Alas Pilipinas U16 team beats Iranians, advances

AMMAN, Jordan. — The Alas Pilipinas girls’ team stood its ground to stave off the taller Iranian side 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 early Monday and move on to the next round of the 2nd Asian Volleyball Confederation Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball...

Grenade Attack in Western Iran Kills Cleric and IRGC Member

The killing of an IRGC member and cleric in western Iran reveals the paradox of a regime that dominates headlines abroad while facing mounting security challenges within its own borders. A Pattern of Internal Vulnerability The grenade attack that...

An Iranian woman who killed her husband after child marriage and abuse···will be executed if she cannot pay $112,500 (150,000,000 KRW)

Married at 12, gave birth at 13, then endured abuse by her husband A symbol of the human rights reality of vulnerable groups in Iran, including ethnic minorities, women, and the poor In December 2022, an event opposing Iran’s death penalty and...

Belarus And Iran Discuss Air Defense Cooperation

6 A meeting of the military delegations of both countries was held in Minsk. A meeting of the military delegations of Belarus and Iran was held in Minsk. They discussed the deepening of contacts in the field of air force and air defense. "During...

U.S. Sanctions on Iran May Revive the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline

The decision by Washington to block Iraq from importing gas from Turkmenistan via a swap deal with Iran may prove problematic for Baghdad, but it could reignite interest in building a trans-Caspian pipeline that enables Turkmen gas to flow to...

Feudal Future Podcast — Why Iranian American Immigrants Excel

What explains the outsized success of Iranian Americans—and can that same resolve help tilt the future of Iran? We bring together two sharp voices to unpack a story that spans kitchen-table sacrifice, elite migration, and a culture where A’s are...

PR firm 'planted story' about Iran funding Palestine Action in media, report says

The head of a British PR consultancy which works for the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems admitted to placing a story in the UK press claiming that Iran was funding proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, a "trusted witness" told...

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Cooperation with Washington Conditional on Ending Support for Israel and Removing Military Bases

Iranian leader issues ultimatum to Trump, deepening Middle East tensions

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a harsh ultimatum to US President Donald Trump, which could deepen tensions between Tehran and Washington and destabilize the situation in the Middle East. This is reported by Newsweek,...

Iran sets new record in gas production from South Pars

Iran says its natural gas production from the world’s largest gas field, South Pars in the Persian Gulf, has reached a new record despite continued restrictions on its access to foreign investment and technology due to sanctions. The CEO of Pars...

Tehran faces drinking water crisis as key reservoir nears depletion

The Iranian capital is on the brink of a severe water shortage, with authorities warning that its main reservoir could run dry within two weeks amid the country’s worst drought in decades. Behzad Parsa, head of Tehran’s water company, told the...

Iran and Belarus explore closer air force, air defense ties

Photo credit: tehrantimes.com Military officials from Iran and the Republic of Belarus discussed strengthening cooperation in the areas of air force and air defense. A military delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force visited...

Iran hostage crisis at the U.S. embassy in 1979

Published: 04 Nov. 2025, 00:05 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Roh Jung-tae The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. On Nov. 4, 1979, students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and...

'We identified our weaknesses and those from our enemies': Iran's Araghchi warns Israel

Iran's Khamenei: US support for Israel closes door on cooperation

2025-11-03T13:30:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Tehran Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday ruled out any cooperation with the United States, citing Washington’s support for Israel and its military footprint across...

Iran confirms uninterrupted gas exports to Iraq

2025-11-03T13:02:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Gas exports to Iraq are continuing without interruption despite ongoing regional and political tensions, Iran’s National Gas Company said on Monday. Company CEO Saeed...

Iran’s Ruling Elite Turn on Each Other

There is a war of wolves in Tehran, Iranian analysts say, as regime insiders turn on each other in unprecedented public attacks and even level veiled criticism at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—an aging and weakened autocrat who has ruled the country...

Canadian Donates $100 Million to Rebuild Israeli Hospital Destroyed by Iranian Missiles

Canadian-Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams has announced a $100 million donation to help rebuild a hospital in Israel that was severely damaged by an Iranian missile during the war between Tehran and Tel Aviv last June. According to Associated...

Iran’s Khamenei says cooperation with US impossible while it supports Israel

Cooperation between Iran and the United States is not possible as long as Washington continues to support Israel and to maintain military bases and interfere in the Middle East region, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday....