew. Mr Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while…
ADL sues Iran, Syria, North Korea for aiding Hamas’ attack on Israel
The Anti-Defamation League is suing Iran, Syria and North Korea in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit on allegations they provided material support that Hamas used to commit its surprise attack on Israel. Announced Monday, the pro-Israel lobby group and anti-semitism watchdog filed…
Iran: Six candidates approved for presidential election
Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, who have been approved to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in country’s far northwest last month. The…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed killed after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in poor weather.The bodies of Raisi, as well as the foreign minister and others who were aboard, were found on Monday morning, some hours…
Man detained after bomb threat at Iranian diplomatic mission in Paris
A man carrying a dummy explosive belt has forced his way into the Iranian diplomatic mission in Paris, triggering a major police operation. A special police unit initially cordoned off the area on Friday due to fears of a threat,…
Israel strikes Iran with missile in retaliation for huge drone siege
Flights were grounded across much of Iran as Israel fired a missile at the country in the early hours of this morning. The world has been waiting for Israeli retaliation since Iran lobbed some 300 drones and missiles at the…
Israel hits Iran in retaliatory attack
Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, the latest move in a dangerous escalation that threatens to push the already volatile region into all out war. The US was given advance notification…
Biden meets Iraqi PM amid escalating Mideast tensions
As U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Iraq’s prime minister Monday, all eyes were on Iran, which over the weekend made a historic first strike on Israel. That attack has inflamed concerns of a wider regional war — a situation that…