Jailed academic ‘in good health’
Jailed melbourne academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert is in good health ‘considering her situation’ in an Iranian prison, her family says.
Iran Tensions
Jailed Aussie lecturer tried to take own life
Centre for Human Rights in Iran says Kylie Moore-Gilbert has tried to commit suicide on at least three occasions.
US pulls Patriots in Saudi Arabia
The US is removing Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia, marking the end of a military buildup to counter Iran.
Germany to pay for ban: Iran
Iran has slammed Germany’s ban on the activities of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on its soil.
Israel and Iran begin wind back lockdown
Iran has allowed some businesses in the capital and nearby towns to re-open. Israel also announced an easing of its lockdown.
Iranian boats ‘harass’ warships: US
A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made ‘dangerous and harassing’ manoeuvres near US ships in the North Arabian Sea.
One virus death every 10 minutes
COVID-19 is killing a person every 10 minutes in Iran as the death toll in the region’s worst-affected country climbed to 1433.
British mum freed from Iran jail
Nazanin Naghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released from the Evin prison in Tehran, in a mass prisoner release to curb the epidemic.
Dozens of missiles hit US base in Iraq
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing US and other coalition troops north of Baghdad for the second time in less than a week.
Iran proxies hit by US airstrikes
The US on Friday conducted airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq.
US exits as Iran threat weakens
The US military has begun to draw small numbers of troops out of the Middle East as the threat of reprisal attacks from Iran subsides.
Hardliners win as Iranians stay home
Iran’s hardliners have claimed victory in a heavily engineered election that drew the lowest voter turnout since 1979.
Hardline alliance sweeps Iran poll
Conservatives have won Iran’s parliamentary election, boosted by a low turnout after the disqualification of nearly half the candidates.
Hardliners favoured in Iran polls
Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election which conservatives are expected to dominate.
US talks? You’re dreaming: Iran
Iran will refuse to negotiate with the US as long as Washington maintains its campaign of ‘maximum pressure’.
Saudi revenge raids kills dozens
Thirty-one people were killed in air strikes on Yemen at the weekend, the victims of an apparent Saudi-led retaliation.
Iranians aware missile hit plane
A leaked recording shows Iranian authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian plane after tak-eoff from Tehran.
Iran voters need right to choose: Rouhani
Iranians must have the ‘right to choose’ between different political movements, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.
Iran-US tensions open way for ISIS
Tensions between the US and Iran provide a comeback opportunity for extremist group Islamic State.
Iran threat as bad as Nazi Germany: Bibi
Israel and the US have called for action against Iran, comparing it to the threat once posed by Nazi Germany.
US warns slain Iran general’s successor
The US pointmam for Iran warns the successor to Qassem Soleimani would end up dead too if he followed his path.
‘Iran is playing games’: Jailed academic’s desperate letters
Marise Payne has met with her Iranian counterpart to discuss the case of Kylie Moore-Gilbert as The Australian publishes the jailed Australian academic’s smuggled letters.
Why the Middle East isn’t worth it
It’s time for the US to escape the costly, demoralising cycle of crusades and retreats.
Eleven US troops injured in airstrike
Despite initial claims no injuries were sustained, the US military has now revealed there were 11 casualties suffered from the blast.
No limit to nuke plans: Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani has claimed that Iran had begun enriching uranium faster than it ever did before the 2015 nuclear deal.
Rockets target Iraqi base hosting Diggers
A Shia militia backed by Iran has fired at least two rockets at a Iraqi military base housing 300 Australian defence personnel.
New footage shows missiles hit plane
Fresh vision has emerged as Iran announces its first arrests over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner | WATCH
Canada remembers crash victims
Thousands of people attended vigils on Sunday in Canada for the 57 Canadian victims of the Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran.
Trickle of protest becomes a flood
Every so often one incident can tear chunks from a regime’s facade.
‘Our enemy is right here in Iran’
Protests have erupted across Iran for a second day, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership.
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