Israel-Hizbullah ceasefire hopes grow as Lebanon agrees to plan in principle
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly urged Hizbullah, its most important proxy, to agree to a ceasefire
Ali Khamenei
‘Nasrallah’s assassination was the last straw’: Iran’s hardliners prevail as regime gambles on Israel attack
Leaders had sought detente with West but concluded that Israeli assault on Hizbullah left them looking weak
Iran ready to negotiate nuclear deal in return for end of sanctions
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives go-ahead for talks as sanctions cripple Iranian economy
Election of a reformist president brings hope for change in Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian has promised closer ties with Iran’s Arab neighbours and the resumption of nuclear talks, but his room for manoeuvre will be constrained by the cleric-led regime
Reformist Pezeshkian unexpectedly wins first round in Iranian election
If Pezeshkian can convince Iranians to turn out and vote for him in next round, he could win - otherwise hardliner Jalili is likely to triumph
Iran elections: hardliners, reformists and women among 80 who have registered for presidential race
Guardian Council will narrow list down to between four and 10 candidates to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in helicopter crash in May
Ebrahim Raisi obituary: Brutal ideologue linked to Iran’s most repressive moments
Devoted upholder of religious rule reinforced strict social rules as president and sought greater ties with China and Russia
Scramble to be Raisi’s replacement could be unseemly, but Iran’s regime won’t soften
Reformists and candidates who do not enjoy the approval of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are certain to be disqualified from presidential election
Iran helicopter crash: Search for missing president Ebrahim Raisi hampered by dense fog
Iranians called upon to pray for president, who was returning from visit to country’s northwest when crash happened
Iran pardons 22,000 detained during protests
Protesters must apologise and pledge not to repeat actions which led to detention
Health of Irishman held in Iran prison ‘declining rapidly’, says sister after first phone call
Bernard Phelan not among those to benefit from pardon issued on Sunday by Iran’s supreme leader, sister confirms
Crackdown fails to silence Iranian protesters
Badri Hosseini Khamenei, the ayatollah’s sister, condemns “despotic caliphate” of Ali Khamenei.
Róisín Ingle: If he looks like a Dic and acts like a Dic, let’s call him a Dic
While dictators come in all shapes and sizes they usually have one thing in common: every dictator is in possession of same distinct piece of anatomy
Iran envoy leaves as EU says time to decide on nuclear talks
Talks bogged down after Russia demands trade guarantee
Iran urges West to finalise nuclear deal as pressure on oil supply grows
Talks between both sides in Vienna approaching a critical stage
Khamenei commits Iran to ‘peaceful’ nuclear use as new deal edges closer
European mediator working to return US and Iran to compliance possibly by March 7th
Talks on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme to resume in positive atmosphere
US authorises South Korea to release $18m from blocked deposits to pay Tehran’s UN arrears
US and Iran talk tough as faltering nuclear talks enter dangerous phase
Experts warn next nuclear crisis could be just months away as room for compromise shrinks
Iranians seek foreign shores as reform hopes fade
Thousands leave for Turkey and further afield each year, worn down by the long-running impact of US sanctions and hardliners’ resistance to change
Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as Iran’s president
‘All illegal US sanctions against the Iranian nation must be lifted,’ Raisi says in first speech
Tough challenges lie ahead for Iran’s new, unpopular hardline leader
Ebrahim Raisi won 62% of vote in controversial election boycotted by 52% of voters
Iran’s hardliners weigh up balance between social freedoms and stability
Public’s snub of the system during recent elections poses test for clerical rulers
Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi signals tough line on nuclear deal
Conservative cleric tells reporters his government will not negotiate ‘for the sake of it’
Raisi election will not derail Iran nuclear talks, say western powers
Despite Israeli opposition, EU and US insist they will work with Iran’s new government
Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election
Landslide victory undermined by voter apathy and lowest turnout in republic’s history
Raisi victory puts levers of power in hands of Iran’s clerical regime
Former ultra-conservative chief justice is a protege of supreme leader Ayatollah Khameini
Iran election: Hardliner set to become new president as rivals concede
Ebrahim Raisi is considered the protege of supreme leader Ali Khamenei
Iranians vote in election set to hand presidency to hardline judge
Many expected to ignore vote over discontent with economic hardship and hardline rule
Hardline cleric leads field as Iran set to vote in presidential election
Regime presses case of Ebrahim Raisi as voters expected to shun poll seen as illegitimate
Iran nuclear deal talks enter latest round
Lifting of US sanctions key to progress amid eagerness to restart accord Trump cancelled
Iran and US begin indirect talks to revive nuclear deal
Talks in Vienna aim to return both countries to full compliance with 2015 nuclear accord
Senior Iranian calls for talks with US on nuclear deal if sanctions gradually lifted
Mohsen Rezaei says sanctions would have to be lifted monthly during talks on a renewal of the 2015 deal
Biden says US will not lift sanctions to bring Iran back to talks
Stalemate as US president says Tehran must return to full compliance with 2015 nuclear deal
Iran’s $7bn battle: Tanker seizure ‘slap in the face’ to South Korea
Tehran ‘furious’ at Seoul for not releasing cash amid mounting coronavirus crisis
Qatar returns to Gulf council in major diplomatic victory
Qatari emir refused to capitulate to Saudi, Emirati demands and ostracism campaign
EU ministers back US return to Iran nuclear deal under Biden
US president-elect says he sees a return to the current 2015 agreement as the best immediate route to regional stability
Iran’s president upbeat on US relations under Biden
Iran’s supreme leader has sketched out a more difficult path to normalisation
Coronavirus deprives Muslims of Ramadan’s usual joyful mood
Lockdown during this time of family and communal gatherings is particularly painful
Iranian election looms amid woes over US sanctions
Ban on reformists and moderates suggests hardliners will win majority in assembly
Denmark takes tough line with Saudi Arabia and Iran over spying claims
Individuals linked to assassination attempt and espionage on Danish soil charged
Suleimani’s successor aims to drive US forces out of the Middle East
Esmail Qaani executed the plan to recruit Afghan and Pakistani Shia fighters to fight for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria
Khamenei says Iranian forces can take fight beyond borders
Supreme leader leads Friday prayers for first time in eight years amid ongoing public unrest
Iran says Europe yielding to ‘high school bully’ Trump in nuclear row
Tehran says it is now enriching more uranium than before 2015 deal with world powers
Iran’s president warns European soldiers in Middle East could be in danger
UK, France and Germany have triggered dispute mechanism in nuclear deal that could reimpose sanctions on Iran
After 30 years in power, Iran’s supreme leader faces toughest challenge
Ali Khamenei seeks to calm anger over authorities’ handling of Ukrainian airline crash
Iranians’ anger at shooting down of plane mirrors wider frustrations
Protests in Iran over targeting of Ukraine aircraft go to the heart of rifts in its society
Iran arrests suspects in ‘unforgivable’ plane disaster as protests persist
Shooting down of Ukrainian passenger jet leads to challenge to Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers
The Irish Times view on protests in Iran: solidarity turns to fury
The latest crackdown shows that, despite the regime’s contrition over the shooting down of a Ukrainian jet, its intolerance of dissent remains rigid and unchanging
Iranians protest for third day over downing of aircraft
Demonstrators shout ‘Clerics get lost!’ as fury directed at supreme leader Ali Khamenei
Killing of Suleimani ‘a significant strategic setback’ to Trump administration’s goals
Senior US diplomat says killing weakened chance of better nuclear deal, of reversing Iran’s influence and of weakening the regime
US and Iran remain bound in fatal embrace
World View: For Washington and Tehran hardliners, peace would be admission of defeat
Iran’s missile strikes aim to draw a line under Suleimani killing
The US should take seriously Tehran’s efforts to put an end to the cycle of violence
Suleimani’s killing the biggest US blunder since 2003 invasion of Iraq
Trump confirms image as a modern Caligula: wantonly setting fire to the Middle East
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