World Jun 29 Israeli strike on notorious Evin prison in Tehran killed at least 71 people, Iran's judiciary says The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran criticized Israel for striking the prison, seen as a symbol of the Iranian regime's repression of any opposition, saying it violated the principle of distinction between civilian and military targets.
World Jun 27 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-approved observers must inspect Iran's nuclear program, would bomb again President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expects Iran to open itself to international inspection to verify that it doesn’t restart its nuclear program.
World Jun 26 Iran's supreme leader warns U.S. against further attacks in his first statement since ceasefire He also downplayed Sunday's U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites using bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump — who said the attack "completely and fully obliterated Iran's nuclear program — had “exaggerated” its impact.
World Jun 25 U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds, Trump says The ceasefire gives rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted Wednesday it will not give up its nuclear program. Iran has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, and an Iranian official questioned whether the…
World Jun 25 A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel gives hope for long-term peace Iran insisted Wednesday it will not give up its nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump helped negotiate the ceasefire and told reporters it was going "very well."…
World Jun 23 Fears of a wider regional conflict increase following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites The world grappled Sunday with the United States inserting itself into Israel's war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites, an operation that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond.
World Jun 22 How U.S. stealth bombers struck Iran's nuclear sites without detection The operation relied on a series of deceptive tactics and decoys to maintain the secrecy, U.S. officials said hours after the attack, which was preceded by nine days of Israeli attacks that debilitated Iran's military leadership and air defenses.
World Jun 22 WATCH: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after U.S. strikes on Iran Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. "decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country's "proportionate response.”…
World Jun 18 As Israel bombards Tehran, many vulnerable Iranians lack proper shelter or options for fleeing Thousands have fled, spending hours in gridlock as they head toward the suburbs, the Caspian Sea, or even Armenia or Turkey. But others — those elderly and infirm — are stuck in high-rise apartment buildings.
Politics Jun 05 Governments try to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.