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EU agrees to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran will be added to the European Union's terrorism blacklist, foreign affairs ministers decided on Thursday.

Iraq

Hundreds protest near US embassy in Iraq over election interference

After decades of conflicts and chaos, Iraq has recently regained a sense of stability but it is struggling with weak economic growth and cannot risk punitive measures by the US.

Europe News

France, Spain signal support to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon be designated as a terrorist organisation in the European Union after France and Spain, the two key hold-outs, signalled a change of mind.

Iran

Trump says 'massive armada' headed to Iran as carrier group approaches

The wave of protests in Iran, which broke out on 28 December over the collapse of the rial currency and the rising cost of living, saw between 6,000 and as many as 30,000 people feared killed by the Tehran regime.

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Tech News

What defence tech is aboard the US carrier now the Middle East?

The American Navy describes the USS Abraham Lincoln as ‘the largest warship in the world,’ which can support over 65 aircraft and 97,000 tons of equipment.

Iran

Iran protests death toll could surpass 30,000, reports claim

Casualty estimates from Iran's protest crackdown range from 3,100 to over 30,000, with verification hampered by an internet shutdown. Human rights groups report thousands killed, including children.

Iran

Iran regime weaker but collapse 'not guaranteed,' ex-UN official says

Renewed protests in Iran reflect economic collapse and political frustration, with fatalities, mass arrests, and communication blackouts, raising international concerns.

Iran

Italy urges EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terror group

Placing the most powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces on the EU’s terrorist list would put the IRGC alongside groups such as the so-called IS, al-Qaeda, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Iran

Iran unveils billboard warning US against taking military action

The latest development comes days after US President Donald Trump said ships are being moved towards the region 'just in case' he decides to take action. In return, Iranian authorities warned its force is 'more ready than ever, finger on the trigger'.

Iran

Death toll in Iran's protest crackdown reaches 5,002, activists say

The US military meanwhile has moved more military assets toward the Middle East, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and associated warships.

Economy

What would happen if Iran returned to the global trade order?

Picture Iran rejoining the global system after decades of sanctions — banks back on SWIFT, oil exports restored, capital returning.

Iran

Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown

State television carried statements by the Interior Ministry and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, an official body providing services to families of those killed in wars, saying 3,117 people were killed.

Iran

Ali Khamenei will resist 'to the last drop of blood,' his nephew says

Exiled in France since 1986, Mahmoud Moradkhani is a doctor and an opponent of the Iranian regime. The nephew of Iran's ayatollah tells Euronews that the security crackdown will not end the demonstrations.

Iran

Iran issues most direct threat yet to US as protester death toll rises

The death toll from the protests has reached at least 4,519 people, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said.

World News

Iran's protests in the dark: How credible is Germany's response?

As protests continue across Iran, the regime has responded with lethal force and an internet blackout. German-Iranian artist and doctor Maryam spoke to Euronews about her fears and hopes, as well as Berlin's responsibility.

Iran

Activists say deaths from crackdown on Iran protesters exceeds 4,000

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the internet.

Iran

Rising executions in Iran suggest use as tool of intimidation, UN says

At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said.

Switzerland

Iranian foreign minister will not attend Davos, WEF confirms

Iran's foreign minister will not be attending the Davos summit in Switzerland this week, the World Economic Forum said on Monday. Araghchi was supposed to appear on Davos stage on Tuesday.

Iran

Hackers target Iran state TV's broadcast to show exiled crown prince

The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iran

'It's like zombies attacked us,' Iran protests eyewitness says

Speaking to Euronews, eyewitnesses recall the scenes of suppression and recount their personal experience from violence witnessed, to being shot at and losing loved ones.