Iranian president calls for unity as protests triggered by an economic crisis escalate into the worst unrest in years.

The devastating series of strikes that Israel and America launched against Iran and its nuclear programme seven months ago weakened the Islamic Republic’s rulers, both at home and abroad. As protests spread to more than 100 cities and towns across every province in Iran,

The third season of the Israeli series, rescheduled after last summer’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, finally premieres on Apple TV.

Iran's foreign minister says his country does not want war with Israel or the U.S., but is ready to fight back if attacked

The rial has been under pressure for years due to Western sanctions and systemic corruption that’s undermined confidence in the economy. The rial slumped by around 45 per cent against the US dollar in 2025, according to Bonbast.com, as Iranians converted savings into foreign currencies, gold or property.

Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli Mossad. A report by the official IRNA news agency Wednesday identifies the man as Ali Ardestani, saying he relayed sensitive information to Mossad officers in return for financial rewards in the form of cryptocurrencies.

Tehran said on Monday it was keeping communication channels with Washington open as President Donald Trump considered how

“Did you ever think the day would come,” Iran’s Handala just warned Mossad’s agents, “that your secure phone would be hacked?” This comes after the regime-linked group’s reported unveiling of an Israeli agent “coordinating Mossad operations in Iran."

According to political sources, the security establishment asked ministers to curb their remarks on the protests crackdown, out of concern that every word could within minutes become propaganda.