World Aug 12 The tentative U.S.-Iran deal involving prisoners and frozen funds, explained The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred…
World Aug 12 Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized.
World Aug 10 Iran moves 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, U.S.-based lawyer says The move comes as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington.
World May 27 Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights.
Politics May 22 As tensions with Iran escalate, U.S. military posts photos of bomb capable of destroying underground bunkers As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium.
World May 10 As more women defy hijab laws, Iran's government pushes back More women are choosing not to wear the mandatory headscarf, or the hijab, publicly in Iran.
Politics Mar 24 U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after suspected Iranian-made drone kills U.S. contractor The Pentagon says a strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria.
World Mar 16 UN nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium has gone missing in Libya The International Atomic Energy Agency said its inspectors "found that 10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium" had gone missing from an unnamed site in Libya.
World Mar 13 Iran announces pardoning of more than 22,000 arrested during protests The protests began in September over the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the country’s morality police.
World Mar 10 Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties with China's help after years of hostility Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions.