All news on the topic: Iran

Crime • Views: 341
Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch major missile and drone attacks targeting southwestern Saudi Arabia
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure in an escalation that risks widening the region’s conflicts and adding further pressure to crude prices.
Politics • Views: 399
Sen. John Kennedy urges harder line on Vladimir Putin during talks over Ukraine
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., criticized Republican leadership on several issues, including the Trump administration’s handling of the Ukraine peace process and Senate leaders’ response to inflation concerns.
US News • Views: 487
Investigation uncovers covert Iranian military procurement network operating through Canadian and Chinese front companies
An Iranian immigrant residing in Vancouver spent over five years purchasing American missile-testing equipment and drone cameras for Iran’s Department of Defense, using front companies in China to route the goods and payments.
World News • Views: 413
Iran International report shows United States enforcement lags behind Tehran’s multi-billion-dollar shadow banking system
Iran’s shadow banking network runs much deeper and wider than the one targeted by US sanctions last month, an Iran International investigation found, showing that Tehran used more than a dozen banks in China and the United Arab Emirates to access the global financial system.
US News • Views: 520
Donald Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as Trump Strait following claims of US maritime control
The 80-year-old president built his career by attaching his name to towers, hotels, and golf courses – a strategy he’s continued in Washington, D.C., during his second term – and he suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to indicate that the U.S. had taken control of this vital waterway.
US News • Views: 465
Iran accuses United States of war crimes following deadly missile strike on Kuhestak wedding
President Donald Trump’s administration has been accused of a war crime after a missile strike hit a wedding and, according to an Iranian humanitarian group, killed a child and three others, reports show.
World News • Views: 477
US intelligence monitors unsuccessful Iranian cyber probing targeting critical infrastructure networks
Iranian hackers have targeted not only US water systems but also telecommunications, energy, and other infrastructure in recent weeks, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing four people with access to government and industry cyber threat information.
US News • Views: 632
U.S.–Iran conflict causes severe environmental devastation and long-term toxic hazards across Middle East
“We won,” President Donald Trump declared in March, less than two weeks after launching his war of choice against Iran.
US News • Views: 579
Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile used in Iran caused widespread civilian casualties, investigation finds
The manufacturer has promoted it as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range, and highly accurate. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has led the U.S. military to invest billions in updating its arsenal.
US News • Views: 475
Donald Trump claims Iran’s Kharg Island energy hub was attacked, sharing AI-generated video
President Donald Trump has claimed Iran’s Kharg Island energy hub was "blown to smithereens", despite no evidence of an attack - as both sides exchange strikes in the Middle East.
US News • Views: 541
Analysts warn of long-term health and environmental consequences following strikes on Iranian oil facilities
President Donald Trump declared in March, less than two weeks after launching his war of choice against Iran. Claiming that nation was “very much destroyed and, even, obliterated,” Trump had already promised the conflict would bring peace to the region and, somehow, the globe.
US News • Views: 485
Iran proposes blocking military vessels in Strait of Hormuz during talks with Oman
In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic-controlled states filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service, challenging President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, Iran says it would bar all military vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a potential agreement with Oman to reopen the waterway, and the FDA approved a landmark new drug today for pancreatic cancer.
US News • Views: 613
The new stability-instability paradox: Why managed market shocks in the U.S.-Iran conflict heighten global economic risk
The deadlock in U.S. President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has persisted for so long that even jokes about Groundhog Day have become outdated. In recent months, there have been cycles of intense airstrikes followed by declarations of resumed peace talks, yet nothing has shifted significantly.
US News • Views: 502
How Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed policy shifts are driving up bond market anxiety
Markets ignore obvious risks for years until some unexpected trigger turns buyers into sellers. This summer’s rising global bond yields reflect investor concerns across advanced economies over ballooning government debts, persistent inflation, and shrinking central bank balance sheets.
US News • Views: 525
“I don’t think he’s dead, he was very seriously wounded”: Trump on Iranian leader
President Donald Trump stated that he believes Iran’s new supreme leader is still alive, addressing a media report that speculated Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei might have died from injuries sustained during the U.S. and Israeli-led Iran war.
US News • Views: 566
Hegseth gutted a civilian protection program—now the Pentagon is trying to bring it back
Early in 2025, shortly after taking office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled the nation’s top commanders on whether to eliminate a program aimed at protecting civilians during U.S. military operations.
US News • Views: 504
Pentagon seeks mortuary and casualty services as U.S. injuries in Iran war climb to 776
The U.S. military announced that an additional 60 service members have been injured in the Iran war, raising the official toll to 776 troops wounded or killed. About 345 of these casualties have occurred since July 7, following the breakdown of a second ceasefire.
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US adds new defendants to massive Iranian cyber extortion and theft case
US authorities say the Iran network compromised thousands of academic accounts and caused millions in remediation costs.
US News • Views: 495
Iranian regime targets Barron Trump with $10 million bounty in chilling threat video
The US Secret Service is aware of an Iranian threat against Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, following the release of a video detailing his whereabouts and close friends.
World News • Views: 544
“No”: Trump says US will not extend temporary agreement with Iran
US President Donald Trump stated that the United States does not intend to extend the temporary agreement with Iran, the term of which expired 60 days after the signing of the memorandum.
World News • Views: 863
Shenzhen Haimao, Mastel Makina, and Ishara Al Barq: how a shadow channel through China, Turkey, and Dubai armed Iranian Shaheds against the UAE
New anti-EW electronics capable of bypassing Ukrainian drone jammers in the Donbas "kill-zone" were utilized in Iranian Shaheds that successfully struck Dubai Airport and a skyscraper in the UAE.
Business • Views: 840
Eight oil giants made $93 billion in three months as the Iran conflict sent prices soaring and heatwaves killed thousands
Eight of the largest oil companies accumulated profits exceeding $90 billion (£67 billion) in only three months as the conflict in Iran drove energy prices up and the emissions-driven climate crisis resulted in deadly heatwaves.
Crime • Views: 665
Award-winning Dallas filmmaker Mazyar Mahan unmasked as fugitive ringleader of notorious $25M Iranian pyramid scheme Palinure
Texas-based Iranian filmmaker Mazyar Mahan’s ’Exile Echoes’ won awards at various film festivals in 2025, marking his most successful release to date.
US News • Views: 536
Iran kills two US service members in ballistic missile and drone attack on American forces in Jordan
Iran killed two US service members defending against a wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan on Friday — with a third member MIA, US Central Command announced Saturday.
World News • Views: 608
OFAC-sanctioned Hossein Ghorbani Zahed tied to £25 million London property empire as Shamkhani network faces pressure
An Iranian businessman, who was sanctioned by the U.S. this week for allegedly financing a large oil-smuggling network, owns 25 million British pounds ($33.46 million) in luxury real estate in London, according to newly uncovered property records.