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Tehran offers minimal compensation for damage caused by Israeli strikes - report

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.

 THE AFTERMATH of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran, June 2025.

Iranian nuclear program degraded by up to two years, Pentagon says

 Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell addresses the media in the Pentagon, March 17, 2025.

Mystery deaths in Tehran sparks concern over Swiss diplomats safety

A cordon tape is seen at the garden in front of the tower, where the body of the Swiss embassy's first secretary was found after falling from a building, in Tehran, Iran May 4, 2021.

‘Mossad’ Farsi X account crowns exile journalist for cracking Iran’s hush-hush war-chief mystery

 Ali Abdullahi Aliabadi is a Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Surge in Afghans driven from Iran in spy hunt after Israel attacks

The United Nations refugee agency estimates Iran deported home an average of more than 30,000 Afghans each day during the war, up 15-fold from about 2,000 earlier.

 View of tents at the Omari refugee camp for the Afghan nationals, who were expelled from Pakistan, in Mohmand Dara, Torkham border, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2025.

Tehran’s empty Hormuz threat signals a weakened regime, Iran expert says

Foreign Desk editor-in-chief Lisa Daftari warned that the Islamic Republic remains committed to its long war with Israel and the West.

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seen on the backdrop of the pre-revolution flag of Iran (illustrative)

Iran enacts law halting all cooperation with nuclear watchdog IAEA

The bill, titled ‘Suspension of the Islamic Republic's Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency with a Two-Urgency Requirement,’ was originally put forward in parliament last month.

 IAEA's Grossi and Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi appear before an illustrative image of a US-struck Iranian nuclear site

US strikes 'seriously' damaged Fordow nuclear site, Iran's Araghchi admits

"No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged," Araghchi said

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025, in this still image taken from video.

Israel calls on China to rein in Iran's military and nuclear ambitions - report

China and Russia stood by Iran in March after the US demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with senior Chinese and Russian diplomats saying dialogue should only resume based on "mutual respect."

 An illustrative photo of the Iranian and Chinese flags.

Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say

The loading of the mines - which have not been deployed in the strait - suggests that Tehran may have been serious about closing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to convene summit of ‘national cooperation’ on Iran

Pahlavi has been actively supporting Iranian dissidents, particularly since Israel conducted Operation Rising Lion, striking Iranian military and nuclear facilities.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Mossad to Tehran: We already know your ‘secret’ war commander

“We know exactly who he is and know him well. Unfortunately, such basic information is hidden from the Iranian people. Please send us your guesses about his name.”

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami reviews military equipment during an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Inside Iran: Behnaz Mahjoubi arrested without cause as executions and paranoia grip Iran

Crackdowns are in force throughout Iran, with Revolutionary Guards on an all-out hunt for dissidents

 People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025.

US, Iran have a long road to a nuclear deal - analysis

Trump appears to be asserting that the US strikes on Iran have destroyed the Iranian nuclear program, making it less urgent for the US to reach a deal.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.