'Always welcomed negotiations': Iran's Chief Justice says Tehran open to talks based on 'logic and rationality'Iran asserts it has an open channel for talks with the United States, even amidst military tensions. Tehran is preparing legal action again...
01 May, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Iran shows off its control over strait after collapse of peace talksIran has asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz. This follows the breakdown of peace talks. The United States has boarded another tanke...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Strait of Hormuz crisis: US blockade continues despite ceasefire extension with IranPresident Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran. This decision comes at Pakistan's request. The United States awaits a unified proposa...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
Iran names Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr hardline ex-Revolutionary Guards commander to replace slain security chiefIran has appointed former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Counc...
24 Mar, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Slain Iranian security chief Ali Larijani maintained cordial ties with IndiaIran's security chief Ali Larijani, reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike, had a cordial working relationship with India, with NSA Ajit...
19 Mar, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Top Iran officials attend Tehran march despite attacksState TV showed President Masoud Pezeshkian greeting supporters and even having selfies taken on the rain-spattered streets of Tehran at an...
13 Mar, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Iran says 'trying' to swiftly appoint new supreme leaderIran said on Wednesday it was trying to swiftly appoint a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes ...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Could he be Iran’s next supreme leader?Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has passed away amidst ongoing air strikes. A three-person council, including the President ...
01 Mar, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
As Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dies in US-Israel strikes, how will Iran elect its next leader? All you need to know about country’s succession processIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died following joint US-Israel strikes. A temporary leadership council, including the Pres...
01 Mar, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Iran hints at trials, executions as activists say over 2,500 killedIran's judiciary chief signals swift trials and executions for detained protesters. This comes as the death toll from nationwide unrest rea...
14 Jan, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi crashes in mountains: officialRaisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV described the area of the incident happening as being near Jolfa, a city ...
20 May, 2024, 01.27 AM IST
Iran seals 150 businesses in headscarf crackdownThe closures were announced a day after police said they have now implemented a plan to deal with women who violate the law, using surveill...
16 Apr, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues pardon for 'tens of thousands' of prisoners - IRNAIran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news ...
05 Feb, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar calls on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; discusses bilateral and regional issuesJaishankar represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Raisi. Raisi, the former judiciary chief who is believed to be close to Iran's ...
06 Aug, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations growThe race to succeed President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist, will be between five hardliners who embrace Khamenei's strongly anti-Western wo...
15 Jun, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
Iran approves 7 for presidential vote, bars Rouhani alliesThe announcement carried by state television puts judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, who is linked to mass executions in 1988, in the dominant ...
25 May, 2021, 04.29 PM IST
Iran releases about 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus death toll reaches 237Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi did not specify if or when those released would need to return to jail.
09 Mar, 2020, 04.35 PM IST