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Five Kurdish groups form political coalition to challenge Iran’s regime

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups unite to form a powerful new coalition against Tehran’s regime, focusing on self-determination and democracy.

Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups have formed a coalition against the regime in Iran.
An Iranian F-4 Phantom takes off on September 16, 2009.

Iranian air force jet crashes during training exercise, pilot killed

Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-nominated co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s "It was just an accident."

Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison in northern Iran after 17 days - report

Iranians protest outside the US Consulate General in Frankfurt for an end to the regime in Tehran and call for the USA to intervene in the conflict, January 15, 2026.

An Israeli letter to Iran’s brave protesters: We see you, and we stand with you - opinion


The strange fame of Iran’s 'twins village' meets a nation in upheaval

Shahrabad became a national curiosity after Iranian outlets reported that about 40 of the village’s roughly 240 residents were twins, an unusually high proportion.

A painting of Iranian twins (Illustration)

Iran's army lied about downing Israeli F-35s in June war, media chief admits

Jabali said IRIB was not directly observing the crash or monitoring defense systems and received conflicting information from military officials.

 F-35's arrive in Israel after being purchased from Lockheed Martin, November 13, 2022

US must pressure Iran against rebuilding ballistic missile arsenal, Israel Katz says

Israeli military and intelligence resources must be even more concerned with the ballistic missile program than its nuclear program, the defense minister said.

 US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian missile (illustration).

Over 70 killed in Israeli strike on Tehran's Evin Prison, Iran says - report

Iranian media claims that 71 people were killed in the Israeli strike on Evin Prison. This announcement comes days after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced.

Screenshot from a video shows a reported Israeli strike on the entrance of Iran's infamous Evin Prison in Tehran, June 23, 2025

'We should all be praying': Iranians voice concerns over whereabouts of absent Khamenei

Khamenei, who has the ultimate authority over all major decisions in Iran, has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, March 31, 2025

For his Jewish grandchildren and a ‘never again’ vow, Trump shatters Iran’s nuclear core - analysis

Three of Trump's grandchildren, Arabella Rose, Joseph Frederick, and Theodore James, are Jewish. The IRGC’s ideology brands their very identity an affront.

Never again. US President Donald Trump, next to his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner; grandchildren, as US flag is raised on a new flagpole installed on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, last week

Tehran says it is holding 'German Jew' on ‘espionage’ near Arak reactor - report

Mehr released a four-minute video that shows a bearded young man in cycling gear identifying himself as Marek Kaufmann.

Alleged German citizen Marek Kaufmann who is being held in Iran on espionage charges, according IRGC.

Was new Iranian missile behind Bat Yam destruction? Expert explains

Although Iran has launched the same missiles seen in April and October 2024, one of three known variants is most likely responsible—and it is not an unknown system.

 Rescue teams inspect a damaged building following a strike by an Iranian ballistic missile in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on June 15, 2025. At least six Israelis were killed in the strike, and dozens were injured.

Iranian Jewish leaders urge 'daily missile salvos' against Israel

“The Zionists’ brutality, which is far from any human morality and has caused the martyrdom of a number of our beloved compatriots, including innocent children, has hurt all of our hearts."

 Iranian Jewish organizations denounce Israel for attacking Iran

Iranian missile debris falls in Palestinian city near 'Abbas’s home' - report

Residents of al-Bireh, the twin city of Ramallah that forms the seat of the Palestinian Authority, reported “a huge boom” at roughly 11:20 a.m.

Missile debris from Iran’s ballistic barrage struck al-Bireh in the West Bank