Iran reaches highest number of executions in nearly a decade

A photo of Majid Reza Rahnavard, an anti-government protester executed in Iran, is seen at a demonstration in Berlin on Dec. 12, 2022. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Iran — already notorious for its ... Read More

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The first group of Iranian pilgrims in nine years made its way to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the umrah, or minor pilgrimage, Iran's official news agency reported, as a result of improving ties ... Read More

Iran’s prisons are now ‘sites of mass killings’ as executions soar, says Amnesty

Iran is one of the few countries in the world that uses the death penalty for juvenile offenders under 18, even though such executions are prohibited by international law. Amnesty has further ... Read More

Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

Now more and more Iranian female DJs are joining the illegal dance floors of Iran and some are even touring the world ... The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. Read More

Iran’s drones are remaking global warfare

As jubilant gunmen posted video of the wreckage on social media, they offered a fresh data point on how Iranian technology is remaking the global weapons ... to Bloomberg News, Iran’s permanent ... Read More

Iran knows the world is watching and waiting – so what will be its next move?

Statements from Iran and the United States in the past 24 hours testify to tensions reaching fever pitch in what is already one of the most dangerous parts of the world. From Tehran came a ... Read More

Iran’s Khamenei says Israel ‘must be punished’ for Syria embassy attack

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel “must be punished and it shall be” for attacking the Iranian embassy compound in Syria. In a major escalation of ... Read More

Iran 'could carry out terrorist attack abroad' in response to deadly Israeli strike, warns expert

Iran could strike Israelis abroad in a terrorist attack in retaliation to the missile strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria which killed a top general. The Israeli airstrike on Monday destroyed ... Read More

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Iran’s Better, Stealthier Drones Are Remaking Global Warfare

As jubilant gunmen posted video of the wreckage on social media, they offered a fresh data point on how Iranian technology is remaking the global weapons ... modeled after Iran’s Ababil model ... Read More

Iran’s Better, Stealthier Drones Are Remaking Global Warfare

they offered a fresh data point on how Iranian technology is remaking the global weapons trade. The drone in the video, which is clearly modeled after Iran’s Ababil model — the workhorse of ... Read More