Iran News News Iran » Politics: Iran Threatens ‘Full-Scale Offensive … No Political Border Will Be Safe’ if U.S. Airstrikes Don’t Stop
The Iran conflict threatened to boil over Saturday after a senior Iranian advisor threatened a "full-scale offensive operation" if airstrikes didn't stop.
News Iran » Politics: ‘Sacred unity’: Iran’s supreme leader calls for calm amid political divides
Decree comes after hardline backers of the Iranian government accused officials of treason for signing an MoU with US.
News Iran » Politics: Politics around Iran war are quite negative prior to midterms, says PIMCO's Libby Cantrill
Libby Cantrill, PIMCO head of public policy, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the impact of the Iran war on midterms, the United States' weapons capabilities and much more.
News Iran » Politics: GOP boxed in on Iran war as Trump sidelines Congress
Republicans now face a worst-case political scenario of being asked to fund an unpopular war over which they have exercised little oversight.
News Iran » Politics: Iran escalation puts Trump, Republicans on risky political ground | The Hill editor's call
President Trump faces mounting political risks as tensions with Iran continue, including concerns over U.S. military readiness and pressure to find a diplomatic off-ramp. The Hill's Colin Meyn, Ian ...
News Iran » Politics: Iran uses war as excuse to hang more political prisoners, human rights group warns
Iran has ramped up executions of political prisoners at nearly three times the rate of the last year, with at least 47 people hung so far in 2026, human rights advocates warn. Of the more than 370 ...
News Iran » Politics: New US escalation in Iran makes Trump’s endgame vacuum more urgent
More US combat deaths and a widening reescalation of the Iran war are putting a new spin on a long unanswered question: What is President Donald Trump’s endgame and how will he deliver it?
News Iran » Politics: Iran ramps up execution of political prisoners amid war with US, human rights data shows
Niki Nikbakht comes from a close-knit family. Her two elder brothers, Hadi and Fazlollah, are just two out of dozens of Iranian political prisoners facing execution.
News Iran » Politics: Trump says Iran "completely agreed" to nuclear inspections, but Tehran denies any such plans
Iran's top diplomat spoke with a senior official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas regarding talks between Iran and the United States, state television reported on Wednesday. Abbas Araghchi ...
News Iran » Politics: For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sports From Politics
From defections and protests to moments of national pride, the 2026 World Cup arrives amid decades of tension between identity and the state. Iran’s national soccer team has made its 2026 World Cup ...