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Iran's state broadcaster reported that the sound of an explosion was heard in the southwestern city of Abadan on Sunday.
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Iran's state broadcaster reported that the sound of an explosion was heard in the southwestern city of Abadan on Sunday.
New US troop deaths, Iran’s MoU suspension push war into darker phase
The deaths of two US service members in Iranian attacks on Jordan, Tehran’s suspension of its commitments under the memorandum with Washington and a new threat from Iran’s Supreme Leader have raised fears that the war is entering a darker and more dangerous phase.
US strikes cut roads and bridges in southern Iran as ground assault talk grows
US strikes have destroyed bridges, tunnels and rail links across southern Iran in a seventh straight night of attacks, severing roads to the Strait of Hormuz coast and feeding talk in Washington and Tehran that a ground assault may follow.
Why US strikes are moving deeper into southern Iran
The latest US strikes on southern Iran may offer the clearest indication yet of how Washington's campaign around the Strait of Hormuz is evolving from retaliation to the systematic degradation of Iran's military infrastructure.
US backs Iraq pipeline plans to bypass Hormuz
US-backed plans to revive an oil pipeline linking Iraq and Syria have gained new urgency as Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on shipping disrupt regional exports and drive oil prices higher.
Tehran demands media limit strike damage coverage as US widens war
A confidential directive from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, obtained by Iran International on Friday, instructed media publishers and editors to limit reporting on damage to civilian infrastructure as the United States reportedly prepares to widen the Iran war.
Iran hardliners blamed as cost of US strikes mounts
Moderate voices in Iran are sharpening their criticism of hardline calls for continued confrontation with the United States, arguing that diplomacy has become a patriotic necessity as renewed war exacts mounting economic and human costs.
Petition tells Iran hardliners: Fight the US war yourselves
Nearly 100,000 people signed a petition within a day urging members of Iran’s ultraconservative Paydari Front to visit the southern war zone, reflecting anger at hardliners who oppose talks with Washington while remaining far from the fighting.
UK outlaws support for IRGC under new national security powers
Britain formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a threat to national security on Friday, making public support for the organization or assistance to it punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
UK police charge man over Iran-linked foreign intelligence offence
British police charged a 39-year-old man on Friday with assisting a foreign intelligence service in a case linked to Iran, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing.
Tehran billboard hints Trump is the 'next one' after Graham's death
A new billboard unveiled in central Tehran after the death of US Senator Lindsey Graham appears to allude to US President Donald Trump as the next potential target, extending a campaign of public threats against perceived enemies of the Islamic Republic.
Economy
Iran’s rial hits new low as dollar nears 1.92 million
The US dollar reached a record 1,918,000 rials on Iran’s open market Friday, surpassing its previous high as war, inflation and worsening economic prospects continued to weaken the currency.
Rising daycare fees push Iranian families to rely on grandparents
Rising daycare fees and mounting economic pressure are prompting more Iranian families to forgo kindergarten enrollment and rely on grandparents for childcare, raising concerns among sociologists about the long-term impact on children's social development.
Inflation leaves Iranian pensioners unable to cover basic costs
Iranian pensioners say their monthly income no longer covers basic living expenses, with many forced to seek additional work as inflation continues to erode their purchasing power.
INSIGHT
Vance, Ghalibaf back diplomacy as US, Iran strikes continue
Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, and US Vice President JD Vance both defended diplomacy backed by military strength on Wednesday, making strikingly similar arguments as Iranian hardliners intensified demands to scrap Tehran's agreement with Washington.
Australia declines timeline for delayed Iranian skilled visa cases
Australia declined to provide a timeline for resolving delayed skilled visa applications from Iranian nationals and did not directly answer whether Iranian applicants face additional security or identity checks compared with other nationalities.
INSIGHT
Leaked presidency report shows how Iran plans to manage record public anger
A confidential report by Iran's presidency, leaked this week, records the highest public anger ever measured in any country and finds that nine in ten Iranians want change. Its advice to the leadership: manage the anger, not its causes.
ANALYSIS
One flight, two chokepoints: why Iran wants an air bridge to Yemen
An Iranian plane landing in Houthi-controlled Yemen looked like an oddly minor victory for Tehran. But it may have been the opening move in an effort to rebuild the allied force capable of threatening a second global maritime chokepoint alongside the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran extends British prisoner's sentence by two years, family says
A British man jailed in Iran on espionage charges was given an additional two-year prison term after authorities accused him of speaking to the media from prison, his family said.
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