- 6d ago
Mossad recruited Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad in secret plot to lead post-war Iran, NYT and Haaretz reveal
Israel ran a multi-year intelligence operation to recruit former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a vocal anti-Semite, as the figurehead of a post-war regime in Tehran. The plan included secret meetings in Guatemala and Hungary and an extraction mission during the 28 February airstrikes, before unravelling when the IRGC took him into custody.
- 6d ago
UK designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation under fast-tracked state-threats powers
Keir Starmer’s government, in its final week in office, used newly fast-tracked legislation to proscribe Iran’s IRGC, the IMCR militant network and Russia’s GRU volunteer corps, punishing support with up to 14 years in prison.
- Jul 12
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jul 4
Iran begins funeral for Ali Khamenei as millions expected in Tehran, security warnings issued
Tens of thousands of black-clad Iranians gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque on Saturday for the start of public mourning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli strike in February. Authorities expect 15 to 20 million people to attend the ceremonies in the capital alone.
- Jun 13
Iran sets funeral for Ali Khamenei from July 4 to July 9, four months after his killing in US-Israeli strikes
The burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will take place on July 9 in Mashhad, with national funeral ceremonies beginning on July 4, ending months of speculation about the remains of Iran’s longest-serving supreme leader.
- Jun 8
Oil jumps over 5% as Iran and Israel trade strikes for first time since April ceasefire
Brent crude surged past $97 a barrel on Monday after Iran and Israel exchanged airstrikes for the first time since a US-backed truce took effect in April, rattling markets and hitting airline stocks.
- Jun 5
Iran's supreme leader accuses US and Israel of waging 'hybrid war' to divide the nation, calls for unity
In a written statement read at the Khomeini mausoleum, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei accused the United States and Israel of sowing doubt, fear, and division inside Iran after suffering a 'crushing defeat' on the battlefield.
- Jun 4
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis' who gave Iran's story a universal voice, dies at 56
The Iranian-French artist and filmmaker, whose graphic memoir 'Persepolis' became an international phenomenon, has died in Paris a year after the death of her husband Mattias Ripa.
