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  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    US publishes new details of Russia-Iran military drone co-operation

    Tehran sending material for assembly of unmanned aircraft in Russian factory, says Washington

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    Iran nuclear deal
    West resumes talks over how to deal with Iran nuclear crisis

    Diplomatic shift comes amid fears Tehran’s expansive programme risks regional war

  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    Belgian aid worker and Iranian diplomat freed in prisoner swap deal

    Olivier Vandecasteele and Asadollah Asadi were released on Friday as part of a trade mediated by Oman

  • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
    ‘We need to put a brake on’: Iran’s hijab turmoil unsettles religious conservatives

    Some worry that further loosening of rules will sow division and erode country’s identity

  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    Iran executes three men over last year’s anti-regime protests

    Hangings carried out in defiance of international calls for leniency

  • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
    Oil & Gas industry
    How Iran will profit from Shell’s Iraqi gas project

    Tehran-based company receives most of the revenues from the power plant used by UK group’s joint venture in Iraq

  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    Frieze New York 2023
    Female Iranian artists offer subtle subversion

    Tehran gallery Dastan is showing quiet but uncompromising works at Frieze New York

  • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
    InterviewVisual Arts
    Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi: ‘You can understand everything I wasn’t able to say’

    The calligraphist turned abstractionist is using spray-paint to make works that reflect today’s realities

  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    Iran’s president visits Syria as he seeks to bolster Tehran’s sway over ally

    Islamic republic pushes for ‘upper hand’ in war-torn country’s reconstruction

  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week as tensions with US increase

    Tehran steps up retaliation for seizure of its ship, raising concerns about security in key shipping lane

  • Monday, 1 May, 2023
    Iran keeps inflation data under wraps as economic crisis deepens

    Government accused of concealing evidence that prices are spiralling to record levels

  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    US-Iran tensions
    US seizure of oil vessel triggered Iran tanker capture

    Authorities in US redirected ship of Iranian oil bound for China in recent days, prompting retaliation from Tehran

  • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran seizes US-bound oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

    The Advantage Sweet had sailed from Kuwait and was taken from international waters

  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
    Gideon Rachman
    How the Ukraine war has divided the world

    China is making diplomatic progress with countries that are unhappy about America’s approach to the conflict

  • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
    David McCloskey
    Russia’s myth-making in Syria was a template for the horrors in Ukraine

    Moscow’s support for Assad is a precedent for its scorched-earth strategy against Kyiv

  • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
    OutlookNajmeh Bozorgmehr
    Rising temperatures in Iran heat up arguments over women’s dress

    The fight over the hijab is moving to other forms of clothing as summer approaches and hardliners sweat

  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia and Iran hold meeting in Beijing as China expands its influence

    Middle Eastern rivals vow to ‘expand co-operation’ months after Chinese president’s visit to kingdom

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Syria
    Two people killed in Israeli air strikes on Damascus suburb

    Attacks come days after Israel downed what it said was an Iranian drone that crossed into its territory from Syria

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    Rebellion in Iran: how far will the regime go?

    Hardliners strike a defiant tone in public, but behind the scenes there is debate about how to respond to demands for change

  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    Russian politics
    Putin plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

    Russian president denies the move would violate Moscow’s non-proliferation obligations

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Syrian crisis
    US air strikes target Iran-backed militants in Syria

    Washington retaliates following drone attack that killed an American contractor

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast22 min listen
    Divided Iran makes peace with its neighbours

    Clerical leaders navigate tough sanctions regime and unrest at home

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Iran’s finance minister highlights surge in investment from Russia

    Growing ties underscored as Moscow becomes Islamic republic’s biggest source of overseas direct investment

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    Interview
    Exiled son of Iran’s last shah steps up to lead galvanised diaspora

    Former crown prince Reza Pahlavi emerges as a figurehead for those who believe regime change is within sight

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Kim Ghattas
    Saudi rapprochement with Iran is an exercise in buying time

    Washington is right to be pragmatic on China’s role in brokering the deal

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