Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli...
The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of...
Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favours a diplomatic settlement to Iran’s conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the kingdom and its...
The expanding war in Iran entered its second week on Saturday amid renewed uncertainty about how or when hostilities will end, as U.S. President Donald Trump...
Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedo attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean are recovering in a hospital in southern Sri Lanka, officials said...
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, died in 1989, an estimated 10 million people attended his funeral.
Türkiye’s Defense Ministry reported that a ballistic projectile launched from Iran toward Turkish airspace was intercepted and destroyed by NATO air and missile defense units operating...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged the strike, describing it as a demonstration of America’s global military reach amid its ongoing war with Iran.
The conflict, which erupted Saturday following coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes reportedly targeting senior Iranian leadership figures, has triggered heightened alerts across the Middle East.
The public will be permitted to pay their respects, with commemorations expected to continue for three days. Details of the funeral procession are expected to be...
As a precaution, U.S. government personnel were instructed to restrict their movements until further notice.
Shi’ite community leaders have called for further demonstrations in Lahore and Karachi despite the government’s ban.
Bagherzadeh, believed to have been in her late seventies, largely remained out of public view throughout her husband’s decades in power.
A coalition of regional and international partners has issued a joint statement strongly condemning what they described as indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks carried...
The Cyprus attack came amid a broader wave of Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. and allied military assets following joint U.S.–Israeli operations against Iranian strategic sites.
Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in 2024 after more than a year of fighting that left Hezbollah severely weakened.
The attacks come after Israel and the US carried out airstrikes on Iranian territory Saturday, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim...
Under Iran’s constitution, a temporary leadership structure can be formed in the event of a supreme leader’s death until a permanent successor is appointed by the...
Ali Khamenei was born in Mashhad, northeast Iran, in April 1939. His religious commitment was clear when he became a cleric at the age of 11....
The Security Council session comes hours after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iranian targets early Saturday
