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US-Iran tensions

US-Iran tensions
The latest news, analysis and opinion on US-Iran tensions. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Protesters in the Malekshahi district of Iran’s western Ilam province, in UGC images published on January 3. Photo: UGC via AFP
Middle East

At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests: rights groups

Rights groups report rising fatalities and hundreds of arrests in the biggest Iran protests in three years.

Middle East

Khamenei demands Iran rioters ‘be put in their place’ amid protests, Trump warning

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United States

Trump and Iran official exchange threats after protests turn deadly

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Middle East

At least 7 reported killed in Iran as unrest spreads beyond capital

Deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran over demonstrations which started in Tehran and have emerged elsewhere.

Shopkeepers and traders protest in the street against the economic conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran on Monday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

‘Hell to pay’: Trump warns Hamas and Iran after talks with Netanyahu

Trump presses for Hamas disarmament in Gaza, warns Iran of further US action if it reconstitutes nuclear programme.

Israel-Gaza war

Trump and Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan during US visit

Israel’s prime minister is making his fifth visit to see Trump in the United States this year.

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Iran

Iran launches 3 satellites into space from Russia

Iran’s space programme and related entities have been targeted by US sanctions, but Iran insists the satellites are intended for ‘observation’.

A rocket blasts off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia on Sunday. Photo: Roscosmos via AFP
Middle East

Iran and Gaza plan to top agenda for Netanyahu-Trump meeting

The Israeli prime minister is set to visit Washington to discuss the next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan with his key US ally.

US-China relations

‘Testing the waters’? US reported to have seized Chinese cargo bound for Iran

The US accuses China of supplying Iran with dual-use components that could potentially support Tehran’s ballistic missile build-up.

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War and conflict

Opinion | Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work

The age of ‘distributed multipolarity’ shows that superpowers alone can no longer dictate international affairs.

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Middle East

Iraq PM Sudani claims election win after early results show decisive lead

The incumbent prime minister’s candidate list is in the lead with more than 1.3 million votes, about 217,500 more than the next closest list.

Supporters of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate in Baghdad on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

US sanctions firms from China to India over Iranian weapons

The US also targeted Ma Jie, an individual based in China, who is accused of helping Iranian defence officials meet Chinese suppliers.

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United States

Opinion | Trump’s nuclear turn risks upsetting fragile global strategic balance

US president may have wanted to project strength, but nuclear weapons testing could further isolate America and spark a new cold war.

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Middle East

Iraq voters turn out in numbers as region watches on

Over 12 million people took part despite influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr calling on his supporters to boycott the election.

Iraqi soldiers patrol Sadr City, Baghdad, during parliamentary elections on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Middle East

US accuses Iran of plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico

The Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force was allegedly behind a plan to assassinate diplomat Einat Kranz-Neiger.

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A man in Tehran in October holds a portrait of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in June, while a banner shows Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani (left), who was killed in a US drone attack in 2020, and two late Hezbollah leaders. Photo: AP
Middle East

Iran says no longer bound by ‘restrictions’ on nuclear programme as deal ends

The 2015 deal signed with world powers began to fall apart years ago after the US unilaterally withdrew and reinstated sanctions.

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Israel-Gaza war

Asia eyes cheaper oil as Israel-Hamas ceasefire kindles hope for calm

Traders are watching to see if the deal will lead to safer shipping routes and renewed progress on Iran’s nuclear negotiations.

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US-China relations

US imposes sanctions on China refinery over Iran oil purchases

The US believes Iran’s oil networks help Tehran fund its nuclear and missile programmes and support militant proxies in the Middle East.

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An Iranian oil facility on Khark Island is seen in March 2017. Photo: TNS
Iran

Opinion | Return of Iran sanctions a moment of reckoning for China and the world

The rejection of China and Russia’s UN proposal has set the stage for a decisive struggle and potential global disruption.

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Middle East

Iran puts nuclear talks on hold as European sanctions bite

Tehran is refusing talks ‘at this stage’ as it examines the implications of the reimposed sanctions via the UN snapback mechanism.

Middle East

Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch freighter in Gulf of Aden

Houthis targeted a cargo vessel it accused of violating the ‘entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine’.

Personnel from the European naval force transport a casualty. Photo: Eunavfor Aspides via X
Middle East

Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets ship ablaze in Gulf of Aden

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht – targeted in a failed assault last week by Iranian-backed Houthis – was hit.

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A fishing boat in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi attack widens the area of the rebels’ recent assaults, as the last recorded attack on a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden before the Minervagracht came in August 2024. Photo: Shutterstock
India

Is India’s ‘Look West’ policy anchored by Iranian port under threat?

With the US removing a waiver on sanctions for the port, India is set to re-examine its goal of expanding trade with its western neighbours.

Middle East

Iran braced for UN ‘snapback’ sanctions amid food pressures, war concerns

Iranians struggling with economic hardship say the country has never faced such a challenging time.

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Middle East

UN Security Council rejects China and Russia’s bid to delay Iran sanctions

European leaders have triggered a ‘snapback’ mechanism after failing to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme following weeks of talks.

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A domestically built missile, called the “Khaibar-buster”, and banners showing portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (centre) are displayed in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: AP
Israel-Iran conflict

Iran faces ‘no-win situation’ as sanctions, threat of Israeli strikes loom

Any reactivation of UN sanctions could prompt Iran to scrap inspections of its nuclear facilities and monitoring of its uranium stockpile.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks before departing for New York, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, on Tuesday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Iran

US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without government permission

The State Department’s directive requires Iranian envoys in New York to obtain approval to buy luxury goods at US wholesale retailers.

Iran

Iran denies reported meeting with European officials in Austria

Iran said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was heading to New York, not Vienna, as sanctions over the country’s nuclear programme loom.

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