Iran

• July 07, 2025

  Bolton: US Attacks 'Show Iran's Weakness' To Its Own People

  Two weeks after the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, former US national security adviser John Bolton said the attacks underline Tehran's inability to defend itself. Bolton spoke to RFE/RL as US President Donald Trump was hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

• July 07, 2025

  Talks With Iran Scheduled, Trump Says At Start Of Netanyahu White House Visit

  While the Gaza conflict is expected to headline the conversation when President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on July 7, it is the Iran question that looms largest over the meeting.

• July 06, 2025

  Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans Forced To Leave Iran Amid Crackdown, UN Says

  Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Iran over the past weeks since Tehran gave more than four million undocumented Afghan migrants until July 6 to leave the country, the United Nations said, raising alarm over a dire shortage of funding to assist the returnees.

• July 06, 2025

  Iran's Supreme Leader Makes First Public Appearance Since Beginning Of 12-Day War

  Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made his first public appearance since the start of the 12-day war with Israel, in which several leading Iranian political, military, and scientific leaders were struck in targeted killings by the Israeli military.

• July 06, 2025

  When Iran And Israel Were The Best Of Friends

  Before revolution toppled the Iranian monarchy in 1979, Tehran and Tel-Aviv exchanged tourists and trade instead of missiles and drones.

• July 04, 2025

  Fears Of More Executions As Iran's New Espionage Bill Raises Alarm

  This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at why the Iranian parliament's passage of a bill imposing harsher penalties for espionage has raised concerns.

• July 02, 2025

  European Powers Alarmed As Iran Halts Nuclear Oversight

  Iran has enacted a decision to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), alarming European powers who called the move "disastrous."

• July 02, 2025

  Trump Urges Hamas To Accept Proposal For 60-Day Cease-Fire

  US President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants to agree to what he called a "final proposal" for a 60-day cease-fire with Israel in Gaza.

• July 01, 2025

  Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball?

  After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- highlight the limits of Tehran’s alliances and the depth of its strategic isolation.

• July 01, 2025

  Iranian Foreign Minister Downplays Chance Of Quick Restart Of Nuclear Talks

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ruled out a quick resumption of talks with the United States after President Donald Trump said he currently is not speaking to Iran, reversing his stance that talks with Tehran were imminent.

• June 30, 2025

  Trump's Shifting Stance On Iran Talks Sows Confusion In Tehran

  US President Donald Trump said he is not speaking to Iran, claiming the country’s nuclear facilities are “totally obliterated” -- a sharp reversal from last week, when he announced talks with Tehran were imminent, despite Iran denying any such plans.

• June 30, 2025

  New Satellite Images Show Activity At Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site 1 Week After US Bombings

  New Maxar satellite images, taken on June 29, show cranes and people working at the Fordow enrichment complex following US and Israeli air strikes. Vehicles can also seen below a ridge and are parked along a path that was built to access the site.

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