Pezeshkian wins Khamenei’s backing — but not a victory over the security establishment

The Mecca agreement strengthens deterrence against Iran and Iran-linked forces, while also reflecting concern about Israel and doubts over the reliability of United States security guarantees Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual defence...

Tehran, which once vowed to prevent a U.S.-backed transport project from emerging along its northern border, is changing tactics. Instead of trying to block the Trump Route, Iran is seeking to develop a parallel corridor through Armenia and Georgia...

Masoud Pezeshkian’s denial that he intends to resign was supposed to project stability. Instead, it exposed the depth of the struggle between Iran’s civilian administration, religious conservatives and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On 4...

One name stood out sharply among the Israeli television channels, Iranian opposition publications and foreign-based broadcasters on the extensive list of “hostile media” released by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: AzTV, Azerbaijan’s main state...