Iran-US latest: Tehran tells Trump ‘it will respond like never before’ after president’s ‘armada’ threats
Trump said an attack would be ‘far worse’ than strikes launched against the country’s nuclear programme last year
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Hamas says ready to transfer Gaza governance to Palestinian technocratic committee
Hamas is ready for a “complete transfer of governance” to a technocratic committee in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the militant group told AFP on Wednesday, adding that the critical Rafah border crossing with Egypt must be opened in both directions…
Trump threatens Iran with ‘massive armada’ in Gulf and says time is running out to agree nuclear deal
US president has said a ‘massive armada’ is on its way to the country in preparation for a possible military strike
Strangled, snatched from hospital beds and tortured: Horrific new claims expose Iran’s deadly protest crackdown
Reports reaching Independent Persian describe systemic abuse and the covert transfer of bodies to morgues as a UN rapporteur warns the total death toll could reach 20,000
Strangled, snatched from hospital beds and tortured: Horrific new claims expose Iran’s deadly protest crackdown
Reports reaching Independent Persian describe systemic abuse and the covert transfer of bodies to morgues as a UN rapporteur warns the total death toll could reach 20,000
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, judiciary says
Iran executed Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour on Wednesday for spying for Israel, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said. Authorities arrested Esmailpour in April 2025 for allegedly passing information to a Mossad agent.
Netanyahu vows to disarm Hamas, demilitarise Gaza after last hostage returned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would now focus on disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza following the return of the last hostage from the territory, warning that no reconstruction would be allowed until those g…
Iran death toll hits 6,159 and currency plunges to record low after Trump threats
Iran has repeatedly threatened to drag the entire Mideast into a war
Why Israel clock marking time since October 7 attack is finally set to turn off
The shutdown, after 844 days, follows the discovery in Gaza of the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage
France, Germany, UK, US urge all parties to ‘strictly adhere’ to Syria ceasefire
France, Britain, Germany and the US on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, and urged all parties to strictly adhere to the agreement.