Iran

Article image
Trump regretted not declassifying retained military document in recording
Federal prosecutors have obtained audio in which the former president acknowledged he retained a classified paper on Iran

Hugo Lowell in Washington

01, Jun, 2023 @1:18 AM

Article image
‘Loss for Iran’s wildlife’: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists’ release
Aras Amiri, a former British Council employee, was held in Evin prison with seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

31, May, 2023 @11:01 PM

Article image
‘You will be killed’: Iran’s female journalists speak out on brutal crackdown
Ahead of a trial of journalists who covered the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, reporters describe beatings and threats as government agents try to wipe out independent media

Deepa Parent

30, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Article image
Belgium aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iranian diplomat jailed for bomb plot
Deal to release Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for Assadollah Assadi raises concerns Tehran’s hostage diplomacy has been rewarded

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

26, May, 2023 @2:34 PM

Article image
Supporters of jailed Iranian journalists call for trials to be held in public
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi reported on death of Mahsa Amini and face charges of conspiring with foreign powers

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

26, May, 2023 @1:04 PM

Article image
Iran executes three men accused over anti-government protests
Human rights groups condemn executions following demonstrations that swept country last year

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

19, May, 2023 @3:38 PM

Article image
Putin was indicted by the ICC … so why not the butcher of Damascus? | Simon Tisdall
The return to the Arab fold of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is deeply shameful, and that shame should be shared by the US and its allies

Simon Tisdall

14, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Article image
The week in audio: Iran’s Hit Squads; Pod Save the UK; Frontlines of Journalism and more
Paul Caruana Galizia studies the dangers of being Iranian in the UK; a British version of the hit US show tries too hard, Jeremy Bowen probes BBC impartiality and more

Miranda Sawyer

13, May, 2023 @4:00 PM

Article image
Iran expected to execute three protesters over killing of police officers
Videos released of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi confessing, which families say were torture-induced

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

12, May, 2023 @2:44 PM

Article image
Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life
Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor

11, May, 2023 @8:30 AM

Article image
Australia rethinks ‘quiet diplomacy’ tactic as Cheng Lei marks 1,000 days in Chinese detention
Department of Foreign Affairs introduces new measures including asking former detainees to provide views on media tactics and support after their release

Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

08, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Article image
Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge
Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

08, May, 2023 @7:00 AM

1 / 817 pages