Middle East


Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab

PORTRAIT IMAGE of Parastoo Ahmadi, Iranian folk and traditional singer.

Khamenei’s post-war Iran: What comes next for the regime's Supreme Leader? - analysis

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10.

Deadly Iran attacks on Saudi, Bahrain civilian sites may be war crimes, Amnesty International says

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026