Iranian general who ordered live gunfire on students enters presidential election Ex-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ air forces wants to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month Akhtar Makoii 3 Jun 2024, 7:56pm
Iran executed dissident on charges of spying for Israel after five-minute trial Pejman Fatehi was targeted by Tehran regime as it weaponises death penalty to sow fear and suppress opposition, human rights campaigners say Akhtar Makoii 30 May 2024, 7:44pm
Iranian president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash The deaths of Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian come at an already tumultuous time for the Middle East Sophia Yan 20 May 2024, 7:02pm
Israel says ‘it wasn’t us’ after Iranian president killed in helicopter crash Akhtar Makoii 20 May 2024, 4:29pm
Iranian president’s helicopter crash death clears field for Khamenei’s son Ebrahim Raisi no longer poses a challenge to Mojtaba Khamenei, who is poised to take over from his father as supreme leader Sophia Yan 20 May 2024, 4:11pm
Fireworks and dancing as Iranians defiantly celebrate Raisi’s death Jubilant scenes posted online while regime broadcasts footage of mourning after president killed in helicopter crash Akhtar Makoii 20 May 2024, 3:50pm
Will Iran blame Israel for the helicopter crash? The finger-pointing has already begun Conspiracy theories have sprung to life on social media ? and some parts of Iranian state television are nurturing them Sophia Yan 20 May 2024, 10:24am
Who was Ebrahim Raisi? The hardline Iranian president with a vice-like grip on power President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday Akhtar Makoii 20 May 2024, 6:50am
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi feared dead in helicopter crash Fears leaders and passengers have not survived crash as wreckage finally located more than 12 hours later Akhtar Makoii 20 May 2024, 4:57am
Iran threatens Britain for defending Israel in April attack Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps becomes first Iranian official to directly hit out at UK for supporting Israel Akhtar Makoii 16 May 2024, 11:25am
Watch: Afghan farmers catapult opium across border to beat Taliban crackdown Skyrocketing drug prices tempt many to grow poppies in secret for sale via Iran Akhtar Makoii 13 May 2024, 6:54pm
Britain will not back Rafah operation ‘without clear plan to save lives’ Verity Bowman 9 May 2024, 3:03pm
Ukrainian soldier dressed as a woman to avoid combat Man, 44, was arrested at border with Romania as he tried to flee his country using sister’s passport Akhtar Makoii 8 May 2024, 4:41pm
Pro-Palestinian protesters project ‘student intifada’ slogan onto university Police arrest 30 activists and dismantle tent encampment at George Washington University amid safety concerns Akhtar Makoii 8 May 2024, 3:56pm
Iranian women are betraying others to morality police for wearing fitted trousers ‘Hijab enforcers’ help hardliners’ sweeping crackdown on dissent in the wake of protests that swept the country Akhtar Makoii 3 May 2024, 1:09pm
Iranian teenager ‘sexually assaulted and beaten to death’ for anti-hijab protest Nika Shakarami disappeared in 2022 after attending anti-government demonstration in Tehran and burning veil Akhtar Makoii 30 Apr 2024, 3:56pm
Iranian women sexually assaulted and beaten in new morality police crackdown Online video footage reveals females being punished for flouting Tehran’s draconian dress codes Akhtar Makoii 27 Apr 2024, 5:14pm
How Israel launched a ‘birthday surprise’ attack against Iran’s nuclear defences The attack was aimed near the central city of Isfahan, home to an Iranian military base, a major missile production complex Rozina Sabur 19 Apr 2024, 9:43pm
Israel launches retaliatory attack against Iran near military base Tehran denies strike hit its ‘nuclear energy mountain’ as blasts reported around Isfahan Venetia Rainey 19 Apr 2024, 10:55am
The complicated reality of life in Iran’s most notorious military force, the IRGC Founded after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, members of the corps have mixed feelings about the prospect of being drawn into a new war Roland Oliphant 18 Apr 2024, 7:41pm