Tehran rejects US terms as hardliners push escalation
Iran’s defiant response to a US proposal on ending the conflict is fueling new fears that the fragile ceasefire could collapse and fighting resume within days.
Source: Iran International ▾
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Man charged after allegedly driving into Iran protest crowd in Canada
A man has been charged after allegedly driving dangerously near a demonstration related to the conflict in Iran in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, according to York Regional Police.
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As Iran’s economy sinks, hardliners turn to conspiracy
As prices continue to soar across Iran, hardline clerics and pro-government figures are increasingly attempting to shift blame away from the state even as economic pressure deepens for ordinary citizens.
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Iran calls proposal to US ‘reasonable and generous’
Iran described its latest proposal to the United States as “reasonable and generous” on Monday and said Tehran’s immediate priority remained ending the war rather than deciding the future of its nuclear program.
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Iranians describe toll of 70 days of internet restrictions
Millions of people in Iran have spent more than 70 days dealing with widespread internet disruptions and restrictions that many residents say have disrupted their work, healthcare, daily lives and mental well-being.
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Iran executes another political prisoner on spying charges
Iran executed political prisoner Erfan Shakourzadeh after convicting him of cooperating with US intelligence and Israel’s Mossad, the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency reported on Monday, as rights groups warn of a sharp rise in executions tied to political charges.
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Netanyahu says Iran regime change ‘possible, not guaranteed’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday it was possible Iran’s leadership could eventually be toppled, though he stopped short of predicting such an outcome
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Alarm grows over health of Iran’s female political prisoners
Rights activists have raised renewed concerns over the health of prominent female political prisoners after Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a hospital in Tehran and reports emerged of worsening conditions for jailed activist Fatemeh Sepehri.
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The strange stability between Tehran and the Taliban
The relationship between the Taliban and Iran, once marked by military confrontation and nearly pushed to war, is now defined by caution and quiet engagement.
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Iran steps up crackdown on Baha’is with raids, arrests
Iran’s security and judicial authorities have stepped up a crackdown on the Baha’i religious minority with arrests, home raids, and property seizures across several cities in the country, people familiar with the matter told Iran International.
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Drug prices jump up to 400% as shortages strain Iranian pharmacies
Prices for some medicines in Iran have surged by as much as 400% and pharmacies are struggling to supply critical drugs to patients, a pharmacists’ association official said on Sunday.
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Tehran’s youth emerge from war more cynical, not more hopeful
On Sanaei Street in central Tehran, young people spill onto pavements and crowd around tiny tables late into the evening, smoking and laughing as if the war never happened.
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IRGC-linked media calls for fees on Hormuz undersea internet cables
IRGC-linked media called for Iran to generate revenue from undersea internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz, framing the waterway not only as an energy and shipping chokepoint but also as a digital pressure point.
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Iran International wins four WAN-IFRA Middle East digital media awards
Iran International won four top prizes at the 2026 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Middle East, with projects recognized for innovation, audience engagement, data visualization and participatory storytelling under repression.
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Can Tehran weaponize the Strait of Hormuz for years to come?
The shadow of a closed Strait of Hormuz no longer looms as a mere threat; it is a reality that has shattered the traditional foundations of the global energy market.
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Iran-UAE breakdown leaves Iranian expats in limbo
The war has pushed relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates close to rupture, disrupting one of the region’s most important commercial relationships and leaving ordinary Iranians who built lives and businesses caught in the fallout.
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Canada’s Middle East role: From Pearson’s legacy to passive diplomacy
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, critics say Canada’s “values-based realism” has left Ottawa a passive observer rather than an influential middle power confronting Iran’s threats and regional crises.
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Iran runs dry as Islamic Republic funds ideology and foreign proxies
Iran’s water crisis is not only about scarcity or drought. It is also about where the Islamic Republic chooses to spend the country’s money, and what it leaves unfunded at home.
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Ghalibaf pushes for the role many thought he already had
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf appears to be trying to solidify his position inside Iran’s fractured post-war leadership after recent weeks exposed the limits of assumptions that he had effectively emerged as the country’s de facto ruler.
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Top Iranian graduate student faces imminent execution, activists warn
Iranian activists are warning that a top aerospace graduate student sentenced to death on espionage charges may face imminent execution after being transferred from Tehran’s Evin prison to Ghezel Hesar prison, a facility associated with executions.
