Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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Dry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran

After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks, the government warned.

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Iran Suspends Cooperation With U.N. Nuclear Watchdog

The decision means that international inspectors will not be able to oversee sites, as experts warn that Tehran could revive plans to build a bomb.

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Where Is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics to replace him should he, too, be slain.

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Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks

Israel’s escalated offensive indicates that its aims go beyond dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.

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World Leaders Urge Restraint Between Israel and Iran

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Iran Executes Man Over Deadly 2023 Attack on Azerbaijan Embassy

The killing of the embassy’s head of security strained an already tense relationship between the neighboring countries.

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Iran Port Explosion’s Death Toll Rises

More than 1,100 people were also injured in the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port, the largest in Iran.

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What to Know About Iran’s Response to Trump’s Letter Urging Talks

Tehran neither rejected negotiations nor accepted face-to-face talks in its response to President Trump’s letter calling for talks to curb Iran’s advancing nuclear program. Here’s what to know.

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