Thinktank says third parties such as Shia militias are more important to Tehran than nuclear plans. The report warns against simplistic labelling the third parties as “proxies”, pointing out Tehran...
The attack on a key oil facility has increased the dangers – but US actions triggered this crisis.
A sullen-looking Netanyahu spoke on stage in a hoarse voice, after spending the day rallying his supporters with a megaphone.
Canberra’s adherence to a hawkish US policy has undermined its ability to negotiate with the paranoid and sanctions-squeezed regime in Tehran
UK government urgently seeking information after Stena Impero veered into Iranian waters.
Revolutionary Guards will not allow family to contact her, according to Richard Ratcliffe.
Giuliani described the MEK as a “government in exile” and suggested it was also a government in waiting after potential regime change in Iran.
Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops
The photographer Forough Alaei describes following the story of Zeinab, one of the first women to disguise herself as a man to watch matches.
Riyadh has so far resisted international watchdog’s requests to accept a strict inspection regime
Lawyer sentenced to decades in prison and 148 lashes, husband writes on Facebook.
House Democratic leaders who drafted a resolution initially aimed at condemning Omar’s remarks received millions from the pro-Israel lobby throughout their congressional careers.
A Nepalese man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, it has been reported....
We all know who's in the lead on the medal tables, but what would happen if you looked at them by population size, or GDP,...
"When defending a case, you think of them as your family. Its like your own child is burning in the fire created by the authorities,...
...for many Iranians, this prehistoric Persian event goes far beyond being just a cultural celebration. Especially for the young, it provides an opportunity to vent...
Tehran city council has named a street after an American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip...
There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell which harks back to his days as a four-star general in Iraq....
Military's 'sock puppet' software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda Gen David Petraeus has previously said US online psychological operations are aimed at...
Campaigners against US drone strikes in Pakistan are calling for the CIA's former legal chief to be arrested and charged with murder for approving attacks...
'Nino' Tahvili Head of a Persian organised crime network in Canada linked to assorted Triads and other global criminal groups. Arrested on charges of torturing...
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia urged Iran's foreign minister to "spare us your evil" in a meeting that reflected profound Arab hostility to the Islamic...
George Bush ordered the Pentagon to plan an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and considered a covert attack on Syria, the former president reveals in...
Hi-tech JLens blimps with secret technology used to detect cruise missiles may have dropped into Tehran's lap An American military balloon like the JLens...
It must be one of the more unusual appointments in the world of international sport. Putting aside long-standing political disagreements, Iran has pocketed a respected...
On 8 August it was reported that seven Iranian citizens – Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Vahid Tizfahm and Mahvash...
A United Nations panel of human rights experts has accused Israel of war crimes through willful killing, unnecessary brutality and torture in its "clearly unlawful"...
The rhetoric of his Cairo speech has soured: the president can only move the debate on with a sea-change in US attitudes A year ago...
Israel could ignite a third intifada if it continues to push its 1.2 million Arab citizens into a corner, claims Haneen Zoabi, the Arab member...
Opposition activists are planning fresh protests today to coincide with the government-back Quds day ceremony. Can the opposition regain momentum since the violent suppression of...
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