Hormuz disruption tests limits of global energy markets
Failure to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to show what prolonged disruption could mean for global energy markets.
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Inside the dramatic escape of Iranian women footballers seeking asylum
Members of Iran’s national women’s football team were closely monitored by security officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during their stay in Australia, but several managed a dramatic escape from their hotel to seek asylum.
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Trump warns Iran over Hormuz mines as US weighs tanker escorts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran to immediately remove any naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz or face unprecedented military consequences, as Washington continues to weigh escorting commercial vessels through the vital shipping lane.
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A leader no one has seen: The unusual debut of Mojtaba Khamenei
Two days after he was announced as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei remains absent from public view, raising questions his swift selection was meant to pre-empt.
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Iran’s new Supreme Leader remains unseen as jokes spread online
Within hours of Mojtaba Khamenei being named Iran’s new Supreme Leader, state institutions responded with solemn messages of loyalty while Persian-language social media filled with satire, as many Iranian users reacted with disbelief, political frustration and dark humor.
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The mood inside Iran as Khamenei's son takes power
Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to power amid a war with Israel and the United States—in which a his parents, wife and a daughter were killed—has led many to wonder whether his leadership will be shaped more by vengeance than by strategy or reconciliation.
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Iran threatens Hormuz lifeline after oil drops on Trump hint
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to choke off Middle East oil flows on Tuesday if US and Israeli attacks continue, but crude prices fell after President Donald Trump suggested the war with Iran may soon wind down.
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Iran keeps loyal voices online as public faces record internet blackout
Iran’s government said on Tuesday that it is providing special internet access to select users capable of promoting its messaging online, even as the country remains under what monitoring groups call one of the most severe nationwide internet shutdowns ever recorded.
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Inside Iran’s wartime information blackout
Iran’s shutdown of international internet access has entered its tenth day, leaving millions cut off from global communication and raising fears the blackout is putting civilians at risk during wartime.
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Why some Iranians celebrate bombs: trauma experts explain
Why would anyone celebrate bombs falling on their own country? The question were widely asked after videos emerged showing some Iranians cheering strikes on regime targets.
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The ascendency of Khamenei Jr was a long-planned improvisation
By elevating Mojtaba Khamenei—a figure most Iranians have never heard speak—the Islamic Republic has completed a long drift away from popular legitimacy.
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Five Iran women’s football players seek refuge in Australia
Five members of Iran’s women’s national football team have left the squad in Australia and sought refuge in the country, informed sources told Iran International on Monday.
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US–Israeli strikes test Iran’s partnerships—and their limits
Tehran may have assumed that a US–Israeli attack would activate the loose alignment it has cultivated with Moscow, Beijing and other non-Western powers. So far, it has instead exposed its limits.
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Khamenei’s Tehran bunker: 5 kilometers of tunnels under schools and clinics
Israeli military images of an underground tunnel complex attributed to Ali Khamenei appear to confirm long-circulating rumors of a network stretching several kilometers beneath central Tehran, under medical centers, schools, and residential neighborhoods.
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Iran says no room for ceasefire talks while military attacks continue
Iran said on Monday there was no room to discuss a ceasefire while military attacks by the United States and Israel continue.
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Iran warns it will seize assets of overseas Iranians working against state
Iran’s judiciary said on Monday that Iranians living abroad could face the seizure of their assets if they cooperate with countries Tehran considers hostile, in a warning that appeared aimed at deterring support for the United States and Israel during the war.
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Iran International launches interactive map to track news by location
Iran International has launched a new interactive news map on its website aimed at making it easier for audiences to access stories and better understand the geographic spread of events in Iran and around the world.
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Mojtaba Khamenei: The shadow prince who became Iran’s supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, long known as the discreet and powerful son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced early Monday as Iran’s new Supreme Leader at a time when the country is at war and Israel has openly vowed to target any successor to his father.
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Two Iranian vessels depart Chinese port with suspected rocket fuel precursor - WP
Two cargo ships owned by a sanctioned Iranian shipping company have departed a Chinese chemical-storage port carrying cargo and are heading toward Iran, the Washington Post reported citing an analysis of ship-tracking data, satellite imagery and sanctions records.
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Iran war leadership rift exposed as Guards keep striking Arab neighbors
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards continued launching attacks on neighboring countries despite President Pezeshkian’s apology to regional states and his order for the armed forces to halt such strikes, highlighting tensions over who controls wartime decisions.
