NewsFeed Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who’s condemned the US and Israel’s war on Iran as ‘illegitimate.’ The visit comes as China remains a key buyer of Iranian oil, in defiance of US sanctions, while Washington tries to cut off Tehran’s revenue. Published…
Pakistan said Monday that it had helped transfer 22 crew members from an Iranian ship, describing the move as a “confidence-building measure” coordinated with the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the crew, who had been held aboard the MV Touska after its capture by the U.S. Navy, were flown to Pakistan on…
In 2023, while she was imprisoned, the Nobel Committee awarded her the Peace Prize, noting “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.” In recent weeks, as the world has focused on the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the authorities in Iran have intensified…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, a recently awarded contract shows. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the strait, a vital sea route for oil…
The Trump administration on Tuesday ratcheted up economic pressure on Iran, warning financial institutions not to allow independent Chinese refineries to buy Iranian oil and cracking down on Iran’s “shadow” banking sector. The measures were the latest actions taken as part of the Treasury Department’s “Operation Economic Fury,” which aims to cripple Iran’s economy and…
US President Donald Trump claimed that his intervention helped save eight women arrested in Iran from the death penalty. Iran responded by saying that none of the women Trump mentioned were never facing execution and accused the president of fake reports. The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet explains what we know about the women…
The families of more than a hundred children killed when a missile struck an elementary school in Iran have penned a letter of grief and gratitude to Pope Leo XIV, who has repeatedly criticized the loss of innocent lives in the war with Iran. An investigation by the U.S. military determined that the United States…
Since the Iran war began in late February, the United States has burned through around 1,100 of its long-range stealth cruise missiles built for a war with China, close to the total number remaining in the U.S. stockpile. The military has fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, roughly 10 times the number it…
Iranian state media have shared footage appearing to show the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boarding two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The video shows small boats carrying masked and armed men approaching the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas. Analysis by BBC Verify indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed…
President Trump on Tuesday extended a cease-fire between the United States and Iran that had been set to expire within hours, saying he wanted to give Tehran a chance to come up with a new proposal to end the war. In a statement on Truth Social, Mr. Trump attributed his decision to divisions among Iranians…
