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Washington considering using frozen Iranian assets

The Iranian assets Washington is considering reallocating could include frozen funds, along with ships previously seized by the United States.

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Aoun tells Iran 'this is our country' as Araqchi warns of 'real enemy'

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of exploiting Lebanon in its conflict with the US and Israel while calling for direct peace talks with Israel and Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Mexico

Iran football squad cleared for US entry but staff still await visas

Iran's players have received US visas ahead of the World Cup, but several federation officials are still awaiting clearance before the team's opening match.

Iran

Iran and US exchange strikes in latest threat to fragile ceasefire

The US claims to have intercepted Iranian drones before launching missile strikes on what it described as "radar sites" in the south of Iran.

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Ayatollah says Iran delivered 'decisive blow' to 'malicious enemy'

In an unexpected statement on Thursday, Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the “malicious enemy” has been defeated with “a decisive blow” to the US, in a possible signal of preparing the Iranian nation for an impending peace deal.

Culture news

Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian author of 'Persepolis', dies aged 56

Marjane Satrapi became known worldwide for her critically acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis” - which she later directed as an animated feature. It premiered at Cannes in 2007 and was Oscar nominated.

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US and Iran exchange new strikes as ceasefire talks falter

Iran fired missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain but failed to hit their targets, with two of those fired at Kuwait falling apart en route, while those aimed at Bahrain were intercepted, the US Central Command said.

Sport

Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain

Iran’s national football team will travel to Spain before heading to its World Cup base in Mexico, despite players still awaiting Mexican and US visas ahead of the 2026 tournament. The 2026 World Cup is being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Iran executes two men over alleged mosque attack as crackdown deepens

Two men were executed after being convicted of setting a Tehran mosque on fire during protests that erupted over the collapse of the rial, as Amnesty International documented 39 political executions and more than 6,000 arrests since the war began in February.

Iran

US military strike commercial ship trying to breach Iran blockade

According to the US Central Command, the Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star ignored more than 20 warnings from US forces overnight as it tried to enter an Iranian port.

USA

US says it is capable to resume war with Iran as deal remains elusive

Trump signalled he was on the verge of reaching a peace deal with Iran but failed to sign off on the agreement following a two-hour meeting on Friday.

Iran

US says Iran fired ballistic missile towards Kuwait

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said earlier on Thursday that its forces had targeted a US airbase.

Iran

US military launches another strike on Iran as potential deal stalls

According to the US Central Command, its forces struck four Iranian one-way attack drones posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and a ground control station in Bandar Abbas 'that was about to launch a fifth drone'.

Iran

Iran's internet flickers back on despite judicial halt, reports claim

Live metrics show partial restoration of connectivity after President Pezeshkian ordered the international internet to be reopened, but an Iranian court has suspended the order before it could fully take effect, leaving Iranians in legal and digital limbo on day 88 of the country's longest blackout.

Mexico

Mexico set to host Iranian football team during World Cup

The future of Iran's World Cup campaign has been thrown into doubt by the Trump administration's military attacks and the ensuing chaos in the Middle East and beyond.

Iran

Iran executes two over protests, war and sentences four more to death

Iran executed two men over the January protests and the war while a Tehran court sentenced four to death in a 2022 protest case amid UN condemnation.

Iran

Iran says charging fees for 'navigational services' through Hormuz

Iran effectively shuttered the crucial waterway in the early days of the war and in mid-April the US responded by imposing its own blockade on Iranian ports.

USA

Republicans cancel vote on War Powers Resolution that was near passing

Democrats slammed Republicans as “cowards” for delaying the voting procedure into next month, while Republicans argue the move was to allow lawmakers unable to attend the vote a chance to cast their say.

Iran

Interpol-wanted Iranian war strategist: Who is General Ahmad Vahidi?

Ahmad Vahidi, deputy IRGC commander and the man Argentina formally accused of planning the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people, has emerged as the key figure in organising Tehran's military response and partaking in back-channel negotiations with regional mediators.

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Iran secretly executes four as it hits global death sentence record

Four more men, including two Kurdish political activists, were put to death in secret this week without informing their families, as Amnesty International recorded 2,159 executions in Iran last year — the highest of any country.