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Iran welcomes conditional release of Iranian student in France

The release may be part of a prisoner swap with the potential to free two French nationals from Iranian imprisonment.

A group of students attend a gathering in support of an Iranian student prisoner in France, Mahdieh Esfandiari, in front of the French embassy in Tehran, Iran, October 21, 2025
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran says it won't return to talks as long as US makes 'unreasonable demands'

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran behind cyberattacks on Israeli hospitals, businesses, National Cyber Directorate warns

An Iranian woman holds up portraits Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), his predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and her son, who was martyred in the Iran-Iraq war, during a demonstration in front of Tehran University in 2000.

Why Tehran can't fight today’s battles with 20th-century myths - analysis


The DIY ally: Israel’s victory is America’s too - opinion

Once again, Israel’s decisive win has boosted America too.

US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner clasp hands while being recognized at the Knesset last week during the special session marking the hostage and ceasefire agreement. Once again, Israel’s decisive win has boosted America too, the writer asserts.

Russia prepared to expand ties with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin says

"Russia is definitely ready to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas. Iran is our partner, and our relations are developing very dynamically," a Kremlin spokesperson said.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

Iran deal is over, says Tehran

Iran, Russia, and China informed the UN Security Council that Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, has expired, marking the formal end of the agreement.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Observers need to get used to IDF's more aggressive 'peacetime' approach - analysis

War in Israel is not over, but this one is.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025

Khamenei tells Trump to 'keep dreaming' he destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities

"The US president proudly says they bombed and destroyed Iran's nuclear industry. Very well, keep dreaming!" Khamenei said on X/Twitter.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iranian official sparks renewed criticism as video of daughter's controversial wedding resurfaces

The footage also triggered further backlash amid the government’s recent announcement of a new “Modesty and Hijab Operations Room” and the deployment of 80,000 morality police officers.

  Ali Shamkhani speaks with journalists during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tehran August 9, 2005

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel amid anti-Mossad crackdown

The man was accused of transmitting information to Israeli websites and "intelligence collaboration."

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Iranian Defence Week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2025.

Phishing in Israel: The digital threat targeting citizens post-war - opinion

'Scams do not disappear when the cannons fall silent. On the contrary, they escalate.'

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Beersheba in June: Missiles may have stopped falling, but a far more insidious, silent, and sophisticated assault continues – cyber warfare and phishing, the writer warns.

Iran’s ‘zombie’ volcano awakens, according to researchers

"At some point, it will have to release this pressure—either violently or gently," says volcanologist Pablo González.

Iran’s “zombie” volcano. Mount Taftan.

A new Middle East: How to make Trump's vision for the region into reality - analysis

The region that we see today in the Gulf and in terms of more potential ties with Israel is a very different region.

GRAFITTI SHOWS a Hamas and ISIS member kissing, in south Tel Aviv: ISIS is now mostly defeated.

Pakistani national smuggling Iranian drone components to Houthis sentenced to 40 years

The crew aboard the Yunus told US authorities that they had been told they were fishermen and had not known they were smuggling weapon components.

Iranian weapons were intercepted on their way to the Houthi terrorist groups. (illustrative)