Middle East


Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Araghchi claims US has not requested Iranian suspension of nuclear enrichment

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

US strikes on Iran could target individual leaders, officials say

An anti-US mural on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026