The son of a woman currently detained in Iran on espionage charges has expressed hope that US President Donald Trump could intervene to help facilitate her release. Lindsay Foreman and her husband Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested by Iranian authorities in January while travelling the world.

Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution even as the wider Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

UN Watch and human rights activists criticize the Human Rights Council's appointment of Iranian and Chinese officials as experts amid genocide allegations.

Tehran's new station highlights Iran's Christian heritage and has drawn widespread attention and discussion online.

Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia.

Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's call for dialogue, accusing Washington of "hostile and criminal behaviour" after his remarks to Israel's parliament about being ready to strike a deal with Tehran.

Iran is ramping oil production back to record 2024 levels of around 4.3 million barrels per day, despite U.S. and Israeli airstrikes and ongoing sanctions. Russia is leading new development efforts in key shared oilfields like Changuleh, Cheshmeh-Khosh, and Arvand.

As the last of the Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, President Donald Trump addressed the country’s parliament — and was given a hero’s welcome. Trump’s speech to the Knesset on Monday offered effusive praise for the state of Israel,