Iran

The moral barometer: Iran uses its people as live targets, as America values every life - opinion

Let’s not forget for one moment that one nation here believes in civilized democracy, while the other tortures its own people.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
Iraq’s newly elected president Nizar Amedi attends a parliamentary session in Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2026.

Iraqi parliment appoints Kurdish Nizar Amedi as new president

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

WATCH: Netanyahu says that Israel's campaign in Iran is 'not over yet'

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

US looks to restore freedom of navigation in Gulf, maintain its naval reputation - analysis


Iran installing roadblocks in front of buried nuclear facility entrances - report

The Institute for Science and International Security analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery captured over the entrances to Iran's underground Isfahan nuclear facility.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion

Israel will not return to the containment policies of recent decades that prioritized restraint and diplomacy over enemy degradation and military triumph. 

A FIREBALL erupts following an Israeli strike in central Gaza.

US clearing out Strait of Hormuz, Trump claims as Iran threatens to attack unauthorized ships

Three US officials confirmed that two US Navy guided-missile destroyers passed through the strait without issue in what was described as a "freedom-of-navigation mission."

US President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Americans weigh in on the Iran war, gas prices, their fears

Reuters spoke with 16 people across Indiana, New York, California, Georgia, and Colorado to understand how they are processing the war amid rapid news cycles and a fractured political landscape.

People wave Iranian flags and signs condemning the war on Iran as they march past the Eisenhower Executive Building during a protest in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2026.

US-Iran officials meet in Islamabad as Tehran outlines terms for talks

As negotiations stretch into the evening hours, they are expected to continue into the night and may be extended through Sunday, a Pakistani source told CNN.

US Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Pakistan Defense Minister deletes anti-Israel post from X after diplomatic backlash

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif briefly posted a message on X accusing Israel of carrying out “genocide” and using language Israeli officials condemned as inflammatory and offensive.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025.

US-Iran ceasefire pauses war - nuclear, Hormuz, and Lebanon issues remain

Israelis fear danger, Americans are concerned about exit as a tentative ceasefire takes shape.

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UK suspends Chagos Islands sovereignty deal following Trump’s objections

The UK government has paused its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following US President Trump’s criticism and concerns over US approval.

Supporters and members of the British Indian Ocean territory Chagos Archipelago hold placards and the territory's flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London on January 7, 2026, to protest against a proposed plan by the British government to hand over the islands to Mauritius.

Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei suffers severe, disfiguring wounds, insiders report

Sources reveal that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is recovering from severe, disfiguring injuries following an airstrike that killed his father at the start of the war.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

US says Iran lost track of mine locations spread in Strait of Hormuz, complicating reopening - NYT

The mines, which were laid by small boats and without a clear record of where they were placed, make the Strait of Hormuz almost impossible to transit.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.