Syria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both bolstered Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime at critical moments.
Iran says it executed six people for alleged links to Israel
Saturday’s executions — among the largest Iran has publicly acknowledged in recent years for acts it has tied to Israel — come amid growing concerns from human rights groups about a widening crackdown …
Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel
The executions follow the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, which ended with Tehran vowing that it would target its enemies at home and abroad.
Yemen’s Houthis say they will target US oil firms with sanctions
Yemen’s Houthis will target U.S. oil majors including ExxonMobil and Chevron with sanctions, a body affiliated with the Iran-backed militia said on Tuesday.
Iran escalates proxy ops in Middle East as Trump begins pulling troops from Iraq
US withdrawal from Iraq poses serious threat of a power vacuum as Iran has drastically expanded is operations across Syria and Iraq.
Defiant Iran speaks out on nuclear program
Iran will never bow to foreign pressure over its nuclear program, senior cleric Ahmad Khatami said Friday, warning that the country’s uranium enrichment is a nonnegotiable symbol of national …
Turkmenistan and Iran sign deal to supply gas to Iraq. Iran will build pipeline to aid delivery
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan and Iran on Wednesday signed a contract for the delivery of 10 billion cubic meters a year of Turkmen gas that Iran will then ship on to Iraq. The deal was …
Dozens of Iranians to be deported from US to Iran, Tehran says
The United States will deport 120 Iranians back to Iran over the next two days, Iran’s state-affiliated media reported Tuesday, citing a foreign ministry official.
US deporting 120 Iranians after deal struck with Tehran, Iran says
Iran has been working with the US on a deal to remove the Iranian nationals through its US Interests Section at the Pakistani embassy in Tehran. It is a rare instance of cooperation between Iran and …
Iran’s Water Crisis Is Its Greatest Threat
The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for mega projects.