Iran arrests 3 government critics, summons one

Iranian security forces arrested three critics of the government, summoned another and confiscated their electronic devices, media reported on Monday. Shargh daily, said that security forces in separate operations raided the homes of journalist...

Iran Celebrates Anniversary of US Embassy Takeover With Chants of ‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel’

Nearly half a century after Iranian students stormed and took over the US embassy in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to mark the anniversary with rallies across the capital and hundreds of cities nationwide, celebrating what...

Iranian Man Is Found Shot Dead Hours After Sharing Photo of Himself Burning Photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

An Iranian man was found dead from a gunshot wound after sharing a photo of himself burning an image of the country's supreme leader. Mourners have held the authorities responsible for his death. Omid Sarlak, from Lorestan province in western...

Iran releases two French nationals from detention

Iran has released two French nationals who were detained there for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Cécile Kohler, 41 and her partner Jacques Paris, 72, have been released from Evin prison, Macron said on Tuesday,...

Iran Throws Massive ‘Death to America’ Rallies on Anniversary of Hostage Crisis

The Iranian regime held massive rallies in over 900 cities on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of the hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in 1979 – an event known as the “National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance” in the Islamic Republic of...

Iran releases two French nationals held for 3 years for espionage

French nationals Cécile Koller and Jacques Paris were released from Iran's Evin Prison after 3 years amid ongoing Iran-France diplomatic negotiations. French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that Iran has released two French citizens...

Iranians celebrate 1979 Islamic revolution

Iranians on Tuesday celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran — the first such commemoration since the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities during a 12-day war with Israel in June. On November 4, 1979, Iranian...

Iranian man is found shot dead after burning a picture of Ayatollah Khamenei

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:43 EST, 4 November 2025 | Updated: 10:43 EST, 4 November 2025 An Iranian man has been found dead with a gunshot wound after posting an image of himself burning a picture of the supreme...

Iran celebrates anniversary of 1979 US Embassy hostages

On November 4, 1979, hundreds of Iranian students invaded the US Embassy in Tehran and captured 66 Americans, 52 of whom remained hostages for 444 days. The event followed President Jimmy Carter's decision to permit Iran's ousted Shah to travel to...

Tehran has less than two weeks of water left – authorities warn of critical drought

The water crisis in the Iranian capital is escalating: due to a prolonged drought and reduced inflow to dams, Tehran could run out of water reserves in two weeks, local media report, according to Newsweek, writes UNN. Behzad Parsa, head of the...

Iran frees two French nationals from prison, Macron says

PARIS (Reuters): Iran has released two French nationals imprisoned there for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, in apparent exchange for an Iranian student who was conditionally freed in October. Cecile Kohler...

Iran releases two French nationals - France's Macron says

A man holds a placard with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, during a support rally to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, at Place de la Nation in Paris, France, May 7,...

Iran releases two French nationals accused of espionage, says Macron

Photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday via X/Twitter that Iran has freed two French nationals who had been detained there for over three years. Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, who had...

Iran Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Advocates Iran-Israel Unity October 7

In a region defined by ancient rivalries, Reza Pahlavi’s linking of Israeli and Iranian victims represents a radical reimagining of Middle Eastern solidarity that challenges both Tehran’s regime and traditional geopolitical assumptions. A Crown...

Iran FM questions credibility of Nobel Peace Prize over winner’s praise for Netanyahu

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has questioned the credibility of the Nobel Peace Prize, given the 2025 winner’s open glorification of war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. In a post on X, Araghchi said the Nobel Prize has long been manipulated...

Twelve questions (and expert answers) on the Iraq elections

MENASource November 4, 2025 • 2:55 pm ET Print this page By Atlantic Council experts Iraqis are set to go to the polls for parliamentary elections on November 11—the sixth election cycle since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and Baathist rule in...

Electing an SNP Government in Scotland would 'threaten' national security

Electing another SNP Government in Scotland would be a "threat" to national security, it has been claimed. The Nats "hostility" to the UK state and plots to break up the Union would be welcomed by dictators such as Vladimir Putin as it would...

French pair released after 3-year Iran jail ordeal

Iran has released from prison a French pair held for more than three years and sentenced to lengthy jail sentences on espionage charges their families always rejected, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday. Cecile Kohler, 41, and...

Maduro Claims Venezuela Has a 'Very Fruitful' Relation With Russia Amid Reported Requests Of Military Support

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country has a very "serene and fruitful" military relation amid reports noting that Caracas requested equipment from Moscow. Asked about conversations between the countries following...

‘Holy Virgin Mary’ metro opens in Iran amid repression of Christians

TEHRAN, Iran (LifeSiteNews) — The city of Tehran has raised eyebrows across the world by unveiling a new metro station dedicated to the “Holy Virgin Mary,” eliciting discussions regarding the state of religious freedom for minorities in the...