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Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to head Busan jury

It is unclear whether Rasoulof will make it to South Korea in person, as the celebrated director fled his native Iran earlier this year.

Israel

US sends submarine to Middle East as Europe calls for ceasefire

As the US deployed its guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East, international leaders have joined forces to demand de-escalation and stability in the region that is on the precipice of all-out war.

Europe News

France, Germany and UK urge restraint in statement on Middle East

The joint statement comes as Israeli intelligence reports that Iran could attack Israeli within days, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

World News

Expert says response to last week assassinations may worsen tensions

According to Dr. Matthew Levitt, from The Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.

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Iran

Who are Iran-armed proxy forces poised to retaliate against Israel?

As Iran vows to retaliate against Israel for its alleged assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in its territory, Tehran may make use of militias and regional allies to exact revenge.

World News

Iran vows to respond to death of Hamas leader

Iran blames Israel for the death of Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Tehran last week.

Iran

Thousands attend funeral for assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

After the funeral service in Tehran, Ismail Haniyeh’s remains are expected to be transferred on Friday to Qatar for burial where he lived in exile.

Europe News

Brussels defends presence of senior EU diplomat in Iran's inauguration

Enrique Mora, the deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran's new president.

Gaza

Iran's supreme leader prays over coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard were killed in a shocking assassination blamed on Israel on Wednesday.

World News

Protests erupt over killing of Hamas' top political leader

Protesters across cities from Pakistan to Lebanon are condemning the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Iran

Iran's new president sworn in, pledges to fight economic sanctions

Heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian takes over from his predecessor Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a May helicopter crash sparked the early election.

Radio Schuman

Will Iran's new president change relations with EU?

Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath as the new President of Iran today (July 30) in an official ceremony.

Iran

Iran's new reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian delivers first speech

"We make promises and we fail to fulfill them. This is the biggest problem we have,” Pezeshkian said in his first speech as Iran's new president.

Iran

Iranian reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential run-off election

A vote count offered by authorities put Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million in Friday’s election. He would be the first president from western Iran.

Iran

Iranians choose between hardliner and reformist in presidential runoff

Iranians are headed to the polls Friday in a final round of voting to replace the late Presidentı Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

Iran

Euroviews. Why is Masoud Pezeshkian (most likely to be) Iran's next president?

Seen as a reformist by many, Pezeshkian must be free to fulfil his promises without interference, especially from the IRGC and other radical hardliners inside and outside the parliament, Euronews' Babak Kamiar writes.

Iran

Iran to hold a runoff presidential election on Friday

Iranian law requires that a winner gets more than 50% of all votes cast. If not, the race’s top two candidates will advance to a runoff a week later.

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Iranian exiles in London protest as elections take place

Iranians in London gathered Friday in front of the Iranian consulate and embassy as the country held elections to choose a successor to the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.

Iran

Iranians begin voting to replace president killed in helicopter crash

63-year-old Ebrahim Raisi died in the May 19 helicopter crash that also killed the country's foreign minister and others.

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Iran’s Supreme Court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence

Iran's Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence against rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.