Asia Iran The foreign minister called on Britain to pay its debt to Tehran, now delayed for over 40 years, concerning Chieftain tanks sold to Tehran in the 1970s but never delivered
Asia Iran After six months of war, Iran’s leadership is cohesive around a hard core of generals and clerics entrenched in the ruling theocracy, ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any internal unrest, according to the AP
Asia Iran President Pezeshkian stressed that war shouldn't be viewed as the answer to every crisis, said Iran can overcome challenges and safeguard its national interests through prudence and strategic planning, praising resilience in various segments of society
Asia Iran The state funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei concluded after a week of celebrations in Tehran, Qom and Iraq, with heavy security measures and propaganda-fueled tones 2026; he was buried in Mashhad months after he was killed in February
Asia Iran A growing number of experts and scholars is advancing theories that paint a declining era for political Islam; Iran’s current travails have intensified discussion on whether a new nationalism, more national and less Islamic, is rising in the country